Where's the horn?
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Where's the horn?
Okay, I got my new column installed in my '73 and everything works okay as far as lights go. But on the old column the previous owner had cut the horn wire at the connector!!?? Apparently the horn blew all the time. Now, with it re-wired it won't blow at all. It's wired right (at least from the column to the firewall, and battery power direct to the horns blows them. With the horns disconnected, I can hear the horn relay clicking when I hit the button, so I guess it's working. And I get continuity from the relay to the horn connection. I'll figure it out eventually but any reader ideas would help. Polkat
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Where's the horn?
Okay here we go again with cruise control wiring.
The wiring from NON-cruise to Cruise control is different.
Did the 73 come with cruise?
Does the new column have a cruise pad on the steering wheel?
Please tell me everything about what you have and what you don't for cruise ,column,steering wheel,etc.
Maybe the relay is shot?
You know it's located behind the instrument cluster ?
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The wiring from NON-cruise to Cruise control is different.
Did the 73 come with cruise?
Does the new column have a cruise pad on the steering wheel?
Please tell me everything about what you have and what you don't for cruise ,column,steering wheel,etc.
Maybe the relay is shot?
You know it's located behind the instrument cluster ?
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Where's the horn?
It should be a 3 wire relay. Mine is located on the passenger side fenderwell. What you need to check is if you have voltage coming out of the relay to the horn. It may have corroded contacts.
What happens is that you have 12v going to the relay at all times. When you push the horn button, you are giving the relay a ground so that it pulls in. If it is clicking, you have 12v to the relay and it is getting ground when push the horn button. So it sounds to me like the relay is not putting the voltage thru it to the horn. I would check the relay and probably replace it.
Jimmy
What happens is that you have 12v going to the relay at all times. When you push the horn button, you are giving the relay a ground so that it pulls in. If it is clicking, you have 12v to the relay and it is getting ground when push the horn button. So it sounds to me like the relay is not putting the voltage thru it to the horn. I would check the relay and probably replace it.
Jimmy
