| Civilwarlife | -- 12-17-2022 @ 3:27 PM |
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The horns on my car are very weak. I heard there was an adjustment. Can someone explain the process please. Thanks Terry They are only original once
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| 37RAGTOPMAN | -- 12-18-2022 @ 12:02 PM |
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hi civilwarlife how old is the wiriing,? I would first clean all connections first, even at the bottom of the steering column, with the bulb electriacal switch, it might be dirty with grease, or corrosion if you take the horn covers off, the horns, you can use jumper leads to make the horns blow, even one at a time, GO FROM BATTERY to the contacts, you will need on to go to a good ground, if you do it this way , and they blow, it is not the horns at fault, if they do not blow, clean the points, with fine 320 grit sanding paper, like used in body work, there is a lock nut, you can loosen and turn the screw in and out till the horn blows, hope this helps 37Ragtopman.MAINE
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| 51woodie | -- 12-19-2022 @ 6:39 AM |
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I don't know if the horns on a '46 are similar to the '38 horns or not, but here are pics of the '46 horns with the cover off. The nut and adjusting screw are just above the contact points.
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| JayChicago | -- 12-19-2022 @ 7:46 AM |
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How do you take the covers off? On my '40 horns, covers are riveted on. Any way to get the covers off short of drilling out the rivets?
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| TomO | -- 12-19-2022 @ 10:37 AM |
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The voltage and current supplied to the horns is very important. The grounding is also important. The 38 has a horn relay and it is most likely the culprit. The wires from the horns should be soldered to the relay and the 6 V yellow and green wire should also be soldered. Make sure that the horns have a good clean path to ground. The horn relay is grounded from the horn button. Tom
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