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Re : Newbie / Intermittent Horn

To: "triumphs@autox.team.net" <Triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re : Newbie / Intermittent Horn
From: Francois Demont <100304.2046@CompuServe.COM>
Date: 11 Jul 96 07:48:04 EDT
Cc: James Cullen <jcullen@direct.ca>
James wrote :
>>> My horn works only intermittently (hello Lucas). To get the horn to work I
have to turn the steering wheel 1/4 to a 1/2 turn, otherwise it won't work. I
done some testing with it, and everything seems to be good except that the
steering column (under the bonnet) appears to intermittently lose ground.<<<

Did you checked the necessary electric strap on the small universal joint,
hidden between the front suspension and the motor ? DPO very often replace that
u-joint without replacing the electric wire. As the u-joint contain rubber
bushes, the steering column loose ground...
hope this helps

Francois 'can't resist to help even in a poor english' Demont
100304.2046@compuserve.com
Spitfire MK3, 1968, valencia blue, every day car
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/spitfire


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