On 2/27/2009 10:14 AM Roger Whittaker wrote:

> dear heratio horn blower
>
> hey -- me too -- but tempeture has nothing to do with it --

I found that temperature /is/ a contributing factor in my case. Read on . . .

> 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 ...

Yeah. When it's cold I wear gloves. When I wear gloves I am more clumsier.
As a result, when I turn the key some of the other keys go into that gap
and sound the horn.

Pay attention. Problem solved.

Thanks, Roger.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
Bend, OR
KG6RCR

>
> On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 7:43 AM, Rocket J Squirrel
> <camping.elliott@gmail.com <mailto: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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> servant who becomes king ...
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