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air horn advice 200

posted by  frankly on  Wed Mar 26 12:32 CST 2003
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Cheers,

Had an air horn I got at AutoZone a while back installed on previous 83 242.

83 245 wagon needs to announce itself, esp. in urban areas, even at 1.70/$ gal people just going faster, 65 mph not enough in Cleve OH metro area w/o being (illegeal I was told in driver's ed back in 82) passed on the right.

My first air horn worked great but the compressor (italian, FIAMM?) crapped out after a yr. or so due to vibration, salt, overuse....still have the trumpets.

Questions:

where to mount the trumpets? no a/c condenser in way any more. Or should they really be mounted on top of the car (have original luggage rack)?

i really only need a working 12 v compressor, or is it possible to put in something of commercial grade 24 v w/some electronic tinkering. (how to double the voltage just for one device?).

i think 24 vDC would make for a louder horn which is definitely desired, I live near RR tracks and see what their setups look like.

Would appreciate any and all cents' worth.

Safe in OH--Frank

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83 245, 81 244








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    air horn advice 200

    posted by  dbrick on  Wed Mar 26 14:21 CST 2003
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    You want the hose from the compressor to the horns to be as short as possible. Remember to put a drop or two of engine oil into the compressor compartment (there's usually a little hole with a plastic cap on it) every six months or so, so the vanes seal to the housing. Putting the horns behind the car's grill, with the compressor close by, should be quite loud enough.







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