64 Horn Relay?
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Joined: Apr 2002
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From: Waterloo, Iowa
64 Horn Relay?
Horn broke. Nice loud 'click', tried cleaning all the connections again, that fixed it one time, maybe I banged a bit on the horn too, don't remember. How can I isolate the relay? Can I hook 12 volts straight to the horn itself?
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Joined: Nov 2001
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From: Escondido, CA
64 Horn Relay?
Going to the horn does two things. First it isolates the relay, then it checks for a bad horn or horn ground. If it works then hook up a meter to the relay and check for continuity between the contacts. If it is good start looking for a break or corrosion in the wiring.
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Joined: Apr 2002
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From: Waterloo, Iowa
64 Horn Relay?
Well, I removed the horn from the engine bay and looked it over. Hooked it up to an extra 12 volt battery, not a peep, just a click.
Hm. Figuring I don't have anything to lose, I shot a few second
bursts of WD-40 down the chute, making sure it made it's way inside. Shook it around and let it set a minute, and smacked it around a bit. Hit it with WD-40 again, and hooked 'er up.
Woah! Thing sounds like the Queen Mary now, and I got a good spray of WD all over the place... I'll call it fixed, thanks!
Hm. Figuring I don't have anything to lose, I shot a few second
bursts of WD-40 down the chute, making sure it made it's way inside. Shook it around and let it set a minute, and smacked it around a bit. Hit it with WD-40 again, and hooked 'er up.
Woah! Thing sounds like the Queen Mary now, and I got a good spray of WD all over the place... I'll call it fixed, thanks!
