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Even though I am getting 12v at the terminals I was able to isolate the fault to positive feed rather than the button. Horn would work off the button when fed straight from the battery. I fiddled with tge fuse hokder. Seems the lighter was not working either. Now working. Tried the horn and pooted, a start. Adjusted points out and now ...........HORN!!!!!!!!!!

I just hope it lasts.

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Have now learnt that early holden horns' official sound is 'poot'. Poot, Poots, Pooted, Pooting.
Who would've known?

Poot is when it’s not working properly. Now it honks.


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Poot, poots, pooting, pooted. So English verbs have principal parts too, just like do, dare, dedi and datum.

He he, I thought that post would bring you out Rob. Latin and the declensions stay with us forever

From the Morris Oxford Concise Dictionary:

Poot (verb: to poot, pooted): the small noise made when an early Holden horn tries, yet fails, to work. Occurs only when the device still contains magic smoke. Results in increased fiddling to either achieve honking (see honk) or achieve the state of fully-stuffed (see stuffed). Example: Clay's horn pooted, giving him confidence that it was not yet fully-stuffed.

Cheers,
Harv

There you go, thanks Harv for bring out the official definitions. Honking and Pooting and best of all, Magic Smoke. I can't wait until I too can partake of all this pleasure.

Back to put new ceiling in the shack and get some waves after being rudely interrupted last week.


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Think I have an old spare here Somewhere Clay if you can't get it working - can't remember the brand - it came off a pair of hi lows I scavenged after the one I paid a gazillion dollars for gave up all it's magic smoke as Harv has explained and got sent to the naughty corner.

Okay thanks Rob works good now. Much more gooderer.

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Final polished. Roof came up ok for a spotlighting wagon.

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Parcel tray instal. Painful job but very happy with the final result.

Always had mixed feelings about the parcel trays but will be handy in a ute i think.

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I've never had these door pull handles on a car before. I'm thinking to mount them centre to sliding glass aperture half an inch above the trim, thus:

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