So you found out that the horn switches the GROUND, right?
Geoff Branch
----- Original Message -----
From "Brad Fornal" <toyman at digitex.net>
To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>; "Yahoo Spridget list"
<midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 7:15 PM
Subject: Horn troubleshooting tips.
> In readiness for the safety
> inspection in the 65 Sprite, I
> tackled the horn electrical
> today. The horn would not
> work, so I started tracing
> wires. Using my old sweep
> multi-meter, I found I had
> power at the fuse box, and
> continuity from the horn to
> the column harness. I had
> continuity from the harness to
> the column centre, but when I
> jump wired it, no sound. After
> rechecking everything several
> times, it finally clicked.
> When I checked for power at
> the right side of the fuse
> box, I had to put the red lead
> on the fuse end, and black on
> ground. When checking the left
> side, I had to reverse the
> wires to get a reading. I had
> the horn power hooked to the
> left side. Once I moved the
> wire on the fuse box over to
> the right, I jumped from the
> centre of the column to the
> outer ring, and the horn
> sounded.
> Thinking I was done, I put the
> horn push back into place. On
> the test push, no joy, no
> sound. After more cogitating,
> I tried to determine if there
> was no contact behind the
> centre push. I put small dabs
> of anti-seize on the centre
> contact, as well as various
> spots around the ring. Install
> the push, remove, and I see
> that the centre is not
> touching the push. Short of
> replacing the column, how does
> one make the centre assembly
> stick out farther? Well, since
> I couldn't do that, I super
> glued a penny on the back of
> the push. Installed, and
> viola, sound.
>
> Ok, so perhaps this isn't
> concours, but since MOST of us
> actually DRIVE our cars, this
> may help someone down the road
> pass MOT or U.S. inspection.
>
> Brad
>
>
>
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