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Ghost in the machine? #1603566
04/05/14 08:20 PM
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Have something curious going on with my 69 Superbee.

In the quiet of the garage, car just sitting with no key in the ignition, about every 15 minutes or so you can hear one of the horns buzz for a fraction of a second (the one closest on the circuit to the harness).

I tightened all the grounds on the horns, firewall, engine. I changed the horn relay. No difference.

Thoughts as to what is going on? The horns work great as normal, nice clear sound.


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Re: Ghost in the machine? [Re: Kowal] #1603567
04/05/14 08:54 PM
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Maybe a short in the horn button under the steering wheel.

Re: Ghost in the machine? [Re: stumpy] #1603568
04/05/14 09:20 PM
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It'd have to be in the horn relay or in the ground circuit back to the col as Stump said. New relay so it'd have to be in the col or from the relay to the col. I would seperate the bulkhead that houses that circuit for a quick visual then plug it back together then seperate the dangling column harness & if it stops then the prob is in that harness from there (the pull apart connector) up to the horn button


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Re: Ghost in the machine? [Re: Kowal] #1603569
04/06/14 11:19 AM
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Does your car have a clock in it?

Re: Ghost in the machine? [Re: SportF] #1603570
04/06/14 02:50 PM
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it does have a clock in it, one that works sometimes. ?


'69 Hemi Charger 500, ‘70 U code Challenger R/T
(These and a bunch others at www.dkowal426.com)

P.J. O'Rouke: "The old car ran perfectly, right up until it didn't."
Re: Ghost in the machine? [Re: Kowal] #1603571
04/06/14 11:07 PM
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Well, that noise isn't the clock re-winding instead of the horns making noise, is it? If it happens with regularity, I bet that is what it is.

Re: Ghost in the machine? [Re: SportF] #1603572
04/07/14 08:26 AM
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Interesting idea. The noise is very, very, regular. Something that I thought was quite weird.

Good ideas all, I will try and inspect everything this week.

Last edited by Kowal; 04/07/14 04:30 PM.

'69 Hemi Charger 500, ‘70 U code Challenger R/T
(These and a bunch others at www.dkowal426.com)

P.J. O'Rouke: "The old car ran perfectly, right up until it didn't."
Re: Ghost in the machine? [Re: Kowal] #1603573
04/07/14 08:37 AM
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I agree with the clock thought. Unplug the horns and see if it still occurs.


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