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Whenever I hook up my trailer lights to my truck, it blows the fuse out in my electrical center. Is there some sort of ground that isnt correct?

It doesnt do it every time that i hook it up, but its been through 3 fuses so far and its getting annoying. The 5 pin harness that plugs into my truck adapter is a little loose. Does anyone think that it might be blowing the fuse cause its bouncing in and out of the adapter ever so slightly when im travelling? Any help is much appreciated!

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Not sure, But could you maybe have a couple of wires in there that both have power to them, and are frayed or exposed or something and just maybe they touch eachother everyonce in a while and set the fuse off?? Id just check to make sure everythings tight, no frayes, stuff like that..but im not real sure.

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That happened to our HD when ever we hooked up the harness to it and as it turns out it was just a bad ground. Try cleaning off the ball on your truck and the inside of the hitch on the trailer.

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Its a Roadking trailer, tandem axle with disc brake system.

Bobsled, you may have a fix there. I do think my ball is covered in rust and crap. Ill replace it and add some trailer grease and see if that doesnt solve the problem before i start poking around the wiring of the trailer.

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Its a Roadking trailer, tandem axle with disc brake system.

Bobsled, you may have a fix there. I do think my ball is covered in rust and crap. Ill replace it and add some trailer grease and see if that doesnt solve the problem before i start poking around the wiring of the trailer.

 

thats probably your best bet, considering the fact that you could spend all day checkin those wires ... :cheers:

 

good luck!! steve

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had another idea... if the changing out the ball doesn't help... look at where they spliced the wired together sometimes those plastic clips that they use go bad, i just had to rewire the entire right side of the harness on my 3 year old trail master... those water tight bulb capsuls are a bear !!

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Bobsled, you may have a fix there. I do think my ball is covered in rust and crap. Ill replace it and add some trailer grease and see if that doesnt solve the problem before i start poking around the wiring of the trailer.

 

Whos bobsled? :cheers:

Just kiddin, hope thats the problem because it could take you forever to try and find that bad wire.

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