A buddy has an old '82 Celica whose horn is barely audible and will need to soon pass inspection. The horn buttons both work, so I'm guessing that the likelihood is that either both horns are shot or the relay is or maybe there is a bad connection. What would be your guess? I think my next move will be to remove one horn to do a test, but I don't know where the relay is in case it might need to be replaced. thx
Okay, anyone can surmise that you can check a horn by removing it to do a test, but your requirement to utilize an inline fuse tells me volumes of your logical thinking. If you reread my query, I included that as a possibility (minus the fuse, for God only knows, what reason). The unanswered question remains: Where is the friggin' relay? If you don't know, perhaps you wouldn't mind publicly admitting it, or if you do, telling me where it is!
Without a manual, I'm just guessing but you may want to check the fuse box in the engine compartment to see if the relay is in there.
Ignoring the fuse - I think he was suggesting you start by checking the horns. If they prove faulty then location of the relay is not required.
Alternatively a check on the power at the horns will show whether you have any wiring problems.
And no I don't know where the horn relay is in a 1982 Celica - but it may be in one of the fuse boxes (yes some cars have two)
Not really...
that it keeps you from perhaps getting KNOCKED ON YOUR ASS if there is a real bad short?
to keep you from perhaps getting KNOCKED ON YOUR ASS if there is a real bad short!
I go for the easy, most logical things first. You said you heard a clicking; that is most likely the horn relay closing and opening. Since the horns go bad MUCH more often than the relay, and you HADN'T eliminated that as a problem in your original post, I figured I'd offer a suggestion to save you some unnecc. effort. Last time I do that!
I worked for 6 years as an electronics tech for a company that made high-current power supplies. I saw guys get knocked on their asses. Luckily I never did. Your reply tells me something about YOUR logical thinking, for sure...
(like, have your friend take it somewhere before you burn something out...)
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