Horn problems
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so there's something I don't get.
a) the 1964 1/2 has a hornrelay and the 1965 does not. Ok so far. on 19641/2 that wire is single and ground switched
b) you say you ahev a 1965 and the wire is hot. However you say there's only one single wire. However the originaol wiring diagram fior 1965 says
there are two wires. One of them giving constant or ignition 12V+ (yellow)
and the other is green-yellow that goes directly to the horns.
So from all this.
a) where is your 2nd wire?
b) which one do you have? yellow or green yellow?
- if you have green/yellow then I could find a way to do it with a relay (like JMD suggests). but this wire should _NOT_ be hot since it's connected to the horns
- if you only have a yellow cable, the yes this is hot, but where the hell is green/yellow then?
even if we switched it properly at the horn, we need to tell the horns somehow.
Can you do another check there? there should be yellow and yellow/green? any chance anyone with a 1965 could confirm that quickly?
i have a 1964, which is wired totally different at horn (Ford started saving money in 1965 or just went stupid)
kalli
a) the 1964 1/2 has a hornrelay and the 1965 does not. Ok so far. on 19641/2 that wire is single and ground switched
b) you say you ahev a 1965 and the wire is hot. However you say there's only one single wire. However the originaol wiring diagram fior 1965 says
there are two wires. One of them giving constant or ignition 12V+ (yellow)
and the other is green-yellow that goes directly to the horns.
So from all this.
a) where is your 2nd wire?
b) which one do you have? yellow or green yellow?
- if you have green/yellow then I could find a way to do it with a relay (like JMD suggests). but this wire should _NOT_ be hot since it's connected to the horns
- if you only have a yellow cable, the yes this is hot, but where the hell is green/yellow then?
even if we switched it properly at the horn, we need to tell the horns somehow.
Can you do another check there? there should be yellow and yellow/green? any chance anyone with a 1965 could confirm that quickly?
i have a 1964, which is wired totally different at horn (Ford started saving money in 1965 or just went stupid)
kalli
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ya.
1964 1/2 has a generator and only uses 1 wire since it has a horn relay
1965 has an alternator and uses 2 wires since it does not have a horn relay
might have just gotten the wrong one ?! I don't know those steering wheels, but horn wiring on a 1964 and a 1965 is a massive difference
Kalli
1964 1/2 has a generator and only uses 1 wire since it has a horn relay
1965 has an alternator and uses 2 wires since it does not have a horn relay
might have just gotten the wrong one ?! I don't know those steering wheels, but horn wiring on a 1964 and a 1965 is a massive difference
Kalli
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One of the guys from NPD read this forum and did a test project on this wheel. The instructions are really messed up but they figured it out. If you want to PM me with your e-mail, I will send you the instructions and explanation to get it to work. I would have never figured it out. I haven't tried it yet but will as soon as I get the brakes on the front switched.
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