Electrical: 50 Champion horn.

[stephenj]

The horn on my 50 Champion stopped working. I found that the wire connecting the button to power has become detached some where in the steering column. How do I find where it comes out in the engine compartment ? I can then fish a wire to the button to get it working again I think.

[rockne10]

I would think, if it's broken somewhere in the column you would get a constant ground and the horn would blow all the time. Maybe it's just the contact under the horn ring on the steering wheel. That is solderable. I think the wire should exit in the center of the bottom end of the steering.

[Tom Bredehoft]

I believe you will find the wire comes out the end of the steering column, straight down the tube to the end of the gear box.

[BobGlasscock]

Be sure that you have a good connection from the wire in the column to the brass button that contacts the horn button. There is a little spring that pushes the brass button upward, it may need to be stretched slightly in order to make contact with the horn button. I had some great pics of this, but can't find them, darn.

[stephenj]

Thanks for the help! The wire from the horn button is OK but someone had made a connection about 2" down and used tape around the twisted wires, that is why it is not grounding all the time. If it ever stops raining here I will get the car out and get under it to fish a new wire up to the button, I tried to make a neww connection near the button but the wire broke somewhere else.

[BobGlasscock]

Hard to believe stupid 60 year old wire breaks. Bummer. Glad to hear you can get it fixed on the easy side of hard.