Date:         Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:12:56 -0600
Reply-To:     miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Smacked the steering wheel and the van died
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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Hey, you have a very advanced warning system there.....your horn
alerted you of the ignition switch's impending failure. Or, of course,
the most simple, what David said, check your wires. If it is the
wires, I would still change the ignition switch out with a new one,
unless you know it was replaced an acceptable time back. All my vans
have fresh ignition switches and a shiny new white one, in a little
baggie, inside the glove box.
Miguel

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
  - Thomas A. Edison



On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 3:09 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> At 05:03 PM 4/15/2010, Mark A Kippert wrote:
>>
>> 1) I started the van. 2) Backed out of my space. 3) To my surprise,
>> turning the wheel the wheel honks the horn about twice per rotation
>> (beep, beep, beep...). 4) As I drive forward I pull up slightly on
>> the wheel thinking this would help. Nope (duh).
>
> The usual reason for extra horn-i-ness is another key on the ring
> that made it into the slot btw wheel and housing.
>
>>  5) I have to get home so as I drive forward the horn is tooting so
>> I smacked the steering wheel and I stop dead in my tracks! What the heck!
>
> Pr'aps your baby was being a bit tetchy, didn't like being slapped
> around?  Seriously, I'd open up and play with the wires around the
> ignition switch a bit, see if you can get it to do it again.
>
> Yours,
> David
>