1994 ford tempo

1994 FORD TEMPO
150,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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WINDDANCER
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i have a ford tempo 1994. I have a stupid horn problem is there any thing that you can tell me that may be able to help? I think it is a connection problem in the steering wheel. when I giggled the connection it smoked. Any suggestions? I am a broke vet.
Feb 17, 2011 at 5:40 PM
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CARADIODOC
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If there is an air bag in the steering wheel, the clock spring is probably coming apart. That is a wound-up ribbon cable in a plastic housing. It has circuits for the air bag, horn, and cruise control. There is just a ground circuit in there for the horn relay, so the smoke you saw is likely from current trying to get through a bad connection, not from an overload.
Feb 17, 2011 at 6:12 PM
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