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Re: Horn-s

To: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Horn-s
From: "M.E. & E.A. Driver" <edriver@sasktel.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 09:12:04 -0600
Gee Bob
Not only does mine have the same phrase but also the left wiper stands
vertical giving the other guy the finger!

Kind regards
Ed


Bob Spidell wrote:
> Au contraire!
> 
> A pair of properly tuned BJ8 horns have a pleasant, courteous, 
> British-accented sound, kinda like "Excuse me, sir, but would you kindly 
> get your obnoxious, gas-guzzling,
> road-hog RV the f**k out of my way?"
> 
> Anyway (working from memory), there is a big screw with a lock-nut that 
> adjusts the
> throw on the speaker diaphram, or the points, or something, that will 
> adjust the pitch.
> 
> If they still sound crappy you may have to open them up ... I 
> ground/drilled the rivets on
> one of mine and cleaned up the points (yes, there are points used to 
> oscillate the "speaker").
> I used pop-rivets to seal it up, which will cost me some points at 
> concours ;)  (my car's a 10-footer at best).
> 
> bs
> ********************************************
> Bob Spidell         San Jose, CA        bspidell@comcast.net
> '67 Austin-Healey 3000             '56 Austin-Healey 100M
> ********************************************




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