That is the horn relay. ----- Original Message ---- From: Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: 1962 to 1965 Mopars <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sat, July 31, 2010 3:29:13 PM Subject: Re: firewall thingie A Horn Relay, the wire harness is probably shorted out in the steering column or horn switch under the steering wheel. I bet the horns are disconnected also? It is getting hot because it is being energized from the short and thinking it is blowing the horns. They were designed only to be energized for a short time to occasionally blow the horn. Herb 1956 Plymouth Belvedere 361 1959 Coronet 326 Poly 1961 Belvedere Custom Suburban 318 Poly 1962 Dodge Dart 225 Slant Six 1963 Fury 2D/HT 6.1L 1963 Sport Fury Convertible 361 1999 Durango SLT 5.9L 2008 SRT-8 Magnum 6.1L St. Louis, MO. http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo42009.html -------Original Message------- From: Gary H. Date: 7/31/2010 3:06:51 PM To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: firewall thingie Hi all, Can anyone id this piece on the firewall of a '62 Plymouth? It is a relay? The item above the ballast resister. http://www.picupine.com/324565ex It clicks when the battery is connected and it gets hot. Thanks, Gary H. ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and http://www 1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.