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magwakeenercew2jh · 09-28-2012, 01:36 PM

I've been playing with the grounding on my home-fabbed horn ring for too long now. Yesterday was the "final straw". I got P.O.'d at one of the neighbors (a few acres away)
for a "sustained" breaking of the country-quiet. Seemed he was running a chain saw or something for an almost unbearable amount of time.

Being a good neighbor, and understanding that *someone* has to work, I went outside to see the direction it was coming from. Not that I was going to get strange...
I just wanted to see where the noise was blurping from.

Okay....It was from under the hood of my truck. I have no idea why...Something to do with my insulating the horn ring with something that didn't like the heat...
Got (ambient temp.) hot and started it's infernal grounding again.

Point: I'm moving the black wire to a "tasteful" intermittent grounding button near the dash. And I don't want to cut the black wire that goes to the plug for the horn relay...
because one day when the weather is good, and all the stars align, I'll get back on it to re-plumb it to the horn ring.

But for now, I'm wondering if there's a way to release the one terminal from in this connector without going at it with side cutters and screwing up the plastic housing that holds the red/green/black
connections in the plug? I already put a small screwdriver in there and tried to "finesse it" around. This is a brand new M & H wiring harness, so I hate to start mooshing stuff up
My normal approach would be "cut, solder, shrink wrap, and be done with it".....But, as I said, I'm trying to NOT cut the black wire, and simply replace it with another black
ground wire directly to the new horn button.

Square_78 · 09-28-2012, 06:08 PM

HAHA hilarious! Going out to shoot the neighbor only to find out its your own truck making he noise. lol

shawno72 · 09-28-2012, 06:15 PM

I can see we are gonna get along quite well at Rene's

Andy4639 · 09-28-2012, 07:25 PM

Take a very small flat blade screw driver and insert it from the connection side. There is a small pin that holds it in. When you go back with it make sure you spread it out to catch again. The tiny metal flap clips into the plastic inside the connection.

09-28-2012, 01:36 PM	#1
magwakeenercew2jh RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Coarsegold, CA Posts: 2,375	Got Sick of the Beep-Beep I've been playing with the grounding on my home-fabbed horn ring for too long now. Yesterday was the "final straw". I got P.O.'d at one of the neighbors (a few acres away) for a "sustained" breaking of the country-quiet. Seemed he was running a chain saw or something for an almost unbearable amount of time. Being a good neighbor, and understanding that someone has to work, I went outside to see the direction it was coming from. Not that I was going to get strange... I just wanted to see where the noise was blurping from. Okay....It was from under the hood of my truck. I have no idea why...Something to do with my insulating the horn ring with something that didn't like the heat... Got (ambient temp.) hot and started it's infernal grounding again. Point: I'm moving the black wire to a "tasteful" intermittent grounding button near the dash. And I don't want to cut the black wire that goes to the plug for the horn relay... because one day when the weather is good, and all the stars align, I'll get back on it to re-plumb it to the horn ring. But for now, I'm wondering if there's a way to release the one terminal from in this connector without going at it with side cutters and screwing up the plastic housing that holds the red/green/black connections in the plug? I already put a small screwdriver in there and tried to "finesse it" around. This is a brand new M & H wiring harness, so I hate to start mooshing stuff up My normal approach would be "cut, solder, shrink wrap, and be done with it".....But, as I said, I'm trying to NOT cut the black wire, and simply replace it with another black ground wire directly to the new horn button. Attached Images __________________ M17 Coarsegold, CA RAT's shiny now. But always a rat. Last edited by magwakeenercew2jh; 09-28-2012 at 10:08 PM.

09-28-2012, 06:08 PM	#2
Square_78 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada Posts: 1,237	Re: Got Sick of the Beep-Beep HAHA hilarious! Going out to shoot the neighbor only to find out its your own truck making he noise. lol __________________ #teamlongbed "I refuse to go disc brakes. I actually love drum brakes. It makes for an adventure." - 50bomb 1978 Chevy shop truck - static 6/8" 1970 GMC 1500 - Accuair eLevel Resto-mod http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=537497

09-28-2012, 06:15 PM	#3
shawno72 C/10 junkie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Stockton Ca Posts: 9,093	Re: Got Sick of the Beep-Beep I can see we are gonna get along quite well at Rene's __________________ Shawn 70 LWB C10 current driver/project http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=663051 68 SWB C10 Work in progress.....SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=559520 72 LWB C10 Sold 71 LWB C10 Sold 68 LWB C10 CST Sold http://youtu.be/kbB0QrBIs9k My mom always had the best advice. It was just a tad late. After a fall that involved blood, she'd say....."Careful!"

09-28-2012, 07:25 PM	#4
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,936	Re: Got Sick of the Beep-Beep Take a very small flat blade screw driver and insert it from the connection side. There is a small pin that holds it in. When you go back with it make sure you spread it out to catch again. The tiny metal flap clips into the plastic inside the connection. __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.



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