Taking the lead above, I went to the crescent harness on the steering column to test the black wire and found that the black wired going up the column was pulled out of the harness. Ah-ha, I thought. But when I plugged it in, the horn went on and stayed on until I unplugged it. So, I pulled the steering wheel cap and horn button and the little pin seemed not right for some reason, I pulled it out repositioned everything, plugged the black wire back in again, and put the horn button back on.
Now the unexpected part... in putting it on I pressed the horn button and the horn sounded and stopped like it should...BUT... I felt a small shock on my leg. I looked down and my leg was outside the car, but my calf was barely contacting the rocker panel. Confused, I put my leg more positively on the rocker panel and pushed the horn button. This time I got a good zap on my leg and my finger! Needless to say, I did not try that again and immediately pulled that wire back out of the harness.
What could cause that? The black wire is the ground and power doesn't enter the equation until the relay. I had previously replaced the relay and thought I had it wired correctly, but maybe not? Obviously when the relay was activated with the ground, it somehow charged the whole frame.
