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Old October 5th 03, 03:12 PM
The Guy
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Default Problem with horns on '66 Ford Fairlane



HiC wrote:
> The horns on my '66 Fairlane wagon have been having problems.
> Sometimes they'll work after several pushes on the horn ring to coax
> them into working, but lately they don't seem to want to work at all.
> If you hit the horn ring, they'll "click" but no sound.
>
> I thought maybe the old horns were tired, so I tried replacing them
> with aftermarket single lead horns, but discovered the new horns were
> the same way. Oddly, on the first attempt they blew, but then they
> wouldn't. They'll "click", and make a sound that seems like maybe the
> briefest engagement of the horn, but they won't blow.
>
> However, on both old and new sets, if I disconnect the low tone, the
> high tone will blow. But the reverse doesn't seem to be true.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks!


You might want to see if that car has a horn relay installed. The
symptoms posted sound like relay contacts which are shot.

Tim

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