[Healeys] FW: update---horn blowing on its' own

[ahbn6 at verizon.net]

Entry on my site has been corrected. It is now in pdf format. Thanks Curt.

 

John Sims

 <http://www.healey6.com/> www.healey6.com

Matawan, NJ

 

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Curtis Arndt
Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 3:14 PM
To: Healey List <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] update---horn blowing on its' own

 

Listers,

 

Some folks could not open the document I sent in Word Format, so here is the PDF version.

 

Cheers,

 

Curt

 

On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 3:09 PM Curtis Arndt <cnaarndt at gmail.com <mailto:cnaarndt at gmail.com> > wrote:

Tom,  

 

This is why when I restore a trafficator switch, and the owner wants to wire it himself, I include the attached instructions.

 

Cheers,

 

Curt

 

On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 11:45 AM Tom Felts <tomfelts at windstream.net <mailto:tomfelts at windstream.net> > wrote:

I ended up pulling the old wiring out of the tube and replacing it with new.   What I found was a bare wire on the brown wire------such that when I pushed the column in it would push that bare spot up against the tube---closing the circuit and blowing the horn.  All is well now.

 

The task is a pain but really not too bad.  I had to cut three of the bullets off, wrap the wire with a piece of wire and pill it thru.  then reattach the bullets. (you do need another hand up above to guide it into the inner tube). 

 

I use the Flan air horns and they use a relay---I had forgotten I had a horn relay installed and couldn't figure out why I got a click but no horn when I hooked it all back up and tried to blow the horn-------short answer--the relay had quit.  New relay--all is well.

 

If you ever do this job remember that two of the 4 wire attachment posts are "floating" posts and will fall out when you remove the wire if you don't block them from behind--and THIS is bad news-----------you either spend tons of time trying tore-insert them ( using a flat small object or you take the trafficator apart in order to get them back in---not what you want to do.

 

Thankfully mine is back together and working nicely.

Tom

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