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Old Oct 23, 2013 | 08:05 AM
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1992 Pick-up Heater and horn won't work

Hey everyone.

So the heater use to work when I first got the truck, and then it wouldnt work until the truck was turned on for a bit, and not it just does not work at all, I checked the fuses and they looked fine, I will replace them later today anyways. Anyone have any ideas why it would out of no where stop working?

Also the horn has never worked since I got it, I checked the fuse with that also and same ordeal. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

I have checked wiring and didn't see any breaks in them for both the heater and horn nor did I see any breaks in the hose lines for the heater, but I did not tear out the whole dash or steering wheel to follow them all the way through, just figured I should check the parts that may get moved around. Can't think of any other trouble shooting stuff right now.

Thanks in advance

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Old Oct 23, 2013 | 08:54 AM
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"the" fuses? Which ones? The heater fan is powered through (duh!) the heater fuse http://personal.utulsa.edu/~nathan-b.../2powersou.pdf . Did you check that one?

I assume that your problem is that the heater fan doesn't run, not that it does run but blows only cold air (though your post is ambiguous regarding "turned on for a bit.") So you have an electrical problem, and to look at an electrical problem you need a multimeter. http://www.harborfreight.com/7-funct...ter-98025.html No excuse to not have one. Without one, you end up wasting time doing things like looking at fuses, but "replace them later today anyways."

With a multimeter, you'll just start at the blower motor and work backwards; it's as simple as that (same with the horn).
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Old Oct 23, 2013 | 09:33 AM
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Thanks for the info and it would blow hot and cold air, so yeah it was electrical. I checked fuses in the engine bay for the horn, and the ones behind the glove box for the blower motor, when I was pulling out the relay(which looked fine) I decided to give it a little shake and it rattles, so I will need to change that and hopefully that will fix the heater issue.

I havent used a multimeter yet since I can't seem to find it, I will have to go pick up another one, but I will definitely use one for the horn. Thanks again, and I will keep this updated.
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Old Nov 12, 2013 | 10:17 AM
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Sorry for the late update. Turns out it was both the heater and the horn relay, they were both toast so replacing them both everything works .
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Old Nov 12, 2013 | 12:58 PM
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Every now and then i have that issue too. I just give my driver side kick pannel aa kick where the relay is and it engages. I think my relay is going out too but it still works for now lol.
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Sorry for the late update. Turns out it was both the heater and the horn relay, they were both toast so replacing them both everything works .
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Old Nov 12, 2013 | 01:07 PM
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Yeah I took the relay cap off(horn has 2 pieces) and it is super corroded. I tried to clean it but I think something inside is also corroded or broken apart.
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