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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>
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