Larry,
I'm also wondering why they have two wires off the harness going to the horn,
instead of
just grounding the horn directly to the frame??? The wiring diagram doesn't go
into
very much detail here, but it seems like some literature implies that there may
be a
'relay' for the horn? I'd like to have TWO horns (high, low) but I'm beginning
to have
serious doubts about drawing that much current through the normal horn circuit.
Regards,
Bryan
>To: "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Bugeye horn and clutch roller bearing
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>Bryan,
>
>If this turns out to be your problem and you come up with a better fix than
>mine, I'd like to hear about it. I'm still not getting a perfect ground and
>LBC's need loud horns.
>
>I don't seem to be getting a good connection between the rack and the column
>even tho it's metal to metal.
>
>I don't see how there ever was a ground between the column and the car. How
>the hell did the factory get the horn to work?
>
>Now I'm really really leaving for San Francisco....
>
>Larry Miller
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com>
>To: <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>;
><millerls@ado13.com>
>Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 2:20 PM
>Subject: Re: Bugeye horn and clutch roller bearing
>
>
>> Larry,
>>
>> That makes total sense, seeing that I put a really nice thick coat of
>eastwood's chassie
>> black on the rack assembly, and also used the 'orginal gaskets on the
>mounting clamps,
>> In fact, I can't think of any place that there is a 'direct' metal to
>metal contact
>> between the rack and the body.
>> Thanks for the tip.
>>
>> Regards - Bryan
>>
>> >To: "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com>,
><spridgets@autox.team.net>
>> >Subject: Re: Bugeye horn and clutch roller bearing
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>> >Bryan,
>> >
>> >I ended up running a ground wire from the steering rack on the left side
>to
>> >the inner fender brace.
>> >
>> >Seems that I did too good of a job when rebuilding the steering column
>and
>> >rack on mine. I have the steering column completely isolated from the
>car.
>> >
>> >Even with the wire I only get about 3/4 volume on the horn as opposed to
>> >grounding the horn directly to the frame.
>> >
>> >Larry Miller
>> >http://www.ado13.com
>> >Never try to baptize a cat.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
>> >To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>> >Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 12:23 PM
>> >Subject: Bugeye horn and clutch roller bearing
>> >
>> >
>> >> Hi all,
>> >>
>> >> I'm calling on the infinite wisdom of the list again, with two more
>> >questions.
>> >>
>> >> 1) I can't get the horn on my newly restored Bugeye to work. I've
>tested
>> >the Lucas horn
>> >> I have by just hooking it directly to the battery, and it works fine.
>> >When I check the
>> >> voltage on the two wires on the 'new harness' I have installed, I
>appear
>> >to only be
>> >> getting about 7 volts across them with the horn button in. I have a new
>> >horn 'bush'
>> >> installed, and the contact ring was in decent condition, and I put a
>very
>> >light coat of
>> >> lithium grease on it. My next set is to pull the steering wheel and try
>> >shorting the
>> >> ring directly to ground. Any other suggestions.
>> >>
>> >> 2) has any one installed one of the 1275-clutch roller bearings?? I
>have
>> >one that I got
>> >> from Winner's circle installed, and I was wondering if I was supposed
>to
>> >modify the
>> >> standard spring pressure plate when using this roller bearing?
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >> Bryan Vandiver (59- bugeye)
>> >> San Jose, CA
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
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