

| Subject: | Re: new horns saved my ass today |
| From: | Gary Stearns |
| Date: | Tue, 20 Mar 2001 07:39:39 -0500 |
A lot of electric horns have an adjustment for the aperture of the points. The one's that I have seen are a screw in the very center of the horn with a lock nut around it. Loosen the lock nut and adjust a little at a time while listening. Do it late at night so that the neighbors will very clear on how safety conscious you are in tending to your horn. Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 8:04 AM Subject: Re: new horns saved my ass today > >My horn is odd. It doesn't have the classic "Road Runner" horn like my Jetta > >does, it has a low volume, deep blow. Almost like a fart. But, it is very > >moody. It only seems to work in cold weather, or the rain. I thought about > >replacing the relay, or the whole horn assembly a while ago, and was looking > >in manuals about how to do it. (Thinking that it was just broken) But then a > >few days ago, I tried it, and it worked. I think it's possessed. Any ideas as > >to what may cause it? It never really works when I want it to. > > > >--Paul-- > > > > Prolly fulla spiders > > > Andrew Grebneff > 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand > fax 64 (3) 479-7527 > <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> > VW van (something for every man), Toyota diesel & seashell nut > Macintosh 7500/200/64, 6116/60/24, LCIII, LC, Classic, Plus > Even though Mac Users may be only 10% of the market, > always remember that we are the TOP 10% >
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