Horn won't stop blaring!
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Racer
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Los Angeles CA
Horn won't stop blaring!
1. took a look at my fuses for the first time since i bought my '80 Vette a few months ago and noticed a missing fuse: the one for the courtesy lamps/dome light/horn, etc.
2. I plugged in a new fuse and the horn started blaring (*horn didn't work before - now i know why). Courtesy lights also came on. Took fuse back out.
3. After looking around under the hood I found the horn and unplugged it.
4. Plugged the fuse back in and no horn but the courtesy lights remained on even after I closed the door.
SO... my question: what would cause these items to remain "on"?
I'm a newbie when it comes to auto electric (and auto mechanics in general) so I'm not sure if the answer is right under my nose or not.
Thanks in advance, folks...
PS: I understand 'Vette's have two horns in the front near the headlights (right?), but I found a third horn under the hood in the rear driver side near the window washer fluid. What is it? Anti-theft or something? By the way, i noticed it's unplugged but I was afraid of connecting it and hearing "La Cucaracha"...
2. I plugged in a new fuse and the horn started blaring (*horn didn't work before - now i know why). Courtesy lights also came on. Took fuse back out.
3. After looking around under the hood I found the horn and unplugged it.
4. Plugged the fuse back in and no horn but the courtesy lights remained on even after I closed the door.
SO... my question: what would cause these items to remain "on"?
I'm a newbie when it comes to auto electric (and auto mechanics in general) so I'm not sure if the answer is right under my nose or not.
Thanks in advance, folks...
PS: I understand 'Vette's have two horns in the front near the headlights (right?), but I found a third horn under the hood in the rear driver side near the window washer fluid. What is it? Anti-theft or something? By the way, i noticed it's unplugged but I was afraid of connecting it and hearing "La Cucaracha"...
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Racer
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 260
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From: Los Angeles CA
hmm... the anti-theft horn was, and still is, unplugged. it has been like that since i bought the car - i just spotted the horn today. when i put the fuse in it was definitely the front horn(s) sounding, not the anti-theft.
Racer
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Glendale AZ
In that case the next culprit in line is the horn circuit in the steering column. This is easy to test. There will be a flat connector under the dash. Unplug it and plug the horns back up.
If the horns stay off, the problem lies in the column or the button.
If the horn stays on, the problem is a short somewhere between the flat connector and the horns.
If the horns stay off, the problem lies in the column or the button.
If the horn stays on, the problem is a short somewhere between the flat connector and the horns.
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Enid Oklahoma
1. took a look at my fuses for the first time since i bought my '80 Vette a few months ago and noticed a missing fuse: the one for the courtesy lamps/dome light/horn, etc.
2. I plugged in a new fuse and the horn started blaring (*horn didn't work before - now i know why). Courtesy lights also came on. Took fuse back out.
3. After looking around under the hood I found the horn and unplugged it.
4. Plugged the fuse back in and no horn but the courtesy lights remained on even after I closed the door.
SO... my question: what would cause these items to remain "on"?
I'm a newbie when it comes to auto electric (and auto mechanics in general) so I'm not sure if the answer is right under my nose or not.
Thanks in advance, folks...
PS: I understand 'Vette's have two horns in the front near the headlights (right?), but I found a third horn under the hood in the rear driver side near the window washer fluid. What is it? Anti-theft or something? By the way, i noticed it's unplugged but I was afraid of connecting it and hearing "La Cucaracha"...
2. I plugged in a new fuse and the horn started blaring (*horn didn't work before - now i know why). Courtesy lights also came on. Took fuse back out.
3. After looking around under the hood I found the horn and unplugged it.
4. Plugged the fuse back in and no horn but the courtesy lights remained on even after I closed the door.
SO... my question: what would cause these items to remain "on"?
I'm a newbie when it comes to auto electric (and auto mechanics in general) so I'm not sure if the answer is right under my nose or not.
Thanks in advance, folks...
PS: I understand 'Vette's have two horns in the front near the headlights (right?), but I found a third horn under the hood in the rear driver side near the window washer fluid. What is it? Anti-theft or something? By the way, i noticed it's unplugged but I was afraid of connecting it and hearing "La Cucaracha"...
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Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Los Angeles CA
I looked under the dash and saw quite a few connectors, and I'm not sure what to look for.
Drifting
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From: Wichita Kansas
Last edited by Aggitated Monkey; Jan 9, 2010 at 05:53 PM.
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Los Angeles CA
BKbroiler and FatCat Red 25th:
Awesome. I was hoping you would say that. It's a lot easier to replace the horn parts than to go hunting for a bad wire or something (especially since I'm planning to change out the steering wheel very soon!). I'll put in an order for a new button and insulator.
thanks for the help fellas, you guys are like the brothers my father never told me about....
Awesome. I was hoping you would say that. It's a lot easier to replace the horn parts than to go hunting for a bad wire or something (especially since I'm planning to change out the steering wheel very soon!). I'll put in an order for a new button and insulator.
thanks for the help fellas, you guys are like the brothers my father never told me about....
