In a message dated 10/21/05 22:57:45, GT350HZ@aol.com writes: << Is there something that may cause the contact of the switch to be intermittent? >> >>>I bought a new horn switch for my GT-350 clone, only to discover that the old switch worked fine. The problem was a break in the wires which snake all the way down through the steering column. Try this--jack the front wheels off the ground, and sit in the car with the key on, depress the horn and turn the steering wheel lock to lock while holding the horn button down. It may cycle on and off as the wires make and then break contact--that's what mine does.... Mike
All Let me toot mine while we're talking about horn problems...An old codger (i.e.,geezer) passed this one along to me years ago. Now, I'm a codger and I can pass it along to you. Can't tell you if this applies to later models but I do know it applies to '65 and '66 Mustangs and '66 GT350's: If the horn is intermittent and you know it's not the horns themselves, look closely at the interface of the horn contact to the mating surface of the contact ring at the upper part of the steering column. Watch it as you turn the steering wheel. If the gap is too wide, the spring-loaded contact doesn't make electrical contact, hence no horn. Solution: Release and adjust the steering column upwards to reduce the gap. Regards, Stan - From: <MikeLDrew@aol.com> To: <GT350HZ@aol.com>; <shelbymustang@carmemories.com> Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 12:09 PM Subject: Re: 1969 Rim blown horn > > In a message dated 10/21/05 22:57:45, GT350HZ@aol.com writes: > > << Is there something that may cause > the contact of the switch to be intermittent? >> > > >>>I bought a new horn switch for my GT-350 clone, only to discover that the > old switch worked fine. The problem was a break in the wires which snake all > the way down through the steering column. > > Try this--jack the front wheels off the ground, and sit in the car with the > key on, depress the horn and turn the steering wheel lock to lock while holding > the horn button down. It may cycle on and off as the wires make and then > break contact--that's what mine does.... > > Mike
On Sun, 23 Oct 2005, STAN SIMM wrote: > All > Let me toot mine while we're talking about horn problems...An old codger > (i.e.,geezer) passed this one along to me years ago. Now, I'm a codger and > I can pass it along to you. Can't tell you if this applies to later models > but I do know it applies to '65 and '66 Mustangs and '66 GT350's: > If the horn is intermittent and you know it's not the horns themselves, > look closely at the interface of the horn contact to the mating surface of > the contact ring at the upper part of the steering column. Watch it as you > turn the steering wheel. If the gap is too wide, the spring-loaded contact > doesn't make electrical contact, hence no horn. Solution: Release and > adjust the steering column > upwards to reduce the gap. > Regards, Stan What Stan says is definately true of the later models as well. But I think it is typically not the problem with the rim blow horns. But I have to say that I think the rim blow was not one of Ford's better ideas. I rememebr maybe about '74-76 or so when I started driving them around, that I typically didn't get into a rim blow that worked well, and most didn't work at all. I had many friends with 69-~73 Mustangs and only one guy I can remember had one that worked. My parents had a 71' Country Squire with rim blow and it was replaced once under warranty, and I think it quit working maybe a year later. If you get one to work, congratulate yourself. Calvin http://motors.search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZcalvin767
