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Posted by: ripper911 Jul 16 2010, 06:07 PM

Alright, so yesterday I get in my 914 to go for a drive and the horn starts blowing, I could mess with the horn activating floppy piece on the steering wheel and get it to stop but it came back... alot.
I pull the fuse that says horn, and it's not working, so I try others until I find the one that stops it, and it happens to be the one that kills the tach and fuel guage when you put on the brakes, and makes the tach read wrong...
So I look in the manual and it looks easy enough, so I unhook my horn having found is easily next to the left side fog lamp. Having done that and it seeming to do the job, the wires aren't connected anymore, I went happily to bed.

This morning I get in it to go to work, and to my suprise, the horn starts blowing!
Now... Having disconnected the horn the night before, and not believing that gremlins had come in the night to hook it back up for me, I look on the right side.
Some PO had installed a second horn, so trying to get to work in a timely manner I get out my toolbox and disconnect the other horn taping off the connectors.

I am wondering. What do you think about leaving the connections on the end of the wires taped up with the possibility of current flowing to them because of the horn attempting to always sound? Is this safe?

Posted by: Eric_Shea Jul 16 2010, 06:14 PM

I'm sure there's a 700 Tech Tip spam soon to follow.

Posted by: kg6dxn Jul 16 2010, 06:14 PM

As long as it's taped off and the terminal is not touching anything, no current will flow. You can leave it that way as long as you like. If you are worried, remove the horn relay above the fuse panel.

Posted by: detoxcowboy Jul 16 2010, 06:16 PM

There is a high tone horn and a low tone horn, each is next to a fog lamp.. wired in series..

Posted by: ripper911 Jul 16 2010, 06:17 PM

the car is a '74 1.8. should only have one.

Posted by: Tom Jul 16 2010, 07:44 PM

You will be OK with the wires taped up well, but you should find and fix the problem that is causing this. These cars are small to begin with. Need something to let others know you are there.

Tom

Posted by: Cap'n Krusty Jul 16 2010, 07:49 PM

I don't recall ever seeing a 914 with only 1 horn, and I've worked on a LOT of 'em in the last 37 years ...........................................

The Cap'n

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Jul 16 2010, 08:02 PM

It sounds like your car is having general electric malaise. Stepping on the brakes shoudl not cause tack and gas gauge to die. I think you have other electric issues to discover.

No lie, I got a good picture of the 914 electric dirgram and made it the background of my computer, so that I have to look at it every day. Learn the system and start chasing wires.

Zach

Posted by: ripper911 Jul 16 2010, 08:08 PM

QUOTE(Vacca Rabite @ Jul 16 2010, 10:02 PM)

Posted by: swl Jul 16 2010, 08:13 PM

QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Jul 16 2010, 05:49 PM)