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Subject:Re: Cold + Ignition Key Jiggle = Horn
From:Roger Whittaker
Date:Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:14:09 -0800

dear heratio horn blower

hey -- me too -- but tempeture has nothing to do with it --
in my case it is actually a real case of how you hold your tongue --
i mean it is all in the wrist action --
keys in ignition -- turn key --
other keys on ring bunch up in such a way as to point one toward the space
between steering wheel and plastic cowl covering the steering stem --
resulting in horn sounding ...
the first time it frightened both my wife and i --
now it only frightens my wife --- on occasion--
seems i only hold my keys in that particular way about once every 6 months
yours

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 7:43 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> Howdy all, popping my head up to ask a question here.
>
> When it gets cold, say freezing or under, the horn honks when I jiggle
> the key. What's the physical relationship between the horn wiring and
> the ignition lock? And why doesn't this happen when things are warmer?
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>

--
roger w
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