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leo · 03-27-2013, 01:00 PM

If you older guys will recall your youth for a minute, back in the 1960's there was a company making ahoogah horns called Hutchins. I have one of these and I took it apart to clean and paint it for my daily driver. I need to assemble it and like the original Model A horns I need to put a gasket between the bell and the base. I contacted someone who rebuilds these about what I can use and was told 'This is harder than you imagine. There is RPM and tuning involved due to the thickness of the gasket' OK this sounds a bit to complicated for me (being electrically challenged). If one of you kind folks have worked on one of these horns can you please tell me what I can use for a gasket?

03-27-2013, 01:00 PM	#1
leo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 734	Hutchins Ahoogah Horn Assembly Question If you older guys will recall your youth for a minute, back in the 1960's there was a company making ahoogah horns called Hutchins. I have one of these and I took it apart to clean and paint it for my daily driver. I need to assemble it and like the original Model A horns I need to put a gasket between the bell and the base. I contacted someone who rebuilds these about what I can use and was told 'This is harder than you imagine. There is RPM and tuning involved due to the thickness of the gasket' OK this sounds a bit to complicated for me (being electrically challenged). If one of you kind folks have worked on one of these horns can you please tell me what I can use for a gasket?