Hello NewNGsInfo,
hey... speaking of horns.. .anybody have an extra?...
mine is shot.. drilled out the rivets to repair it, but
still nothing... been without one for 3 years now...
hate to buy NEW!!!!
Tuesday, August 15, 2000, 9:46:52 PM, you wrote:
Ncc> Bryan,
Ncc> My experience says it was the middle finger!
Ncc> The stock setup for a bugeye is a brass ring that is connected to the
horn.
Ncc> On that rides a spring loaded contact that is connected to ground thru the
Ncc> horn button. If all is well possitioned, only ground gets to the horn
lead
Ncc> via a tap on the button. Fact is, the energetic "torque" of hard turns
will
Ncc> bend the whole mounting and short out the brass ring from the inside metal
of
Ncc> the wheel that is grounded thru the shaft. Solution is to be sure the
brass
Ncc> ring (mounted on the bakelite shroud attached to the dash) is centered and
Ncc> flat relative to the arch of the wheel. Also be sure there is no play in
the
Ncc> shaft.
Ncc> John Carey
61 Bugeye at:>>
Ncc> http://ourworld.cs.com/JCareyPage/JCareyPage.htm
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Best regards,
Bill
mailto:pythias@pacifier.com
'66 Sprite HAN8L49403
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