[Amc-list] Horn

[JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm running through the final (I hope.) punch list
before putting the 77 Gremlin back on the road.  I
took a look at the front brake hoses yesterday and
decided to get off my butt and replace them.  They
looked to be original and were beginning to crack on
the exterior.  The back brakes were weak also, from
not being bled after replacing the drums a few months
ago.  Replaced the grease plug in the upper ball joint
with a zerk.  I wonder if it had ever been greased. 
Certainly there was no grease bulging the rubber boot.
My neighbor helped me with the brake bleeding because
I could not get them to vacuum bleed with the handheld
pump.  With one guy at the pedal and one guy at each
bleeder it was easy.

The car came to me with no horn.  There is some slight
evidence of a previous front end repair so maybe the
horn was removed during the repair or was just
scavenged some time later.  Anyway, I have parted out
two Hornets in the last year and thought sure I had a
number of horns but could not find one anywhere, not
here at home, and not in my storage hangar.  Then I
remembered I had bought a lot of bulk AMC/Renault
parts off of Ebay several years ago.  Most have been
sold but I looked anyway, and what did I find?  A new
Spartan horn still in the AMC box!!!!! My face hurts
from smiling.  

Joe Fulton

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