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<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? > > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe > </x-charset>