Re: 1930 Tudor Electrical(horn) problem

Posted by carla on March 05, 1998 at 15:02:30

In Reply to: 1930 Tudor Electrical(horn) problem
posted by Frank A. Smallman on March 05, 1998 at 12:17:19

: I became the proud owner of a 1930 Tudor Sedan yesterday and when it was removed from the trailer, I checked the horn and it worked for a short period of time; then I saw a small stream of smoke come out of the box at the end of the steering box.My question, what am I going to get into when I remove the bail retainer around that cover.I was told, all I need to do is clean the elec. connections and everything should be OK.I can tell that some of the ole' pro's on this thread will have an answer.This is one of the best info threads I have ever seen.Thanks in advance for any assistance.
smoke tells you that 6v power from a hot lead is shorting to ground somewhere. finding a burned spot in the wire or a ground surface will tell you where. (remember to disconnect the batt ground cable before working on wiring) repairing the insulation or replacing the wire would be obvious, but probably safer would be replacement of the entire loom as the insulation on the wires detiorates with age. adding an accessory fuse holder at the starter switch is one possibility, but if that main lead fuse blows with the engine running, the gen voltage could go up out of control

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