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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 09:51 AM
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Here is how it happenned, (1997 SE with cruise and SRS):

-Security Alarm got activated
-Horn kept blowing for some time
-Suddenly horn fuse blew off
-Disabled alarm, replaced fuse-> fuse blows when horn is pressed

I noticed that in the above situation, only the Low Horn was connected and (as a pre-existing condition, I don't know why) High Horn was hanging loose and was not physically connected.
I couldn't test the Low Horn, but the High Horntestedgood.

So here is what I tried:

-Disconnect the High Horn (took off the ground)
-Connect the Low Horn
-Low horn blows when I press the button. Good!
-After I press the button fewsuccessive times (say 10 times), sameproblem occurs. ie horn wouldn' work, Fuse blows offevery time I press the horn button.

What could be wrong?
 
Old Nov 5, 2007 | 10:04 AM
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it could be a short in the horn. I've had this problem when I blew out an air horn compressor. Test the resistance on the horns and if one is way too low, change it.
 
Old Nov 13, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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Thanks again falkore24!! ...... (not 23! ).

The low horn had a short. It took a couple of seconds ofpressing of the switchbefore the fuse would blow. Besides, what I thought to be the low horn originally was actually the chirping alarm horn. (The actual low horm was always connected). That explains the symptomsdescribed in the original post.
 
Old Nov 13, 2007 | 04:26 PM
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cool, cool ..... glad it's fixed!
 
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