Horn short circuit

[ChicagoBob]

Originally Posted by alexiskai

If the connectors are placed correctly, into the sides of the terminals, surrounded by the insulating block, with no bare wire exposed, that should not be possible. See attached photos for correct connector placement (either connector can go in either terminal).

Good point. Mine isn’t connected that way. I’ll clean the paint out of those areas and try it.

[alexiskai]

Originally Posted by ChicagoBob

Good point. Mine isn’t connected that way. I’ll clean the paint out of those areas and try it.

Not sure how bad your paint problem is, but just as an FYI, don't try to remove the screw between the two copper terminals (visible in my photo) if you're not ready to separate the horn bell from the motor base. That screw doesn't thread into the base, it goes through to the other side and tightens with a nut. So if you just unscrew it from the open side, the nut might drop off, which would be bad.