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| | | | Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 67 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 67 | I have a decent low mileage '52 horn getting juice but no toot.
Any tips on fixing this???
I greatly appreciate any ideas.
Ron Albany NY | | | | | Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 336 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 336 | Does it make any kind of noise or vibrate at all? Has it worked before? Is it getting a good ground? If not, then the horn probably died......
1959 3100 Apache Fleetside
| | | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 289 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2007 Posts: 289 | It's been a while since I worked on mine to get it working, but as I recall I took the back cover off and fiddled with the adjustment screw until I got it working. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | Clean one of the posts on the horn and run a clean/big ground wire to a ground strap bolt - to test the quality of your ground. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,611 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,611 | May need to clean the oxidation off of the contact points. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 1,904 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2001 Posts: 1,904 | When I got my '48, the horns didn't work. I slipped a razor blade between the vibrating pieces of Bakelite (I think that was the material), and they worked. I think they were stuck.
1948 3/4-Ton 5-Window Flatbed Chevrolet 34 Years. Now with a '61 261, 848 head, Rochester Monojet carb, SM420 4-speed, 4.10 rear, dual reservoir MC, Bendix up front, 235/85R16 tires, 12-volt w/alternator, electric wipers and a modern radio in the glove box.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,321 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,321 | Ron, This may help you. Horn Repair Harold
Harold
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