9/12/08
Ferrari Horn and Place to Stay for the Fall Party
We've been trying to get the Cal Spyder at Francois' shop finished up
so we can get it to the Upholsterer's shop. We started with a long list
of little things that needed to be checked. The fuel pump was not
clicking, the starter motor was not working, the overdrive was not
engaging, and the fog lights needed to be wired in. Over the course of
a couple of days, we worked out all the bugs towards starting the
engine, and moving this car under her own power.
Another problem was a horn compressor that didn't seem to be pumping
enough air to blow the horns. I never took one of these pumps apart,
and was intriged by its simplicity. A motor turns an ecentric lobe that
forces three vanes out into the body of the horn. These spinning vanes
compress the air in the ecentric chamber, and forces it out to the
horns. Two problems were at play. First off, the vanes had not been
moved in a while, so they were not sliding smoothly in their slots. A
little penetrating oil, and some excersize fixed that problem.
The next problem I found was the oil hole (under the little door) was
oriented incorrectly. Since there are three mounting screws, the oil
hole can be oriented in three positions. Only one of them allowed oil
to reach the compressor vanes, but this horn cmpressor had the oil
feeding the outlet chamber. No wonder the vanes were so dry! Soon we
had a working horn again.
The Fall Party is coming together nicely, and it looks like people are
coming from all directions. Let's all hope for good weather! Mike
Meehan, the host of the 2006 Fall Party called, and is generously
offering the use of his guest house for those that want to stay for the
weekend. He lives about an hour's drive west of my house, and is
planning on driving over in his 365GTC/4 on Saturday morining for the
Party. He has indoor parking for several cars, and enough room to put
us the same amount of people. If you're interested, e-mail him at: marie58@dmcom.net
Just a reminder, I'm looking for a
new Vintage Ferrari Project. If you have, or know of a restoration
project, please let me know. It would be great to restore another car
on this website! My E-mail.
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