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I was able to resurrect a good strong tone in the dual horns of our ’55 C-300 by disassembly, filing joints, scraping corrosion and a couple days of WD-40 soak. Seems there was a screw adjustment for tone that is generated by a solenoid working on a steel diaphragm—and the steel rusted and generated enough rust scale to stop up the works. Was not rocket science. Interesting history from ’55 as I recall it. The Imperials had three horns—two trumpet horns with unequal length horns plus a sea-shell type shorty. Early C-300’s had the two unequal-length trumpet horns while later ones had one trumpet horn and one sea-shell shorty. From nine years ago: http://www.forwardlook.net/mail-archive/msg31384.html The dual trumpet horns would clear the crosswalk of the terminally slow and red-light runners. Rich Barber Brentwood, CA From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of William Huff czbill@xxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300] One thing for sure, they shouldn't sound like anything a rice burner would produce. Using the horns a lot, like on a country road often helps them produce the sound they should. You can do it yourself or send them out if that doesn't work. If they are sounding at all it probably isn't the relay, but corrosion in the horn.
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