[Shotimes] Steering wheel/column possible electrical problems

[Doug Barrett]

Well I finally checked the clock spring, it physically appears to be in 
pretty decent shape, although I did notice some small cracks on one end of 
the connector in the white plastic (not the ribbon).  I'll look into 
getting another if this is a problem.

Paul:
Would the switch on the master cylinder also be the cause of the horn not 
working??

Doug Barrett
'93 Silver/Black Leather ATX
88,000mi

At 12:46 PM 10/12/2003 -0500, Paul L Fisher wrote:
>I know I'm a little late but the ATX SHO's have a switch on the bottom of
>the master cylinder and that shorts out and causes all sorts of goofiness.
>Just replace it and your problems will go away.
>
>Paul L Fisher
>'93 Ford Taurus SHO Crimson Clearcoat ATX 177K Build date 11/18/1992
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>Stainless Steel Y-pipe, '96 brake upgrade, Proportioning valve plugs, Delrin
>sub-frame bushings, Amsoil Series 2000 0W-30 oil, Amsoil Synthetic ATF.
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Doug Barrett" <dougb@ez-net.com>
>To: <Shotimes@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 5:09 PM
>Subject: [Shotimes] Steering wheel/column possible electrical problems
>
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > After lurking around the mailing list for a while, I figure now is about
> > time to ask a question about a problem I'm having with my '93 Silver ATX.
> >
> > I turn to the collective about this problem because I have just about run
> > out of patience.  The buttons for my cruise control used to somewhat work;
> > I'd have to press 'off' or 'coast' to set the speed, resume would work,
>but
> > none of the other buttons did anything.  After a while, the combination
> > changed.  I needed to press off then on then off again to get it to set,
> > other times pressing off 3 times then set worked; now they don't do
>anything.
> >
> > Also I just found out yesterday that the horn doesn't work either.  I
> > checked all of the fuses and they are all okay.  I know the horn does work
> > because I tested it with the 'panic' button on the remote.  Today I pulled
> > apart the dash looking for a loose wiring harness and was unable to find
> > any connections that were loose.  While under there, I figured I'd check
>my
> > high beam indicator lamp since it wasn't working; the bulb was fine.  The
> > high beams do work, just not the indicator.
> >
> > So after all of that, what I am asking is whether I should be looking for
> > some common harness somewhere to test wires and/or connections or what?
> >
> > On a side note, I bought this car with a bad tranny from my
> > father-in-law.  Most of this seemed to happen after I had it replaced by a
> > local Ford dealership, although it may have happened while sitting at his
> > house.  I'm not sure what the maintenance history is on this car either,
> > because my father-in-law only owned it for about 2 years.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Doug Barrett
> >
> > '93 Silver/Black Leather ATX
> > 88,000mi
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