Over heated ahooga horn!

[Rick in PA]

Saturday I had my PT in a local parade. Our community is 100 years old and they had a decent parade as part of the celebrations. The parade had 10 divisions, one for each decade. I was told there was another PT in the parade, so I was looking forward to meeting the other owner. Turns out it was a local dealer / new car job, oh well. I think I had the only non-comercial car in our division. We decorated the PT properly, some flags, some stars & stripes bows, a little RW&B garland around the grille, some temporary signs and a temporary bumper sticker that read "THE PAST IS PROLOG" in the Downtown font, of course. I thought the bumper sticker was appropriate, sort of a Centennial / Retro tie together (Not everyone in my family agreed, but so what?). The PT looked good, just the right level of tackieness for a parade.

When the parade started so did the ahooga horn. Lots of positive crowd response. Made a lot of people smile. Quickly settled in to a short, double toot on the horn, "ahooga, ahooga". Things were going good but I noticed the horn was starting to sound a little funny towards the middle of the parade. Sounded kinda' tired on the second toot. Sounded like "ahooga, ah o o o..." Even got a comment from one of the spectators about the horn sonding tired (ha, ha). Laid off the horn for a while and it came back. Then the horn made it through the parade.

I even managed to give away one of the small diecast minature PTs I carry around for just such contingencies, to a little girl that was especially enthused about the PT.

All in all, not a bad day.

[PT_Sean]

And you mounted yours in a better place than did I. Chances are mine would overheat faster than yours. But my parade is late November, little cooler out.

Imagine a HOT summer day, after driving 100 miles or so- ahooga may MELT! Is that red plastic radiation-hardenend? Probably not.

Where did you mount your button by the way?

[REESE]

I am hoping to get an ahooga horn and maybe I will be lucky and get PT Sean to install one in my cruiser while in Niagara. |-) |-)

[PT_Sean]

REESE (30 Apr, 2001 04:28 p.m.):
I am hoping to get an ahooga horn and maybe I will be lucky and get PT Sean to install one in my cruiser while in Niagara. |-) |-)

BAAAAAA HAAAA HAAAAAAA... good one!! I think you and I need to hook the wives/kids up together for the weekend!!

RICK IN PA mounted one, in HALF the time I did mine, I think he can help (right Rick??)

[Rick in PA]

PT_Sean (30 Apr, 2001 07:06 p.m.):

BAAAAAA HAAAA HAAAAAAA... good one!! I think you and I need to hook the wives/kids up together for the weekend!!

RICK IN PA mounted one, in HALF the time I did mine, I think he can help (right Rick??)

HALF the time ? (snort) I spent so much time laying under the PT, my wife thought I was takin' a nap. (but it was worth it)

Sean, I mounted the button in the official standard location (same as on your's), center console between the Traction switch and the Rear Windshield Washer switch. If you ever get in another PT Cruiser and there's a pushbutton switch there, you know what it's for... AHOOGA

[Capt_Dan]

On a 1966 Mustang that I have, I installed air trumpets that played Dixie. I installed a switch that allowed me to play either the factory honk or the air horns (depending on the position of the switch) from the horn ring on the steering wheel. Is this possible on the PT? It would allow you to mount the switch in a hidden location (i.e. under dash) and activate it (factory horn or Ahooga) from the steering wheel.
Just wondering.
I am putting a (rather large) list of things to do togeather for when I get my PT.

[PTHoosier]

Let me put on the 'ol turbin, hmmmmm...
Yes! I see a 2 pole double throw relay in your future. The NC contacts to the factory horn and the NO contacts to the Ooogah.
I see your fingers gunked in sealing compound and your S.O. shaking a head back and forth muttering something about crazyness.
I see a wheel well on the ground and a PTE cling on a window.
Hmmmm... It is getting fuzzy...

[basset hound]

I like having the push button for the Ahooga horn centered with the lower set of switches on the dash. It looks like it's a starter switch that they used to have on cars. In fact, I used a starter switch for the Ahooga Horn. Of course most of you aren't old enough to remember when cars had starter switches.

BD a.k.a. Basset Hound driving "Hush Puppy"
Pics at: http://members4.clubphoto.com/don284358/

[PTHoosier]

Well, I may be younger than ya', but I remember at the age of 14 having to start grandpa's truck by holding down the clutch and the brake while pumping the gas and pressing the starting switch. (All those pedals and the switch were difficult to reach with only 2 feet.) To this day, I still can't figure out why he always parked it on a hill and didn't bump start it.
Then there was the 1963 Olds that had a starter switch hidden away and the only way to activate it was to stomp on the gas pedal real quick and release at the exact moment it started.
But since your switch is dash mounted I doubt your talking about the hidden Olds type switch or the foot switch used on International PU's. A chrome shaft, spring assisted return toggle type?

basset hound (01 May, 2001 06:45 p.m.):
Of course most of you aren't old enough to remember when cars had starter switches.

BD a.k.a. Basset Hound driving "Hush Puppy"
Pics at: http://members4.clubphoto.com/don284358/