Re: Towing harness question

From: andy levy (andy-dml@levyclan.us)
Date: Sun Oct 10 2004 - 19:50:53 EDT


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On 10/10/2004 2:21 PM, junkmail@pontiacpower.net wrote:
| I recently bought a small 8x10 trailer and went to hook it up to my
'01 R/T and
| found that the wiring doesn't seem to be right. I have checked out
the wiring
| and it is correct both on the truck and trailer. But when they are
connected
| together it only kinda works. When I have the running/headlights on, I
get both
| tail lights flashing when I put one of the blinkers on and my backup
lights
| come on? I think that I need a heavy-duty flasher relay for it. Does
any one
| know the part number I need for this? And where it is located under
that dash?
| Or am I way off base on this?

Did you double-check your tow rating? IIRC, R/Ts can only handle a
couple hundred pounds (the weight of the empty trailer) due tot he
suspension mods.

Or did they fix that in later years?

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