| bowlerbob | -- 05-21-2013 @ 5:33 PM |
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I re-wired my '47 using an original Ford wiring diagram. Everything works great except for one weird thing---THE HORN RING IS "HOT." The horn works fine when you depress the ring the horns honk and doesn't seem to draw too much current, looking at the ammeter deflection. You can put a voltmeter on the metal ring and it reads 6v. Have I mis-wired something from the horn relay or is the ring missing an insulator. Appreciate any info. Thanks!
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| alanwoodieman | -- 05-21-2013 @ 6:09 PM |
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the "horn" wire is actually a ground, the wire coming thru the steering column is not supposed to be hot --go to the horn regulator-you have the wires on the wrong post
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| supereal | -- 05-21-2013 @ 7:07 PM |
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The horn ring is "hot", and the horns "find" ground for the horn relay thru the ring. The original wiring had a resistance wire leading to the ring to eliminate the shock when the horn was honked. The horns do not run thru the ammeter. If yours shows a discharge, you have a wiring fault. The wire to the relay from the battery is yellow/green. To the horns, yellow/blue, to the horn button, black/yellow. This message was edited by supereal on 5-22-13 @ 10:34 AM
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| fla48 | -- 05-21-2013 @ 7:20 PM |
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I had the same problem on my 48. It has been a while, but if I remember correctly, I had a short where the wires go through the area between the fender and the radiator. Where the wires plugged together at that point, one side of the male pigtail was not completely inserted and was creating a 6 volt short/feed to the horn ring.
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