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Air Horn Problem?

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Bruce Benson:
Gotta get my two cents in here.  Recently had the horns fail.  Yes, I discovered it at one of those rare moments when it seemed really needed.  So first off, checking it daily is a good practice.

The coil in my relay was shorted, thus the air valve was not operating at all.  My analysis of the cause was laying items on top of the steering wheel when the coach was parked.  Once the air is out on ours for leveling, the horn no longer sounds but the solenoid is wired to the battery side of the ignition switch, thus is turned on or "pulled" anytime that the horn button is pressed.  The solenoid is rated for about 20% use, so leaving the horn button pushed for hours, perhaps days at a time will burn it up.  The moral is do not lay things on top of the steering wheel!

Bruce  

Richard And Babs Ames:
Not a fix but something that happened to us. We have a cat that would blow the horn when he jumped on the steering wheel. We were always in a camp site and embarassing to us that our inconsiderate feline decided to jump on the steering wheel at 2:00 A.M.

Ended up getting a steering wheel table to protect the the horn and to keep our neighbors from being mad at the cat and us. Turns out it is a nice addition but the cat now likes to perch on it and look out the window.

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