Bryan,
This is a new one, fix a ground wire and blow a head gasket!
Didn't really think there would be this connection, but live and learn
Bob
Bryan Vandiver wrote:
>
> Larry,
>
> I got out my ohm meter this weekend, and checked for continuity between the
>bolt
> at the base of the steering shaft, and the a bolt holding the steering rack to
> the frame... yep, had a very high resistance value. So then I checked between
> the the bolt on the shaft and a bolt on the rack itself, and that had almost
>no
> resistance. So I made a ground wire about 4 inches long, and fastened one end
> under rack chassie bolt, and ther other end under a rack bolt. Now the
> resistance from the steering shaft to the body shows almost zero.
>
> Now my horn still doesn't work, and I have a blown head gasket!
>
> Oh-well.
>
> - Bryan
>
> >X-Unix-From: millerls@ado13.com Fri Aug 13 14:40:45 1999
> >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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