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Jerry
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 Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:46 pm Post subject: horn pics? |
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| I get the gist of the wiring routing (I think), for a '70 model horn. I was just wondering if any of you have any pics for the tab on the steering coupler. I think the negative side of the horn runs to a tab on the column itself, plastic-protected from the frame. The po of my westy evidently just got pissed off & jerked everything out, including the wire that runs through the center of the steering tube itself, & I can't see the tab on the coupler or the one on the inside of the tube. Also, I've now got 100 miles on my new engine, do I have to replace valve cover gaskets each & every time I adjust my valves? Thank you so much for your help. |
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Jerry
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| Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:32 pm Post subject: horn pics? |
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Can anyone please tell me if there should be 12 volts of electricity on my steering column if wired properly? Seems that if the power goes through the horn, & attaches to the tab, there should be... right? Please reply, I know this subject is drivin into the ground, but my steering coulumn is apart & I feel like a dumbass.  |
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DubKru
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| Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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Valve covers are cheap. Don't be cheap.
As far as I know, the steering column is ground for the horn. There's a wiring diagram available online that shows all the wires.
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| I like to take care of my engine and find a nice speed to cruise in on my bus, but sometimes.....you just get in the mood to run the piece of crap into the ground. |
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Rocknrod
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No you don't have to replace your valve cover gaskets every time you pull them.
I use Permetex #2 gasketmaker on the valve cover side to stick them on, and wheel bearing grease on the head side.
After about the third time though, the cork is cooked/hard and you get to swap them out. I really, really wish that Felpro's reusable gaskets were worth something, but they stretch out and compress in weird ways on my small block chevy. Cork is cheap... and a perfectly clean install with good quality valve covers doesn't leak for a long time. Haven't tried them on the bus, maybe the rubber ones with steel core are better than rubber only. 
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