On Thu, 3 Nov 2005, Jason Bleazard wrote:
>
> On Thu, November 3, 2005 11:25 am, Miles D. Oliver said:
>>
>> there is no specific ground wire in the trailer harness
Sorry, misspoke on this, There is a white wire in the harness running
to ground.
>
> OK, that sets off some alarms. That makes me even more certain that your
> problem is most likely some kind of weird grounding issue. I have no idea why
> your trailer would work when hooked up to a Chevy, that would be a question
> for an electrician.
>
>> I will try and ensure that there is good
>> ground from the hitch ball
>
> As others have pointed out, that's not going to be reliable.
>
The white ground wire does run through the connector so I do have ground.
>> and also run a test wire from the trailer to
>> the frame of the truck.
>
> Good place to start. If that works, there is a ground connection in the 7
> wire connector. Hook that up to something on the trailer side. The frame
> would probably work if you can't find anything better. (Again, I'm not an
> electrician, maybe someone with more experience would care to offer a better
> suggestion?)
>
>
-- Miles D. Oliver www.mmoliver.org
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