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Old May 19, 2013 | 09:40 PM
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horn quit working?

idk why but my horn just quit working there hooked up fine followed the wires they look okay.. could it be a fuse? i bought an air horn to hook up anyways how could i wire that so it can be used with the buttons on my steering wheel?
 
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Old May 20, 2013 | 05:55 AM
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First is your rad supoort rotted cause if it is could be a bad ground. The wire going to your horn you would just hook it up to you air horn relay there should be instructions with them to tell you , I did that on my truck once the horn quit worked great
 
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Old May 20, 2013 | 09:39 AM
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Other than the typical surface rust on the frame there isn't rust anywhere
 
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Old May 20, 2013 | 09:49 AM
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It could be a fuse. My 89 shares a fuse with the cig lighter socket. I once had a penny get in the socket and blow the fuse.
 
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Old May 20, 2013 | 06:53 PM
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The horn isn't grounded throught the rad support. Run a jumper wire from the steering shaft to the frame. If your horn works then the problem is a bad ground in the rag joint.
 
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Old May 21, 2013 | 06:18 AM
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i don't remember if the 96 column has a clock spring or not, but the first sign of a bad clock spring assembly is the horn stops working.
 
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