Strange clicking horn

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Tony - 24 Jul 2004 19:56 GMT

The horn in my Fiat Uno 89 sometimes doesn't work, and there's a clicking
sound from around the fuse box. Or it works, and there's still a clicking
sound, but also a weak sounding horn.

This isn't good when I want to intimidate 4x4 drivers in my impressive Uno.

Any clues on how to fix this?

Thanks

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ato_zee@hotmail.com - 25 Jul 2004 06:36 GMT

> The horn in my Fiat Uno 89 sometimes doesn't work, and there's a clicking
> sound from around the fuse box. Or it works, and there's still a clicking
> sound, but also a weak sounding horn.

Could be a bad connection, or a sick horn, I don't think this model had a
horn relay. A length of flex with push on blades one end, allegator clips
the other, can be used to feed the horn directly from the battery. From
memory one side of the horn is permanently live, it sounds by grounding
the other side of the horn through the column switch. In which case
one of the above wires can be left in place from battery to horn, then try
grounding the other side to body.

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Tony - 26 Jul 2004 10:55 GMT

thnks

> > The horn in my Fiat Uno 89 sometimes doesn't work, and there's a clicking
> > sound from around the fuse box. Or it works, and there's still a clicking
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> one of the above wires can be left in place from battery to horn, then try
> grounding the other side to body.

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