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Horn problem help please
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06/16/14 03:16 PM
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dons4406
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71 Duster #s matching! no mods Horns do not work. I have tested them and there good, the relay is good, the steering wheel is grounded. I believe the steering shaft needs to be grounded through the bearings, it is not but the steering column is. PLEASE HELP ! Thanking you in advance.Don dbs70@att.net
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Re: Horn problem help please
[Re: attaboy]
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06/16/14 04:12 PM
06/16/14 04:12 PM
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therocks
oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
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oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
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Hook a test light to the horn power under the hood and ground.Press the button and it should light.Then move to the relay and check the came thing but it should ground.Horns need a good ground so run a wire from batt neg to them and see if they work.Also check if it has the copper ring under the steering wheel.After years they lose contact with the button that sticks up.Rocky
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Re: Horn problem help please
[Re: therocks]
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06/16/14 08:06 PM
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mikemee1331
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Quote:
Hook a test light to the horn power under the hood and ground.Press the button and it should light.Then move to the relay and check the came thing but it should ground.Horns need a good ground so run a wire from batt neg to them and see if they work.Also check if it has the copper ring under the steering wheel.After years they lose contact with the button that sticks up.Rocky
the ring turns green and i've seen the button/wheel get stuck. well not stuck put not enough pressure from the spring to make good contact with the ring....
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Re: Horn problem help please
[Re: mikemee1331]
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06/16/14 10:05 PM
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therocks
oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
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The ring also gets thin from turning.I fixed a bunch at work by carefully tweeking them downward.Rocky
Chrysler Firepower
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Re: Horn problem help please
[Re: dons4406]
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06/16/14 11:17 PM
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RapidRobert
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(1) Jump fire to the wire at the horn relay that goes out to the horns & if they sound then that circuit is good (you already tested the horns themselves). (2) The hot in 12V feed wire at the horn relay to power the horns should be hot all the time. (3) Ground the terminal on the relay (the lug on the relay not the terminal/wire on it) that has the wire that goes to the bulkhead/st column & see if the horns sound. All that is left is (4) the horn relay & (5) possibly the horn relay needs to be grounded
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