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Re: Bugeye horn and clutch roller bearing

To: "Mike Maclean" <macleans@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Bugeye horn and clutch roller bearing
From: "Larry & Sandi Miller" <millerls@ado13.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 17:34:17 -0700
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>, "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
References: <199908132211.PAA08498@shorter.eng.sun.com> <001101bee67f$b81e9680$609ee3cd@mbayweb.com> <37B6010F.4933CE36@earthlink.net>
Reply-to: "Larry & Sandi Miller" <millerls@ado13.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
As Mike says it does show the relay in the wiring diagram but I have never
seen a Bugeye with one. The twin hors must not have been one of the more
popular options.

Larry Miller

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>
To: Larry & Sandi Miller <millerls@ado13.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>; Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
Sent: Saturday, August 14, 1999 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: Bugeye horn and clutch roller bearing


> The horn relay for the Bugeye came with the optional twin windtone horns.
Not
> many ordered that way.  I've never seen one, but the relay shows on the
> electrical schematic for the optional horns on the Bugeye schematic.
> Mike Maclean-60 Sprite
>
> Larry & Sandi Miller wrote:
>
> > Bryan
> >
> > The Bugeye did not have a hone relay that I know of but you can surely
add
> > one. In the normal setup the horn is always hot. The button just
completes
> > the ground.
> >
> > Larry Miller
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
> > To: <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>;
> > <millerls@ado13.com>
> > Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 3:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: Bugeye horn and clutch roller bearing
> >
> > > Larry,
> > >
> > > I'm also wondering why they have two wires off the harness going to
the
> > horn, instead of
> > > just  grounding the horn directly to the frame??? The wiring diagram
> > doesn't go into
> > > very much detail here, but it seems like some literature implies that
> > there may be a
> > > 'relay' for the horn? I'd like to have TWO horns (high, low) but I'm
> > beginning to have
> > > serious doubts about drawing that much current through the normal horn
> > circuit.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Bryan
> > >
> > > >To: "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com>,
> > <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > > >Subject: Re: Bugeye horn and clutch roller bearing
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> > > >Bryan,
> > > >
> > > >If this turns out to be your problem and you come up with a better
fix
> > than
> > > >mine, I'd like to hear about it. I'm still not getting a perfect
ground
> > and
> > > >LBC's need loud horns.
> > > >
> > > >I don't seem to be getting a good connection between the rack and the
> > column
> > > >even tho it's metal to metal.
> > > >
> > > >I don't see how there ever was a ground between the column and the
car.
> > How
> > > >the hell did the factory get the horn to work?
> > > >
> > > >Now I'm really really leaving for San Francisco....
> > > >
> > > >Larry Miller
> > > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com>
> > > >To: <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>;
> > > ><millerls@ado13.com>
> > > >Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 2:20 PM
> > > >Subject: Re: Bugeye horn and clutch roller bearing
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Larry,
> > > >>
> > > >> That makes total sense, seeing that I put a really nice thick coat
of
> > > >eastwood's chassie
> > > >> black on the rack assembly, and also used the 'orginal gaskets on
the
> > > >mounting clamps,
> > > >> In fact, I can't think of any place that there is a 'direct' metal
to
> > > >metal contact
> > > >> between the rack and the body.
> > > >> Thanks for the tip.
> > > >>
> > > >> Regards - Bryan
> > > >>
> > > >> >To: "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com>,
> > > ><spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > > >> >Subject: Re: Bugeye horn and clutch roller bearing
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> > > >> >
> > > >> >Bryan,
> > > >> >
> > > >> >I ended up running a ground wire from the steering rack on the
left
> > side
> > > >to
> > > >> >the inner fender brace.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >Seems that I did too good of a job when rebuilding the steering
column
> > > >and
> > > >> >rack on mine. I have the steering column completely isolated from
the
> > > >car.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >Even with the wire I only get about 3/4 volume on the horn as
opposed
> > to
> > > >> >grounding the horn directly to the frame.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >Larry Miller
> > > >> >http://www.ado13.com
> > > >> >Never try to baptize a cat.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >----- Original Message -----
> > > >> >From: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
> > > >> >To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > > >> >Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 12:23 PM
> > > >> >Subject: Bugeye horn and clutch roller bearing
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >> Hi all,
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> I'm calling on the infinite wisdom of the list again, with two
more
> > > >> >questions.
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> 1) I can't get the horn on my newly restored Bugeye to work.
I've
> > > >tested
> > > >> >the Lucas horn
> > > >> >> I have by just hooking it directly  to the battery, and it works
> > fine.
> > > >> >When I check the
> > > >> >> voltage on the two wires on the 'new harness' I have installed,
I
> > > >appear
> > > >> >to only be
> > > >> >> getting about 7 volts across them with the horn button in. I
have a
> > new
> > > >> >horn 'bush'
> > > >> >> installed, and the contact ring was in decent condition, and I
put a
> > > >very
> > > >> >light coat of
> > > >> >> lithium grease on it. My next set is to pull the steering wheel
and
> > try
> > > >> >shorting the
> > > >> >> ring directly to ground. Any other suggestions.
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> 2) has any one installed one of the 1275-clutch roller
bearings?? I
> > > >have
> > > >> >one that I got
> > > >> >> from Winner's circle installed, and I was wondering if I was
> > supposed
> > > >to
> > > >> >modify the
> > > >> >> standard spring pressure plate when using this roller bearing?
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> Regards,
> > > >> >> Bryan Vandiver (59- bugeye)
> > > >> >> San Jose, CA
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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