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68c10guy · 07-07-2008, 11:25 PM

So here's the story sitting in the local grocery shop (dillions) and some idiot in front of me just plain stops in the middle of the road, nothing in the way noone backing out..NOTHING TO STOP FOR!!! It irritated me. Thats the moment when i realized....oh crap....i don't have a working horn. So untill i can diagnose the problem i have one of those airhorns used at sporting events although fun to scare the hell out of bystanders with its not what i want as a permanent solution. so here's my question does anyone have a diagram as to how the horn and all is assembled in the colum? Thanks in advance for all your help!

rscam · 07-08-2008, 08:02 AM

My horn stopped working and it was the relay. Its to the right of the fuse box. About 2" x 1 1/2" rectangular silver relay. Secondly I would take the horn off and hook it to a battery charger or some 12v source and see if it works before I would assume its in the column. My guess would be its the relay.

Ol'Rover · 07-08-2008, 08:32 AM

LOL! im sorry...thats just ammusing, an Airhorn! lol.... good thinking tho...my horn dont work either, so ill be watching this.

68gmsee · 07-08-2008, 08:43 AM

Here's what I did on mine...

Check the wire going to the horn to make sure you get 12vdc when you press on the horn. If you do, then the horn is the problem. You can check it as rescam mentioned by applying 12vdc to the connector and ground the frame. If it has two terminals, then one goes to 12vdc and the other to ground.

Check the relay to make sure it's working and you have 12vdc when pressing the horn.

The next step is to remove the steering wheel and insure the horn contact is clean and has a good shiny surface. Mine was all rusty and wasn't making a good contact.

**raggedjim** · 07-08-2008, 09:30 AM

DO NOT test the horn by running a 12v wire straight to it! It will scare the crap out of you if the horn is good... not that I did that or anything...

Rg

fun in dirt · 07-08-2008, 09:36 AM

Or you could go the cheap/rigged up way I did. My horn itself was fine but the PO had an aftermarket steering wheel & no button horn stuff installed. So I just put a mounted a momentary push button at bottom edge of the dash & wired a hot to the horn...I know, but I was able to get an inspection sticker & it works!

68c10guy · 07-08-2008, 02:38 PM

I am pretty sure the problem is in my column. I need some pictures if possible of the horn contact and what its supposed to make contact with. And i try pushing on the horn button but it has no travel in or out. thanks again for the help. im always amazed at how much easier this forum makes things.

caminokid · 07-08-2008, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raggedjim

DO NOT test the horn by running a 12v wire straight to it! It will scare the crap out of you if the horn is good... not that I did that or anything...

Rg

So you were checking it by doing this...and you weren't ready for it?? :hah:

Sorry had to ask.

**raggedjim** · 07-08-2008, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caminokid

So you were checking it by doing this...and you weren't ready for it?? :hah:

Sorry had to ask.

I really didn't think it worked...

70LonghornCST · 07-08-2008, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raggedjim

DO NOT test the horn by running a 12v wire straight to it! It will scare the crap out of you if the horn is good... not that I did that or anything...

Rg

I have done it!

thirdstreettito · 07-08-2008, 07:51 PM

Someone here put an airhorn in instead of an electric horn, who was it....

68gmsee · 07-08-2008, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thirdstreettito

Someone here put an airhorn in instead of an electric horn, who was it....

When I bought my 69 chevy I didn't realize the previous owner had installed an "ahooga" horn. I drove it to my then girlfriend's house (now my wife). I stopped in front of her house and honked the horn to show off the truck. I was surprised when a loud "ahooga" sound came out of it.... Sad to say, I gave it to a friend. Wish I still had it...

70' GMC · 07-08-2008, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raggedjim

I really didn't think it worked...

I bet you were deaf too. At least for a little while

*72lb4x4* · 07-08-2008, 09:42 PM

If you go over to the FAQ section, I think at the very least, you'll find a discussion w/ pics on how to mix and match horn contacts when swapping columns and/or wheels.

The horn button supplies a ground to the horn relay, engaging the relay and applying power to the horn. Beep.

Check for a faint click when you press the horn button and try applying a ground to the black wire on the relay. If it clicks, get under the hood and check the horn as stated above.

**raggedjim** · 07-09-2008, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 70' GMC

I bet you were deaf too. At least for a little while

Deaf, and the back of my head hurt too...

Rg

07-07-2008, 11:25 PM	#1
68c10guy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Derby, KS Posts: 165	Sitting in a Parking lot... So here's the story sitting in the local grocery shop (dillions) and some idiot in front of me just plain stops in the middle of the road, nothing in the way noone backing out..NOTHING TO STOP FOR!!! It irritated me. Thats the moment when i realized....oh crap....i don't have a working horn. So untill i can diagnose the problem i have one of those airhorns used at sporting events although fun to scare the hell out of bystanders with its not what i want as a permanent solution. so here's my question does anyone have a diagram as to how the horn and all is assembled in the colum? Thanks in advance for all your help!

07-08-2008, 08:02 AM	#2
rscam Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Monroe,Georgia Posts: 313	Re: Sitting in a Parking lot... My horn stopped working and it was the relay. Its to the right of the fuse box. About 2" x 1 1/2" rectangular silver relay. Secondly I would take the horn off and hook it to a battery charger or some 12v source and see if it works before I would assume its in the column. My guess would be its the relay.

07-08-2008, 08:32 AM	#3
Ol'Rover Project: years too late. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Almonte,ON,Canada Posts: 550	Re: Sitting in a Parking lot... LOL! im sorry...thats just ammusing, an Airhorn! lol.... good thinking tho...my horn dont work either, so ill be watching this. __________________ 1971 C10 Stepper LSX 5.3/4L60E 3.73 12bolt posi. Father Son Project. In Memory of Bruce C. Shorten. Rest easy Dad. Ill take it fryom here.

07-08-2008, 08:43 AM	#4
68gmsee Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Centrally located between Houston, Austin and Waco. BCS area. Posts: 7,947	Re: Sitting in a Parking lot... Here's what I did on mine... Check the wire going to the horn to make sure you get 12vdc when you press on the horn. If you do, then the horn is the problem. You can check it as rescam mentioned by applying 12vdc to the connector and ground the frame. If it has two terminals, then one goes to 12vdc and the other to ground. Check the relay to make sure it's working and you have 12vdc when pressing the horn. The next step is to remove the steering wheel and insure the horn contact is clean and has a good shiny surface. Mine was all rusty and wasn't making a good contact.

07-08-2008, 09:30 AM	#5
raggedjim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Murray, Kentucky Posts: 3,514	Re: Sitting in a Parking lot... DO NOT test the horn by running a 12v wire straight to it! It will scare the crap out of you if the horn is good... not that I did that or anything... Rg __________________ Roger '68 Short step - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=849675 '69 ('70?) 2wd Blazer '70 GMC Jimmy 2wd '73 Firebird - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=853203 Ideas - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=851743

07-08-2008, 09:36 AM	#6
fun in dirt Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,122	Re: Sitting in a Parking lot... Or you could go the cheap/rigged up way I did. My horn itself was fine but the PO had an aftermarket steering wheel & no button horn stuff installed. So I just put a mounted a momentary push button at bottom edge of the dash & wired a hot to the horn...I know, but I was able to get an inspection sticker & it works! __________________ '72 C to K20 "Cannibalizer" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...32#post8653432 '85 K30 "Big Nassy" [B]'85 C10 [B] "Corpse" '01 2500 Suburban ...party wagon & tow truck '06 Silverado SS...DD '06 C1500 WT...DD '07 Classic C1500 WT...DD Built & sold cause can't keep 'em all: '72 Blazer "The Bucket" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=433190 '55 Chevy straight axle gasser https://www.trifive.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173938 '69 Pro Street Chevelle http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=332541 '86 M1031 CUCV http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=553619

07-08-2008, 02:38 PM	#7
68c10guy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Derby, KS Posts: 165	Re: Sitting in a Parking lot... I am pretty sure the problem is in my column. I need some pictures if possible of the horn contact and what its supposed to make contact with. And i try pushing on the horn button but it has no travel in or out. thanks again for the help. im always amazed at how much easier this forum makes things.

07-08-2008, 07:51 PM	#11
thirdstreettito Resident of Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL, USA Posts: 7,716	Re: Sitting in a Parking lot... Someone here put an airhorn in instead of an electric horn, who was it.... __________________ ~Bradley~ 2004 Black GTO LS2/T56 too much to list Miss having a truck

07-08-2008, 09:42 PM	#14
72lb4x4 Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: DFW Posts: 1,427	Re: Sitting in a Parking lot... If you go over to the FAQ section, I think at the very least, you'll find a discussion w/ pics on how to mix and match horn contacts when swapping columns and/or wheels. The horn button supplies a ground to the horn relay, engaging the relay and applying power to the horn. Beep. Check for a faint click when you press the horn button and try applying a ground to the black wire on the relay. If it clicks, get under the hood and check the horn as stated above.



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