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diegokid
November 9th, 2008, 06:32 AM
I was going to town to get an inspection sticker the other day. After I put the horn on I was standing outside the car when I tried it and it worked fine. When I get to Marks for the sticker I was in the car and when I pushed the stalk in it shocked the hell out of me. Of course the wife almost fell out of the car laughing. I have the green wire hooked up to the horn with another ground wire from the horn to the frame. If I unhook this ground wire of course it won't work.

It reminded me of the old British motorcycles that had a positive ground system. They would shock you if it was running and it was raining and you touched a metal part.

:o

TurnpikeBoy
November 10th, 2008, 04:59 PM
You'd think we were here just for their entertainment.

Well....I suppose we are.....at least, that's how it winds up. ;)

How in the world did you get zapped with 12 volts in the system? Sitting in the (insulating) seat?

I AM impressed...when you figure it out, please let me know so's I can give my son a small token of one-upsmanship. Lord knows I owe him a few.

weaver
November 11th, 2008, 05:38 AM
Same thing happened to me for the first time ever, loose ground.

Alan