The Ford Barn

nkaminar · 03-11-2025, 08:24 PM

My math teacher was ancient and had an enormous front porch that hung down to her belly button. She would come in and sit down at the desk so that the desk supported the front porch. There they would sit for the remainder of the class. Her name is one of my passwords.

Big hammer · 03-12-2025, 07:52 AM

School 9th grade, English teacher would take roll call, walk around her desk and sit on the desk facing me ! What’s the problem with that you ask ……………… she wore very short dresses ! The guys and gals would ask me what color undies she had on , that was embarrassing to me ! I was the youngest in my class , some were 2-3 years ahead of me

Y-Blockhead · 03-12-2025, 10:35 AM

In seventh grade I had a crush on my English teacher. I studied hard and got the best grades in the class. So well they thought I should be in a higher level. So they transferred me to another English Class, another teacher....

I failed miserably in English every year going forward.

old31 · 03-13-2025, 08:01 AM

I remember my 4th grade teacher Mrs Ferry very well. She told me to stop talking in class.

To teach me a lesson, she had me stand in front of the class, hold my hands in front of me, palms face down, and beat both tops of my hands with a ruler until they were red.

Ya well try that today Mrs Ferry.

nkaminar · 03-13-2025, 08:31 AM

Marshall, Did you get your horn to work?

Marshall V. Daut · 03-13-2025, 11:41 AM

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Yes, but at a cost. Recall earlier I mentioned that the horn wiring looked blackish and had apparently been overheated at some time in the past, possibly from some knucklehead running a 12volt battery through it. Well, testing the reconditioned horn rod with a 6volt battery connected yesterday, it worked for a couple seconds and then nothing. Kind of a burning electrical smell wafted up into my nostrils. RATS! Like almost everything else on this %&%#* car, even the horn is on its last legs. I'm afraid the horn needs to be rewired. I checked with guys who used to rewire them, but two are dead and I haven't heard back from the third guy.
I watched a video on how to re-wire a horn and I think I could do it - even with my limited electrical skills. I just need to find a source of #20 insulated wire. The label on the spool in the video gave EIS as the manufacturer. I checked their website, but it's hardly user friendly. Is this #20 a difficult wire to find? Would a company like Grainger's have it?
Another problem arose with the horn rod while testing the horn and functionality of my repairs/cleaning. Where the rod tube attaches to the light switch head underneath was a little wobbly when I pulled it out of the steering shaft (which had NO nut on it, by the way!). The tube let loose while I was testing the horn and separated from the switch body, dangling by the wire running through the center. I tried soldering it back, but no go. Has anyone else experienced this and how were you able to put the two pieces back together enough to withstand the lateral pressure exerted up on it when the light switch is activated?
Jeez, this is getting old!
Marshall

Marshall V. Daut · 03-13-2025, 09:24 PM

Disaster du jour...
M.

katy · 03-14-2025, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marshall V. Daut

I just need to find a source of #20 insulated wire. Marshall

Check with a local electric motor repair/rewind shop, if you can find one.

03-11-2025, 08:24 PM	#21
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,863	Re: A question for the more electrically-minded crowd.... My math teacher was ancient and had an enormous front porch that hung down to her belly button. She would come in and sit down at the desk so that the desk supported the front porch. There they would sit for the remainder of the class. Her name is one of my passwords. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

03-12-2025, 07:52 AM	#22
Big hammer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Land of Lincoln Posts: 3,430	Re: A question for the more electrically-minded crowd.... School 9th grade, English teacher would take roll call, walk around her desk and sit on the desk facing me ! What’s the problem with that you ask ……………… she wore very short dresses ! The guys and gals would ask me what color undies she had on , that was embarrassing to me ! I was the youngest in my class , some were 2-3 years ahead of me __________________ Don't force it with a little hammer tap, tap, tap get a bigger hammer tap done

03-12-2025, 10:35 AM	#23
Y-Blockhead Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 6,647	Re: A question for the more electrically-minded crowd.... In seventh grade I had a crush on my English teacher. I studied hard and got the best grades in the class. So well they thought I should be in a higher level. So they transferred me to another English Class, another teacher.... I failed miserably in English every year going forward.

03-13-2025, 08:01 AM	#24
old31 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 2,460	Re: A question for the more electrically-minded crowd.... I remember my 4th grade teacher Mrs Ferry very well. She told me to stop talking in class. To teach me a lesson, she had me stand in front of the class, hold my hands in front of me, palms face down, and beat both tops of my hands with a ruler until they were red. Ya well try that today Mrs Ferry.

03-13-2025, 08:31 AM	#25
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,863	Re: A question for the more electrically-minded crowd.... Marshall, Did you get your horn to work? __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

03-13-2025, 11:41 AM	#26
Marshall V. Daut Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Davenport, Iowa Posts: 2,627	Re: A question for the more electrically-minded crowd.... Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Yes, but at a cost. Recall earlier I mentioned that the horn wiring looked blackish and had apparently been overheated at some time in the past, possibly from some knucklehead running a 12volt battery through it. Well, testing the reconditioned horn rod with a 6volt battery connected yesterday, it worked for a couple seconds and then nothing. Kind of a burning electrical smell wafted up into my nostrils. RATS! Like almost everything else on this %&%#* car, even the horn is on its last legs. I'm afraid the horn needs to be rewired. I checked with guys who used to rewire them, but two are dead and I haven't heard back from the third guy. I watched a video on how to re-wire a horn and I think I could do it - even with my limited electrical skills. I just need to find a source of #20 insulated wire. The label on the spool in the video gave EIS as the manufacturer. I checked their website, but it's hardly user friendly. Is this #20 a difficult wire to find? Would a company like Grainger's have it? Another problem arose with the horn rod while testing the horn and functionality of my repairs/cleaning. Where the rod tube attaches to the light switch head underneath was a little wobbly when I pulled it out of the steering shaft (which had NO nut on it, by the way!). The tube let loose while I was testing the horn and separated from the switch body, dangling by the wire running through the center. I tried soldering it back, but no go. Has anyone else experienced this and how were you able to put the two pieces back together enough to withstand the lateral pressure exerted up on it when the light switch is activated? Jeez, this is getting old! Marshall Last edited by Marshall V. Daut; 03-13-2025 at 04:00 PM. Reason: Added a clarifying word