[DeTomaso] Horn troubleshooting advice

[Charles McCall]

Heading out to the driveway to look. If I'm not back in an hour, send beer. 

Charles McCall
1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
"Raising Pantera Awareness across Europe"
http://members.aol.com/PanteraGT5S1985/


-----Mensaje original-----
De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En
nombre de Tomas Gunnarsson
Enviado el: domingo, 06 de abril de 2008 17:12
Para: detomaso at realbig.com
Asunto: Re: [DeTomaso] Horn troubleshooting advice

Maybe if you remove the steering column cover(s)? The stalk must be
connected to the main harness some way and IIRC there's a connecting block
in the column area.

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles McCall" <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
To: "'Tomas Gunnarsson'" <guson at home.se>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 5:06 PM
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Horn troubleshooting advice


> Fuses are good. 
> 
> No clicking. Any way to jump the horn button to see if it's the switch? 
> 
> Charles McCall
> 1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
> "Raising Pantera Awareness across Europe"
> http://members.aol.com/PanteraGT5S1985/
> 
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En
> nombre de Tomas Gunnarsson
> Enviado el: domingo, 06 de abril de 2008 16:58
> Para: detomaso at realbig.com
> Asunto: Re: [DeTomaso] Horn troubleshooting advice
> 
> 1 Fuse blown?
> 
> 2 Is horn relay clicking?
> a Yes -> wiring from relay to horn
> b No -> wiring from fusebox via relay to horn button (horn button grounds
> the  relay coil).
> 
> My 2 volts :-)
> Tomas
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Charles McCall" <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 4:17 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Horn troubleshooting advice
> 
> 
>> Hi all, 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Nice spring day so I took the car out. Unfortunately I noticed that my
> horn
>> no longer works. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I don't know when it stopped working since I don't use it often, but
since
> I
>> last beeped, I have been playing with the wired around the steering
> column.
>> I installed a diode in the turn signal lamp as part of the  installation
> of
>> my Space City LED's. I have also installed a new stereo. So I have been
>> playing with wires but obviously didn't leave any intentionally
>> disconnected. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Looking underneath the steering column I don't see anything loose. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> My fuses are all good. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Any advice as to how to go about troubleshooting this issue? Where do I
>> begin? 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Charles McCall
>> 1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
>> "Raising Pantera Awareness across Europe"
>> http://members.aol.com/PanteraGT5S1985/
>> 
>> 
>> 
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