Horn continues to blow
 

I have a 1993 Honda civic EX & everytime it is raining out quite heavily
for a period of time the horn will go off & stay on by itself until I
pull the fuse. What should I be looking at as the reason this happening
& will my lights work when I pull that particualar fuse out??

Re: Horn continues to blow
 

On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:00:30 -0500, piperspost wrote:

> I have a 1993 Honda civic EX & everytime it is raining out quite heavily
> for a period of time the horn will go off & stay on by itself until I
> pull the fuse. What should I be looking at as the reason this happening
> & will my lights work when I pull that particualar fuse out??

Who ties your shoelaces for you in the mornings? They will probably know.


--
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Re: Horn continues to blow
 

You probably have a chaffed cable somewhere. When it is dry out try finding
with a spray of water. Look at the lights and see if they are on.

"Dan C" <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> wrote in message
news:pan.2008.03.07.13.21.27.907748@moria.lan...
> On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:00:30 -0500, piperspost wrote:
>
>> I have a 1993 Honda civic EX & everytime it is raining out quite heavily
>> for a period of time the horn will go off & stay on by itself until I
>> pull the fuse. What should I be looking at as the reason this happening
>> & will my lights work when I pull that particualar fuse out??
>
> Who ties your shoelaces for you in the mornings? They will probably know.
>
>
> --
> "Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".
>

Re: Horn continues to blow
 

No the lights do not come on at all when the horn starts to blow.

Re: Horn continues to blow
 

piperspost@webtv.net wrote:
> No the lights do not come on at all when the horn starts to blow.
>
My 1990 Accord did bizarre things after a rain. Also, the driver
floor mat was wet. Water was leaking through a weld. There is a
control module under the left kick panel by the drivers left foot
that was getting wet and had rust and mildew.

G

Re: Horn continues to blow
 

piperspost@webtv.net wrote in news:22881-47D0BDDE-280@storefull-
3336.bay.webtv.net:

> I have a 1993 Honda civic EX & everytime it is raining out quite heavily
> for a period of time the horn will go off & stay on by itself until I
> pull the fuse. What should I be looking at as the reason this happening
> & will my lights work when I pull that particualar fuse out??
>


Your horn connectors (behind the front bumper) are corroded and are
shorting out.

Your horns are always "hot". Ground is normally supplied by the switch in
the steering wheel. But if one of the horn connectors shorts, current will
flow and both horns will blow.

Pull the horn fuse and your brake lights won't work. You can use your
taillights as a (dim) substitute: Just turn the parking lights on each time
you step on the brake. This dodge is actually pretty effective; I've had to
use it before.


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Tegger

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Re: Horn continues to blow
 

ok...sounds like the problem. Teger How much would this cost to get
fixed?

Re: Horn continues to blow
 

piperspost@webtv.net wrote in news:18350-47D20073-515@storefull-
3333.bay.webtv.net:

> ok...sounds like the problem. Teger How much would this cost to get
> fixed?
>
>



Lots and lots. Or nothing.

Whom do you want to get to do this work?


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Re: Horn continues to blow
 

Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
news:Xns9A5AE1F0ABFACtegger@207.14.116.130:

> piperspost@webtv.net wrote in news:18350-47D20073-515@storefull-
> 3333.bay.webtv.net:
>
>> ok...sounds like the problem. Teger How much would this cost to get
>> fixed?

>
> Lots and lots. Or nothing.
>
> Whom do you want to get to do this work?
>
>

why not go to a shop specializing in auto electrical problems,tell them
about the horn connectors,and ask for an estimate?

Or you could price a new wire harness from Honda and install it yourself.

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Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
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Re: Horn continues to blow
 

"Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
news:Xns9A5AEE856D622jyanikkuanet@64.209.0.87...
> Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
> news:Xns9A5AE1F0ABFACtegger@207.14.116.130:
>
>> piperspost@webtv.net wrote in news:18350-47D20073-515@storefull-
>> 3333.bay.webtv.net:
>>
>>> ok...sounds like the problem. Teger How much would this cost to get
>>> fixed?
>
>>
>> Lots and lots. Or nothing.
>>
>> Whom do you want to get to do this work?
>>
>>
>
> why not go to a shop specializing in auto electrical problems,tell them
> about the horn connectors,and ask for an estimate?
>
> Or you could price a new wire harness from Honda and install it yourself.
>
> --
> Jim Yanik
> jyanik
> at
> kua.net
Or you could disconnect the horn, clean the connectors, and reconnect the
horn....Doh!!!!
DaveD

Re: Horn continues to blow
 

"Dave and Trudy" <dtdodson@acsalaska.net> wrote in
news:47d24c08@news.acsalaska.net:

>
> "Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
> news:Xns9A5AEE856D622jyanikkuanet@64.209.0.87...
>> Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
>> news:Xns9A5AE1F0ABFACtegger@207.14.116.130:
>>
>>> piperspost@webtv.net wrote in news:18350-47D20073-515@storefull-
>>> 3333.bay.webtv.net:
>>>
>>>> ok...sounds like the problem. Teger How much would this cost to get
>>>> fixed?
>>
>>>
>>> Lots and lots. Or nothing.
>>>
>>> Whom do you want to get to do this work?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> why not go to a shop specializing in auto electrical problems,tell
>> them about the horn connectors,and ask for an estimate?
>>
>> Or you could price a new wire harness from Honda and install it
>> yourself.
>>
>>
>
>
> Or you could disconnect the horn, clean the connectors, and reconnect
> the horn....Doh!!!!
>
>
>
>


The horns might be reachable by dropping the plastic splash shield under
the bumper.

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Re: Horn continues to blow
 

Tegger....I know absolutly nothing about cars. I was going to bring it
to Honda or a mechanic that used to work at Honda that nows owns his own
shop & get it repaired.

Re: Horn continues to blow
 

piperspost@webtv.net wrote in news:4440-47D2F6D9-721@storefull-
3337.bay.webtv.net:

> Tegger....I know absolutly nothing about cars. I was going to bring it
> to Honda or a mechanic that used to work at Honda that nows owns his own
> shop & get it repaired.
>
>


That should work. This is a simple problem, easily fixed.

The big issue is how long it's going to take your guy to get at the horns.


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Tegger

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Re: Horn continues to blow
 

Well he works pretty quick....I think it would be done in a day. I was
curious of the price because I am paying some heavy Hospital Bills at
the moment.

Re: Horn continues to blow
 

On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:04:19 -0500, piperspost wrote:

> Well he works pretty quick....I think it would be done in a day. I was
> curious of the price because I am paying some heavy Hospital Bills at
> the moment.

Well, who would know the friggin price, except the ing dude who's
gonna do the work? Quit wasting your ing time and get in there to see
him and get a ing estimate. Jesus.


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