19 Jul
2003
19 Jul
'03
6:11 a.m.
MGA's all had the horn on the dash. Amazing the number of stupid
inspectors that couldn't find it satring them in the face.
On Fri, 18 Jul 2003, Fred Cisin wrote:
M. K. Peirce
Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
Shady Lea, Rhode Island
"Casta est quam nemo rogavit."
- Ovid
>
>disconnect the horn and use its button
>Make sure you put a switch to toggle between horn and ham radio. I don't
>know about other states, but you can't pass vehicle inspections in NJ
>without a working horn.
On Fri, 18 Jul 2003, Mail List wrote:
Fred is in California. They didn't use to
have vehicle safety inspections.
Don't know about the last eight years though. They're more worried
about their smog inspections.
Oh boy are they! They don't trust the inspectors, so the test machine
must be connected directly to the state network with a dedicated line.
D'ya know how to test the emissions of a VW converted to electric?
A friend of mine could not satisfy the DMV until he welded a piece of pipe
to the underside for the "tailpipe test" (aka "rectal probe")
Thirty some years ago, while I was working at GSFC, I lived in Maryland.
I assembled a VW from scrap parts, but I made the serious mistake of
offending the inspector (in those days, Maryland had a one-time inspection
at transfer). He declared that my horn "wasn't loud enough". I had a
good relationship with "Dollar George"'s wrecking yard, so I RENTED all of
the horns that he had for a week (for $1).
I put in some relays, two extra batteries (one 6V, one 12V), and filled
the trunk and much of the wheel wells with horns. At the "reinspection
after repairs", the inspector put his head down next to the left front
fender and told me to honk the horn, .... It was loud enough.
BTW, they had no objection to the horn button being on the dash, instead
of the twisty wire in the steering column that comes out of the steering
gearbox.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com