CMP Ford F60S

[Chris Suslowicz]

...and clean the contacts!

An oxide layer on those will prevent any current flow and thus no sound out.

Chris. (I have a Klaxon horn which currently reads "open circuit" due to this. It's in pieces while I try to clean the contacts.)

[RichCam]

Hello Jacques and Chris,
Thank you for the directional information and with a bit more YouTube information, I was able to get started. I disassembled the horn further and I checked the continuity of the resistor and the armature, both were good. I cleaned and adjusted the contacts and then I applied some power. First was a small 6V lantern battery but it didn't have enough amps. I tried a bigger 6V battery from the truck and all it did was start to smoke the resistor. I finally tried a 12V battery on the off chance and it started to smoke the resistor as well. The diaphragm moves up and down with my fingers but it appears that the armature might be pooched. Unfortunately, this is not a mission critical component so I have parked it off to the side now. Back into the points, condenser and distributor timing.

[RichCam]

I have reinstalled the dash minus the instrument panel so that I could begin wiring the ignition circuit. I have installed an ignition key and I have it wired from the battery, up to the terminal strip, TS to the key, key to the ignition resistor, IR to the coil. I have flipped over the ignition resistor, voltage regulator and circuit breaker so I can work on them looking down instead of working on them looking up under the dash. The old condenser was blown and the old wiring was just a rats nest of parts, bits and pieces that was all held together with Marr connectors and black tape. I have cleaned the points, adjusted the gap, stripped, cleaned and greased the housing, reassembled and have it now in the timing jig. Tomorrow, I will follow the instructions and set up the timing. I hope to get everything reinstalled and then I can see if I get consistent spark. If I can get spark, some compression and some fuelled air, I just might have a bit of combustion!