whats going on.. new old vette 1976

[johnnyjaws]

putnew batt on my car and in the mornioring horn started to scream pulled horn wire 2 days later 2ndhlorn started screamen tell me whats wrong

[sfallison]

Sounds like the horn ring in your steering column is shorting out.

The second horn, is that your alarm horn?

[D_B]

Originally Posted by johnnyjaws

putnew batt on my car and in the mornioring horn started to scream pulled horn wire 2 days later 2ndhlorn started screamen tell me whats wrong

I agree, I think the issue is in the steering column. Pop the horn button cap off and make sure it hasn't been tampered with by the previous owner.

Jim Shae has some very good schematics on how everything goes together but if I remember correctly the horn contact ring should have (3) nylon insulator buttons that sometimes fall out or get removed and that may be part of the problem.

Seems when these horns go out, they either shock you or they beep randomly like you're experiencing.

[johnnyjaws]

theres 2 horns i pulledthe wire off the one horn but there was another wire going to the 2nd horn 3 days later that horn started sounding which way is off on the alarm key on the fender

[D_B]

Originally Posted by johnnyjaws

theres 2 horns i pulledthe wire off the one horn but there was another wire going to the 2nd horn 3 days later that horn started sounding which way is off on the alarm key on the fender

If I recall correctly, and I removed mine so I cannot test it...


...in the Off position, the key slot is vertical. To turn it On, slide the key in and rotate clockwise a quarter turn so the key slot is now horizontal.

Likewise, to turn it back off, counter clockwise a quarter turn, until the key slot is vertical again.

[johnnyjaws]

thanks tryd that to no avail took off horn button looked ok but door adjar light is now staying on

[sfallison]

Sounds like "Bubba" left his mark on your wiring...

go to this link, and print out the wiring diagram for your year:

http://www.nrjvette.com/johdotukset/?C=D;O=D


Jim Shea's site: jimshea.corvettefaq.com

I had a similar problem with my horn. Turned out to be the horn ring was making contact. there is a gasket in between the ring, and the backing plate. Also, there are three nylon rivets to hold it together. They get brittle with age. I got some nylon screws at Lowes, and they work fine. For the gasket, I used some thin cardboard and traced out the old gasket.