The horn works when the horn button grounds the wire going to the steering wheel. Is it necessarily the keys doing it or if you grab the lock cylinder and move it, it will trigger the horn? If you grab the steering wheel and rock it side to side or in and out does it honk? I would check for the following: - is the allen bolt that holds the lock cylinder in place right - remove the steering wheel and see how worn the brass tab is that controls the horn - sometimes these are tweaked and the slightly wrong movement of the steering wheel is enough to ground it. David Marshall VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider http://www.hasenwerk.ca On Fri, February 27, 2009 07:43, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > > Howdy all, popping my head up to ask a question here. > > When it gets cold, say freezing or under, the horn honks when I jiggle > the key. What's the physical relationship between the horn wiring and > the ignition lock? And why doesn't this happen when things are warmer? > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano > Bend, OR > KG6RCR > |
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