Shannon,
THANK YOU! I never would have thought of your solution (you are right,
the strap is missing).
To me, that is the wonder of the list- I can post some esoteric, weird
problem, and chances are someone will step up and say "yep, happened to
me, here's how to fix it..."
Again, many thanks to all (you too, Bob D for your further explanation).
Kevin
Shannon Muncy wrote:
>This is what's happening: When you take the key out, you're engaging
the
> steering wheel lock thus creating a ground for the horn. When you
start the
> car the wheel lock disengages, just breaking the ground with the
steering
> column.
> I would think that you're problem is most like the ground strap that
is
> supposed to exist between the upper steering column and the lower.
Make
> sure it's there... also, you should also have a ground connected to
the
> grease fill bolt on your steering rack as well.
> I had the same issue.. it took me days to figure it out because the
ground
> strap on the upper steering column "looked" like it was installed
correctly,
> but really looped back on itself.
> Good luck,
> -Shannon
> > Horn. New harness, new relay, new ignition switch. Key out of
switch,
> > horn works fine. Put the key in, the horn works fine. Start the
> > engine (or turn key to the "run" position), no horn. Shut engine
off,
> > leave key in, no horn. Remove key, horn works fine.
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