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Re: Weird horn

To: Carol <car@texas.net>
Subject: Re: Weird horn
From: tallen <tallen@csc.sctboces.org>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 09:00:54 -0400 (EDT)
Ya know, it's a wonder you and Barney ever made it to Canada, let alone
Alaska! :-)

Tom, '60 MGA 1600

On Tue, 9 Sep 1997, Carol wrote:

> At 12:14 PM 9/9/97 -0400, tallen wrote:
> 
> >I don't think your battery is well charged.  I just went through this and
> >posted what I think are some odd things like this.  It's hard to believe
> >the horn draws more current than the starter, but apparently it does.  My
> >solution was a good 5 hours on the charger.
> 
> Sounds like a lot of trouble to go to just to honk the horn. Why not just
> start the car and then honk?
> 
> Carol    ;-)
> 
> 
> >> I noticed that the horn in my MGA seems to work well while the motor is
> >> running.  If the motor is not running but the ignition is turned on, the
> >> horn relay seems to click but the horn does not sound.  The needle on the
> >> gas gauge jumps but no horn.  Why is that?  (The battery seems to be well
> >> charged)
> >> 
> >> Thanks-
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Don Mathis,Ph.D.
> >> donmathis@lucent.com
> >> '61 MGA 
> >> '37 Derby Bentley (B190KT)
> >> 
> >> 
> >
> >
> >
> 


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