[Healeys] Horn Problems

[Michael Salter]

Hi Kenny,
It sounds to me as though you may have 2 problems here. 
One terminal of each of the horns on a Healey is constantly powered (purple
wire). The other terminal is wired all the to the horn button (purple and
black wire). When the horn button is pressed this connects the purple and
black wire up at the button to ground and the horns sound. 
The fact that your horns sound when they are attached to the chassis of the
car indicates a probable problem with the horns themselves. 
With this fixed you should still not get a ground on the purple and black
wire until the button is pressed. I suspect that you have a frayed wire on
the stator tube harness of the switch is assembled incorrectly.

Michael Salter
100 (1953)
AHX12 (1953)
Bugeye (1961)
http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces+msalter=precisionsportscar.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+msalter=precisionsportscar.com at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Kenny J
Sent: January 8, 2008 2:25 PM
To: Healeys Healeys
Subject: [Healeys] Horn Problems

I just slid out my trafficator to center my steering wheel.  After getting
everything back together my horn is now constently on.  Could I have damage
the horn switch?

Info: When installing new horns last year, I isolated the horn brackets with
a
piece of rubber.  The horns would not work properly when the metal bracket
was
touching the chassis.  Did I do that correctly?  Could that be the cause of
my
problem now?  Thanks.

Kenny

61 BT-7
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