I am selling my horse trailer. Last night, I had a guy come and wanted to buy the thing. We hooked it up to his truck and the running lights didn't work. EVERYTHING else worked. Brakes, hazards, blinkers but not the running lights.
I have to go get my truck from the shop, hook my trailer up to it and see if there is an actual problem or if it is the guy's truck that is the problem. But I thought I would ask here if anyone has any ideas.
Anyone know anything about trailer electrical?
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Re: Anyone know anything about trailer electrical?
check the source at the lights and the 6 way plug. Its probably not his truck. I would just trace the circuits and test.
Re: Anyone know anything about trailer electrical?
Did the guy have a Ford? The only reason I ask is that I had a trailer and my Ford and the running lights came on only when the truck was running. Maybe i had a wiring issue, but this worked for me. Just a thought.
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Re: Anyone know anything about trailer electrical?
It actually was a Ford but the truck was running. My mechanic came and looked at it yesterday and cleaned the circuits and the lights worked. So, the question is, will it work on his truck....IF he comes back
Re: Anyone know anything about trailer electrical?
My understanding which is worth absolutely nothing is that the plug assigned to the ground on your trailer is not matching the receiver on his truck. I have this problem on my 1997 4-star which has the older 6 prong plug. Not all of the 6 to 7 adapters will work. A competent trailer mechanic with the right instruments would be able to figure this out in a heartbeat.
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Re: Anyone know anything about trailer electrical?
Agree with goldhorse. If power is going to all the bits in your plug, it's most likely an incompatibility. I'm not sure what configuration was on my trailer when I bought it, but the dealer had to swap the pig tail before I could haul off the lot with my F250.
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Re: Anyone know anything about trailer electrical?
Well, the good news is that someone came this weekend and bought the trailer and it worked great with their truck! So, this story ends happily.
Re: Anyone know anything about trailer electrical?
yeah, keep the trailer connection clean too- the one that plugs into the truck. I bet that was it but all good news!
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