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XXXGoldL34M20
09-28-2011, 05:07 AM
My Horns did not work earlier this week on my 70 Chevelle SS so i took the original 890 horn relay off for a good clean up inside.
The relay just needed a good clean up and some gentle sand paper scuffed along the 2 contacts under the cover.
The Buzzer now screams and the horns work like they should.

The next problem though was when i looked at the Amp Needle on the SS gauges it was pointing to the 6 o'clock position instead of the 12 o'clock position <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif .
When i turn the car on the gauge still works but it moves in the upside down position.

A friend of mine told me if i grab a 1.5 volt AA battery and touch the contacts of the back of the gauge that it may bring the needle back to its proper position?
I even herd that it may go back eventually on it's own.
Any opinions on what to do before i start taking the dash apart?

XXXGoldL34M20
09-28-2011, 05:07 PM
Problem fixed,
I got a new AA battery and added wires tape and held in place with electrical tape, then i hooked them up to the rear terminals on the back of the Amp gauge after removing the top of the dash and stereo speaker and i unhooked the car battery before doing anything.
The needle jumped right back to it's original 12 o'clock spot <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif
Here is a photo of the little tool that solved the problem.

SS427
09-28-2011, 06:02 PM
Leaned something new Danny. Thanks for sharing!