86 Horn "barely" working?
#1
Heel & Toe
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86 Horn "barely" working?
Hey all...
Just realized my 86 vert's horn is barely working. When I push the horn button, the horn goes off, but only with a barely audible sound; not near enough, I am afraid. Do you think it is the horn itself, or something in the circuit between the button and the horn? I have never had this happen to me on a car before...
Anybody else had this problem?
Just realized my 86 vert's horn is barely working. When I push the horn button, the horn goes off, but only with a barely audible sound; not near enough, I am afraid. Do you think it is the horn itself, or something in the circuit between the button and the horn? I have never had this happen to me on a car before...
Anybody else had this problem?
#8
Burning Brakes
Hey all...
Just realized my 86 vert's horn is barely working. When I push the horn button, the horn goes off, but only with a barely audible sound; not near enough, I am afraid. Do you think it is the horn itself, or something in the circuit between the button and the horn? I have never had this happen to me on a car before...
Anybody else had this problem?
Just realized my 86 vert's horn is barely working. When I push the horn button, the horn goes off, but only with a barely audible sound; not near enough, I am afraid. Do you think it is the horn itself, or something in the circuit between the button and the horn? I have never had this happen to me on a car before...
Anybody else had this problem?
I actually cut the factory bracket at the horn where it is welded and rounded of the corners, hit them with chassis black and attached the horn to the bracket through an existing hole in the factory bracket and then the horns bolted right up to the chassis using the factory bolts. Not sure is the 86 is the same.
Glen
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I just had to replace my horns. One was dead and the other worked sometimes. Can't get new originals just generics unless you find used ones. Took a members advice and put WoLo's from Pep Boys on. Seem to work well enough.
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On the side of the horn there is a torque head screw, this is the adjustment.
However, I would replace the horn. If a horn is blowing even the littlest it eliminates the contact and the relay. They go bad over time and the diaphragm will rust inside, the sides will separate. The electro magnet inside the horn has points in it similar to the old ignition points in a car and they will fail over time. Rebuilding a horn. .. .Been there done that on a 60! Not an easy job.
Willcox Inc.
However, I would replace the horn. If a horn is blowing even the littlest it eliminates the contact and the relay. They go bad over time and the diaphragm will rust inside, the sides will separate. The electro magnet inside the horn has points in it similar to the old ignition points in a car and they will fail over time. Rebuilding a horn. .. .Been there done that on a 60! Not an easy job.
Willcox Inc.
Last edited by Willcox Corvette; 07-01-2009 at 11:39 PM.
#13
Burning Brakes
If you have the VAT's system, see if they will blow when activated. My 86 had a problem similar to yours. The horns would work though when using the VAT's.
The horns are grounded through the turn signal lever. I replace the lever and now the horns work fine.
The horns are grounded through the turn signal lever. I replace the lever and now the horns work fine.