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Yeah, going by measurements, I thought this one would work better, but the spring is unbelievably stiff. The original one, that wasn’t broken, had to stretch maybe 1/2” when installed. This new shorter spring, and also stiffer, was impossible. I tried to make it work as is, it wasn’t possible.

Thanks! I’ll give that place a try today!

Well, I thought this would work , but the new springs are WAY too stiff and short. No way that it would work as is. I tried heating and stretching, which worked, but afraid the spring might be too brittle from heating it up, and snap or lose tension. I took it for a drive , and all is good, but...

Hey thanks! I ordered a 6.5” last night. The openings in the shoes that the spring goes into is roughly 7” apart, so I’ll give it a shot. If a little tweaking is needed, no problem. It’s the end of the driving season here, so wanted to figure something out for the last few weeks of the season.

I might be able to get out there later, but did find this pic on eBay.

I know that exploded view is kinda tough to see, but I think it’s the 2035. It looks a little different as it’s broke in half and the hooks in the end appear to got ground down. Must’ve been broke for awhile.

Oh boy! If they weren’t around 20 years ago, imagine finding one now! eBay showed a few NOS springs similar to, but nothing exact. Thanks for looking! :)

I took my ‘62 Meteor out for a drive yesterday. I heard a slight grinding on front passenger side while stopping. I found that strange, as the front brakes aren’t that old. Pulled it apart today and the front passenger side drum had this spring loose in the drum, it obviously snapped. Problem...

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Do you have a “sock” in the tank that is clogged or rusted. That’s exactly how my ‘62 would act when the pickup sock clogged up.

Re: Horn “fade” on a ‘62 Ran a wire to each horn, and they worked fine. Took the relay off and the connections looked OK. I pried the cover off of the relay and the contact did have some corrosion on it. Took a little 800 grit to it briefly, and bingo! Horns sound better than they have for...

Re: Horn “fade” on a ‘62 Thanks guys, simple enough, but honestly I don’t think I’ve ever worked on a horn in 45 years of playing with cars! I’ve never heard of a horn tapering off either, so figured maybe this happened to someone before. Yes, I have a high and low pitch horn. Thanks for some...

Re: Horn “fade” on a ‘62 Well, I guess I’ll order a relay. Don’t know what else to try.

Horn “fade” on a ‘62 I’ve never had a car that did this. The first time I hit the horn it works, if I hit it a second time it works, but sounds weak. The third or fourth time it won’t work at all. Is this the relay acting up? Thanks for any insight.

Ah! Thanks! In the 40 years I’ve owned the car, I’ve never adjusted or paid any attention to it. Now that I’m putting it back on my engine I was thinking “What IS this?”