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Date:         Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:03:10 -0500
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Subject:      Re: Crazy Horn
Comments: To: Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <C3A8EB35.543%mwmiller@cwnet.com>
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Waht was the fix? Can you buy just that copper ring?

Mike Miller wrote:

>When it happened to me it was the inner copper ring falling to pieces and >the pieces making intermittent grounds as I turned. > >mike > > >On 1/8/08 8:31 AM, "Ben Cichowski" <aquasheck@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > >>This morning, my horn started intermittently going off...it seems...when I >>turned right. My daughter actually thought it was pretty funny as we belted >>out honks at other cars while turning. >> >>I pulled the cover and took a look, but the contacts do not appear to be out >>of wack - I have my Bentley at home, but don't recall whether there are specs >>on this - it's a pretty simple mechanism and this isn't much to adjust here. >> >>I've had another vehicle (Not VW) go off in hot weather when the metal strips >>warped under temp changes, but it was never tied into turning in a specific >>direction. >> >>It seems like the contacts on the spring-loaded horn section are not to blame, >>but perhaps it is making a connection further down. I haven't pulled off the >>steering wheel in a while, but I wonder if a connection could be made on that >>brass contact ring just under the wheel - Anyone had a similar experience? >> >>'88 Wolfsburg ej22 >> >>Thanks,Ben >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Make distant family not so distant with Windows Vista® + Windows Live?. >>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/digitallife/keepintouch.mspx?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_C >>PC_VideoChat_distantfamily_012008 >> >> > > >


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