[TR] TR3 Horn Wiring

Jeff Scarbrough fishplate at gmail.com
Fri Aug 28 07:19:02 MDT 2015


On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 8:40 AM, Keith Stewart <keithstewart at bell.net> wrote:
> I have power at the N/G bullets and connectors. When the N/G wires are
> attached to the horn connectors, I get power at the N/B wires. When the horn
> button is pressed, all wired up this way, I very low “hmph” or “bump” is
> heard. If I remove a N/B from a horn and touch it to ground, the horn sounds
> as it should. If I remove the other N/B and touch it to ground, again the
> horn sounds as it should. I am guessing the horn button ground is not doing
> its job. Now, to trace where that ground connection is located. Does that
> logic make sense?

Yes.  If you ground them directly and they sound normal, yet don't
work properly when you ground them via the horn button, they I'd say
you are on the right track.  How about the ground strap around the
flexible coupling on the steering shaft?

Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.


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