Steve -
Take the trafficator out and inspect it. You either
have a loose wire, connection or bad
connector/insulator or bad wire insulation.
Cheers,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
--- Keith Pennell <pennell@cox.net> wrote:
> Steve,
>
> Usually the constant horn syndrome is due to the
> ground wire, brown/black I
> think, grounding on the stator tube at the very
> front. Check for chaffed
> wires where they enter the stator tube. The other
> possibilities
> unfortunately are that your ground wire is broken
> inside the tube but not
> too likely, your connection has come apart as you
> say, or the screw holding
> the ground to the horn push (the left hand screw as
> viewed from seat) has
> let the wire go.
>
> There are no explosions to be aware of as you will
> not need to disassemble
> the traf to fix the horn.
>
> Keith Pennell
>
>
> > Hello List,
> >
> > Today when I was moving my adjustable wheel in and
> out the horn started
> > blowing continuously and I disconnected it by the
> radiator. Later when
> > testing, the horn would blow when moving the
> steering wheel from side to
> > side.
> >
> > My guess is I broke the connection inside the
> trafficator, allowing the
> horn
> > wire to ground internally.
> >
> > I'd appreciate any information on fixing this. The
> trafficator works
> > correctly in other respects.
> >
> > I've had the trafficator in and out and am capable
> of making the fixes as
> > long as I know the gotchas ahead of time--i.e.
> secondary spring
> explosions,
> > that kind of thing.
> >
> > Thanks in advance. Happy Motoring!
> > --
> > Steve Gerow
> > Pasadena CA
> > 59 BN6
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