Bob:
One of your horns is probably shorted, or the wiring from your
horn relay to the horns is shorted. When you depress the horn switch,
the voltage to the coil drops low enough to kill the engine.
Frankly, I am surprised you are not blowing a fuse instead. It
may be that the fuse has been bypassed, or a US fuse has been
substituted for the original Lucas fuse. US fuses have almost twice the
current carrying capability for the same rating, and so tend to set
things on fire. In this case, it is not Lucas Prince of Darkness who is
to blame.
I suspect if you hold the horn switch down for more than a few
seconds, something will catch on fire somewhere. Have some marshmallows
handy in case this occurs. =;-o
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-6pack@Autox.Team.Net] On
Behalf Of Robert N. Clark
Sent: July 02, 2007 10:36 AM
To: Grant Kester; 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [6pack] Horn and Steering column
Grant,
I have another twist on the same problem, my horn button is like a kill
switch. Hit the horn and the car stalls. I haven't investigated the
problem but it is curious given the remote location of the ignition
switch on the '69s.
Bob Clark
69' TR6
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