Fixing my horn

[adamforsythe]

My horn and interior lights worked mint when I first got my truck. Then my steering colum went south so I took the colum out of my '85 before I junked it and stuck it in. Now I keep on blowing my fuse. I know there must be a short some where in my colum where would I start??? How does the horn work does it just ground out to sound horn or what???????????????????
Thanks
Adam

 

[82K5_6.5L]

hey man, my K5 did the same thing. your horn, radio and interior lights are all on a 20 amp fuse i think. the wire for my horns were grounding out on the frame, i have 2 horns (1 each side) the driver side wire was grounding out, causing everything to go fubar'd. check those wires and connections to the back of the horn itself.

 

[sandawgk5]

If you had the column apart I would check for a pinched or chaffed wire in the column. Mine did the same thing and I tightened the tilt up and then I discovered that my cig lighter was shorted and that was what was causing the fuse to blow.

Ira

 

[adamforsythe]

I'm going to check the wires running up through the colum. What color is the horn wires????
Thanks
Adam

If you had the column apart I would check for a pinched or chaffed wire in the column. Mine did the same thing and I tightened the tilt up and then I discovered that my cig lighter was shorted and that was what was causing the fuse to blow.

Ira

 

[sandawgk5]

I think it is green, I dont have the schematic in front of me so I do not know.

Ira

 

[adamforsythe]

Ok thanks.
Thanks
Adam

I think it is green, I dont have the schematic in front of me so I do not know.

Ira