<div dir="ltr">Hi James,<div><br></div><div>I don't know if these photos will help or not.  </div><div><img src="cid:ii_meol5wzm0" alt="IMG_20150126_202718 (1).jpg" width="447" height="336" style="margin-right: 0px;"></div><div><br></div><img src="cid:ii_meol6ivz1" alt="IMG_20150126_202735.jpg" width="446" height="334" style="margin-right: 0px;"><div><br><div><br></div><img src="cid:ii_meol76ee2" alt="IMG_20200106_154041.jpg" width="454" height="341" style="margin-right: 0px;"></div><div><br></div><div>Basically, when you push on the horn ring on the steering wheel the spring loaded, copper colored disc shorts against the horn ring and completes the path.  You might have a loose or broken wire causing an intermittent problem.</div><div><br></div><div>Have Fun,</div><div>Joe Brown</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM James Armstrong via Tigers <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal">Hello,<br></span></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </div>
<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal">In getting my car ready for an inspection sticker, I noticed my horn system works intermittently. When it works, both horns sound .</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal">fine.</span></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal">Seems the problem is in the steering column.</span></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </div>
<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal">I've looked under Electrical (horns) and Steering column (horns) in the Shop Manual and find no clear illustration of the copper disc actuating devices.</span></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </div>
<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal">Also looked in Sunbeam Survivor and CAT Notes. Nothing.</span></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </div>
<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal">Can anybody suggest anything that will clearly illustrate the actuating system?  </span></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal">Once again, wen they honk, they </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal">sound perfect.</span></div>
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<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal">Best regards to all,.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal">.</span></div>
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<div>Jim Armstrong</div>
<div>Mk 1A</div>
<div>382002083 LRXFE</div>
<div>Code 86</div>
<div>TAC # 0763</div>
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