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TR2/3/3A TR3A electrical issues

Dave L

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I have two electrical issues I can't figure out:
1st issue: Horns
I wired up my horns yesterday and am still having issues, I had an issue with the contact on the horn button falling off and grounding out. I removed the horn button and fixed it and think I have them wired correctly.
D side​
NG wire to horn from harness​
NB to horn from 4 way connector.​
NB from steering column to 4 way connector.​
NB wire from main harness to 4 way connector.​
P side​
NG wire from harness to horn.​
NB wire form harness to horn.​
When I turned on the power to the car, the horns started blowing. I turned the power off and messed with the NB wires in the 4 way harness, turned power back on, now nothing?​
2nd issue: Headlights
Connected both blue/red and blue/white to harness.​
Turned on power and have 12v to blue/red circuit nothing to blue/white.​
I had a relay kit from Moss installed.​
I checked the voltage working back from the headlight buckets, no power to them, no power to them at the high beam switch, no power to them at the relay.​
I removed the relay and bench tested it, it tested ok.​
I replaced it with a new one and I still get no power to the wires?​
The car sounds like it needs a bearing in the water pump or alternator ,and the amp gauge pegs to the right when I pull the switch for the lights. when I shut them off, the gauge goes back to normal and the grinding noise under the hood goes away?​
I am at a loss as to what to do next.​
Any help would be greatly appreciated​
Thanks,​
Dave​
 
If it involves both horns, that narrows the problem to the wiring from the horn button to the driver's 4-way connector. So, the NB at the 4 way from the steering column should normally read battery voltage. Press the horn button to see if it goes to 0v. If not...then you have a button or steering harness problem. If it does, then the 4-way connector is at fault.

I am not familiar with the relay mod...but no power anywhere sounds like the power feed to the relay.
 
If it involves both horns, that narrows the problem to the wiring from the horn button to the driver's 4-way connector. So, the NB at the 4 way from the steering column should normally read battery voltage. Press the horn button to see if it goes to 0v. If not...then you have a button or steering harness problem. If it does, then the 4-way connector is at fault.

I am not familiar with the relay mod...but no power anywhere sounds like the power feed to the relay.
Thanks,
does it matter which way I plug in the NB wires in the 4 way connector?
Dave
 
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