trailer problems and out of ideas
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trailer problems and out of ideas
ive got a 91 ranger and wired a new pig tail up for my new trailer which i also re-wired with new lights anyway so i wire it up and i got everything working but oddly enough when my headlights r on and i apply brakes all trailer light go out but release them and the light r back but brake light work fine without parking lights on,so i asked around and was told the connectors i used were crap and got a weak connection plus i need to have a good ground so i di away with that pig tail bought a t-connector cleaned and re connected ground on it and now still same problem all is fine except brakes when parking lights on so i hooked it up to another trailer that i know works fine and sure enough same thing so i now know its the truck trailers fine but i dont no where to start since alls i have is a t-connector good ground and i thought maybe a short somewhere but even though trailers lights go out when brakes pushed the truck lights always stay on no problems but plz help me!
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first off, make sure your ground is good,( truck and trailer) most lighting problems i have ran into involved not having a good ground. ive even ran a wire from the battery ground all the way back to the pigtail before to have a good ground. if you truely have a "short" you should be blowing fuses, you may have a open circuit somewhere. after establishing a good ground, start checking things out with a test light. i did have a issue with my truck taillight fuse not being heavy enough for both the truck and trailer. if you have a "converter box" (used with 3 color tail lamps like '93 & up rangers) it may be bad, that can cause weird issues. but start with making sure of your ground first.
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HMMM still having issues
so i did like u and manyothers said about ground was certain had to be itbut ran ground to battery and still to no prevail also did like u said about fuse maybe not big enough so i put a bigger fuse in both the trailer tow slot and brakes and turn signals slot still nothing and about the 3 way tail light on 93 and up well i have 2 so i dont know bout that but some one told me maybe some of the wires before my t-connector might be damaged and not suppling enough juice to power both trailer and truck when brakes applied and i alos noticed today im not sure if its normal or not but when trailer is connected all light become very dim including truck but if u disconnect they brightin up but if u have any other ideas id greatly appreciate them as before im out of ideas really lol thx
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