Date:         Tue, 8 Jan 2008 18:26:34 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Crazy Horn
Comments: To: Matthew Snook <matt@snooksband.com>
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Now that, Matthew, can be cured by replacing the ignition switch. My '84
used to do that twice a week when starting but doesn't any more.   :)

On Jan 8, 2008 5:14 PM, Matthew Snook <matt@snooksband.com> wrote:

> Twice now, and I've only been a Westy owner for a couple of months, the
> horn
> has sounded as I turned the ignition and shortly after the engine started.
> It then quit on it's own and didn't act up again.  Functions normally
> otherwise.
>
> Matt
> '84 Wolfy Westy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tobin Copley
> Subject: Re: Crazy Horn
>
> Could be that, but check first that a key from your ignition key ring
> isn't
> slicking into the gap between the steering wheel and steering column, thus
> shorting the horn circuit intermitently.
>
> This is a pretty common problem on loaves; I'm unsure how pervasive it is
> on
> vanagons...
>



--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
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