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Re: [T3] Brakes setting horn off?


<x-charset iso-8859-1>we did discuss it, and it WORKS on my 65... however if you make too hard a
right turn the lower torsion arm touches the knuckle and...
HHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOONNNKKKK
But otherwise it doesnt get grounded.

The unmolested 65 that I originally got the idea from is now out in my back
yard... so when things warm up in the spring and I get a 6V battery in her
Ill know more!


Keith

Keith Park

Top Notch Restorations
topnotch@nycap.rr.com
71 Squareback (with no empty nipples!)
65 Notchback (still suckin its gas!)
65 Squareback
75 Opel
87 Golf
88 Rx7 10th Anniversary

----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] Brakes setting horn off?


> On 22 Dec 2001, at 18:51, Keith Park wrote:
>
> > If its a 65 or earlier the Front beam floats at 12V and you may be
> > grounding it with a hard application of the brakes and grounding
> > it... which blows the horn.
>
> I remember our talking about this a couple of years ago. I thought
> we decided that your car had been modified, but it sounds like you
> are not convinced. I don't think VW ever set up the front axle to
> float like this and I don't think it would work anyway. Wouldn't the
> tie rod ends short this out, at least occasionally, as well as the
> speedo cable?
>
> What does Russ say?
>
> -
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> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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