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Old Nov 8, 2015 | 10:39 AM
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OK, that means everything in my 70 works like it's supposed to (including the clock) except the key buzzer. The horns work great, interior lights work great. So I'm guessing someone has unplugged the warning buzzer at some point. Where would I look? The previous owners were not Bubba and would have disconnected the buzzed in a reasonable way if they didn't like the buzzer.

Not that I actually want a key warning buzzer as I find them annoying, but I like to know I can make it work.
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OK, that means everything in my 70 works like it's supposed to (including the clock) except the key buzzer. The horns work great, interior lights work great. So I'm guessing someone has unplugged the warning buzzer at some point. Where would I look? The previous owners were not Bubba and would have disconnected the buzzed in a reasonable way if they didn't like the buzzer.

Not that I actually want a key warning buzzer as I find them annoying, but I like to know I can make it work.
The horn relay is the buzzer on the 1970........ If your not buzzing with a key in the ignition cylinder then the issue is probably the buzzer switch in the column.

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Old Nov 8, 2015 | 11:29 AM
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Willcox,

If the buzzer switch was bad, would that also prevent the interior lights from turning on with the key in and door open?
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I just tested my buzzer by grounding the small pink wire (furthest on the right in this photo) and it works. So it looks like my buzzer switch may be at fault here.


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Willcox,

If the buzzer switch was bad, would that also prevent the interior lights from turning on with the key in and door open?
Nope.. different circuit.
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