Horn relay?

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Did the ’35 845 generally have a horn relay? I am threading the Rhode Island front harness and it has wires for a horn relay. The Pierce wiring diagram shows the horn relay and two horns as optional for salon models, otherwise a direct wire to a single horn. I dont think I have a horn relay bit I definitely have two horns, and I dont think my club sedan is a “salon” model and I have never noticed an 845 with only a single horn.

 

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Jim, my 1934 (virtually identical to your 1935) has its horn relay near the right front engine mount.  You can (barely) get to the contacts over the fender, but I found it easier to detach the relay’s “can” from the sheet metal and poke it down under the radiator to facilitate marking the wires.

I had to ask Bob Jacobsen for this info because I couldn’t find the darned thing!  So credit him with the answer.

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Thanks George. It looks like I found the relay in my boxes of parts, I had mislabeled it in my spreadsheet not knowing what it was for. Some things become more clear as the boxes of parts slowly get emptied and mounted on the car.

I see where it was screwed to the front splash pan, it looks like it was facing up above the pan rather than below it. A bit worrisome getting to it to disconnect if it sticks on.

I just got the hoods installed. What a delicate operation that is to raise and lower without scratching things up.

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