Gents, good evening,
I'm making some progress with my no horn problem. The prior owner had jury rigged up a horn to pass inspection (horrible job with a push button under the dash). The horn fuse was blown so I disconnected the wires going to both horns and the fuse stopped blowing.
When I push the horn button I can hear the horn relay click.
I purchased two new Ford horns from LMR and installed them this evening. When I hooked up the battery again the horns started blowing right away so I knew I had other issues.
I have constant power to the horns so I figure I have one of two issues.
- the horn relay is stuck open internally
- the horn button is bad (foam between the brass contacts on the wheel is deteriorated and making constant contact.
When I checked it with a test light when I pushed the horn button the test light flashed but the test light had constant power.
How would I test the relay to see if it's bad or if it's the horn button?
If it's the horn button, I believe on my 87 it just pulls off and then has a wire or two to disconnect?
If it's the horn button, how do I dismantle it to replace the deteriorated foam?
Any help or thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks
Greg
I'm making some progress with my no horn problem. The prior owner had jury rigged up a horn to pass inspection (horrible job with a push button under the dash). The horn fuse was blown so I disconnected the wires going to both horns and the fuse stopped blowing.
When I push the horn button I can hear the horn relay click.
I purchased two new Ford horns from LMR and installed them this evening. When I hooked up the battery again the horns started blowing right away so I knew I had other issues.
I have constant power to the horns so I figure I have one of two issues.
- the horn relay is stuck open internally
- the horn button is bad (foam between the brass contacts on the wheel is deteriorated and making constant contact.
When I checked it with a test light when I pushed the horn button the test light flashed but the test light had constant power.
How would I test the relay to see if it's bad or if it's the horn button?
If it's the horn button, I believe on my 87 it just pulls off and then has a wire or two to disconnect?
If it's the horn button, how do I dismantle it to replace the deteriorated foam?
Any help or thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks
Greg