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Number: 1510
From: n20capri
Date: Tue Oct 15, 2002  9:45 pm
Subject: Re: 86 Air Horn Pics show a potential fire hazzard ?

Body:
Thanks, but I have a cover that covers that hole...it's a factory
Ford cover that is like a plug to fill that hole and the one
identical to it on the other side...I removed the cover and moved the
wire in to view so I could photograph it. The wire and the air tube
are loomed through the fins in the cover and don't touch the metal of
the fender opening. Good eyes though and thanks again...

Mike



--- In ascmclaren@y..., Marquis Grove <infosyssec@y...> wrote:
> Permit me to offer a suggestion - for purposes of preventing future
electrical fires or electrical
> shorts. In your picture at :
>
>
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/n20capri/MikeNewWeb/images/AirHornPics/C
anister002.jpg
>
> It would appear that your HOT wire coming in from the fender to the
air horn is in contact with
> the metal edge of the fender opening. In the picture it is
beneath the air tube ( which I would
> assume is also exerting a little pressure and helping to sandwich
the red wire against the edge of
> the fender opening.
>
> Over time I can easily imagine the red plastic coating on the wire
being worn through, finally
> exposing the bare wire to the metal fender.
>
> It's not like this is an 'always live' wire - indeed it only
is 'live' when you are honking the
> horn. But it would be a real bummer to find out that is has
shorted when in an emergency you go
> to hit the horn to warn a bad driver or some kid running on to the
street. At the least it would
> result in your air horn not working when you need it most - at the
worst it could overheat due to
> the short and start something on fire.
>
> Permit me to suggest that you take a nice six inch length of rubber
fuel line, slit it and then
> place it over the wire at the point where the thicker rubber can
provide a safe buffer against the
> fender edge.
>
> Just my two cents worth ;)
>
> Marq
>
>
>
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