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Old 12-27-2015, 02:23 PM   #1
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Air horn reservoir

I have the GM Power Pack compressor and I have the GMC Dual Air Horn kit on its way.

Normally I think the air horn would have a little tank with a check valve as a reservoir. The odds of me finding that separate from the horns is pretty slim, so I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a period-correct-looking alternative.

Remember this is pressure, not vacuum, and has to take up to 150psi.

Does anyone make a fist-sized tank with an integral check valve? I don't want the air shocks to bleed down when I hit the horn, so it needs the check valve.
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Old 12-27-2015, 06:00 PM   #2
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Re: Air horn reservoir

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121146805630 This is a solonoid I used between the reservior and the horn. I believe the check valve is in the compressor. My setup goes, compressor to tank to solonoid to horn. I just removed the stock horn, connected the solonoid wires to the two wires that came off the horn, thats it..
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Re: Air horn reservoir

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/121146805630 This is a solonoid I used between the reservior and the horn. I believe the check valve is in the compressor. My setup goes, compressor to tank to solonoid to horn. I just removed the stock horn, connected the solonoid wires to the two wires that came off the horn, thats it..
I need a check valve after the shocks and before the horn, more or less, so the air released through the horn doesn't deflate the shocks.
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