Jay ~ JAY DAVIDSON, has a '59 Squarebird that he has been restoring and ran into this problem tonight..
"Was out cruising tonite but had a problem. Car died right in my driveway. Once a month, the car will die and stop. The only thing that works is the HORN. No lites, radio, brake lights.....oil or gen lite.............nothing except horn. After 5 minutes everything comes back. I changed the ignition switch....still happens. I changed both wiring harnesses under the dash.
There is a yellow wire that starts from the battery terminal at the Fender Solenoid............This carries current to the Ignition Switch. When I disconnect the yellow wire at the firewall, I lose everything except the Horn. So now I am pinning it down. The yellow wire is part of a 3 prong connector.
I am going to buy another new ignition switch., I will install it with this yellow wire on the back terminal. I will then snake a second yellow wire from the back terminal to the firewall.
Therefore I will have a duplicate wire in case it is the first one that is no good.
Remember, the only thing that works when this happens is the horn. Now there is a circuit breaker above the left floor vent, but the manual says it is for the headlites.
Is there another circuit breaker that is between the yellow wire and the ignition switch?"
If anyone can give his some advice, I am sure he will appreciate it.
"Was out cruising tonite but had a problem. Car died right in my driveway. Once a month, the car will die and stop. The only thing that works is the HORN. No lites, radio, brake lights.....oil or gen lite.............nothing except horn. After 5 minutes everything comes back. I changed the ignition switch....still happens. I changed both wiring harnesses under the dash.
There is a yellow wire that starts from the battery terminal at the Fender Solenoid............This carries current to the Ignition Switch. When I disconnect the yellow wire at the firewall, I lose everything except the Horn. So now I am pinning it down. The yellow wire is part of a 3 prong connector.
I am going to buy another new ignition switch., I will install it with this yellow wire on the back terminal. I will then snake a second yellow wire from the back terminal to the firewall.
Therefore I will have a duplicate wire in case it is the first one that is no good.
Remember, the only thing that works when this happens is the horn. Now there is a circuit breaker above the left floor vent, but the manual says it is for the headlites.
Is there another circuit breaker that is between the yellow wire and the ignition switch?"
If anyone can give his some advice, I am sure he will appreciate it.
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