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: horn relay


hankhenry
May 2nd, 05, 7:54 PM
I have a 71 malibu with a horn relay that constantly buzzes as long as the battery is connected. Replaced relay with a new one and made no difference.
Horn was weak before but now does not work. Can hear relay click when horn pad is pressed but nothing out of horn.
Makes no difference with engine running except it drowns out buzzing sound.
Any help would be appreciated.

HH

webfoot
May 2nd, 05, 8:28 PM
If you want to make the buzzing sound go away, disconnect the single black/pink wire that plugs into it.

hankhenry
May 2nd, 05, 11:16 PM
Ahh the sound of silence.
Makes me wonder why all of a sudden it started buzzing.

Thanks
HH

John_Muha
May 3rd, 05, 1:50 AM
Probably the key minder contacts inside the column next to the key switch got bent. Those things are kind of a pain.

JIML82
May 3rd, 05, 11:20 AM
If you really want to get to the root cause of your key buzzer problem, this four page scan from a Saginaw repair manual has a step by step analysis. It is posted over in the Corvette section but is generic to all GM vehicles from the 70s.

http://www.corvettefaq.com/c3/KeyBuzzerDiagnosis.doc

hankhenry
May 4th, 05, 9:41 PM
Thanks everybody for the help.
The information from the saginaw repair manual will be a big help.

Thanks Again.
HH