Fw: [Vwdiesel] Weird horn problem!

[Kevin Jack]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Jack" <kevin.jack at primus.ca>
To: "Sandy Cameron" <scameron at compmore.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Weird horn problem!


> Thank you very much. Sorry, I didnt think this would have been a common
> problem, so I didnt check the archives.
>
> Ill try that out.
>
> Kevin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sandy Cameron" <scameron at compmore.net>
> To: "Kevin Jack" <kevin.jack at primus.ca>; <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 7:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Weird horn problem!
>
>
> > At 06:39 PM 9/6/03 -0400, you wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >> Hey Guys
> > >>
> > >> I havent posted in a while.
> > >>
> > >> Sometimes when I start my car, while the starter is turning the horn
> > >starts
> > >> honking crazy. I have no idea why it does this.
> >
> > You have a lot of keys on your ring.
> > When you start, one of them gets between the base of the steering wheel
> and
> > the fixed part of the column, grounding the horn contact on the back of
> the
> > wheel, and sounding the horn.
> >
> > Try moving one of the extra keys into that space (ignition must be on)
and
> > prove it for yourself.
> >
> > This has been posted before.
> >
> > Sandy
> >
> >
>