Hmm, I've had three different trailer wiring harnesses on my Dakota and have never blown a reverse light fuse. One was on the truck when I bought it, the second one I bought off Ebay, and the current one came from Kragen. I've towed three different trailers, including two home made ones and a Uhaul trailer.
Brian
---- Craig Faison <cfaison@magpage.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 8 Nov 2007, Don Rey wrote:
>
> > I just replaced the switch on the tranny myself... the lights worked
> > again for a week. I hooked up a trailer and suddenly my reverse lights
> > stopped working again. They don't work with the trailer disconnected
> > anymore either.
>
> Your reverse light fuse is blown.
>
> Somewhere along the line, somebody screwed up designing trailer harness
> kits for Dakotas. My '01 and my brother's '98 both have the same problem
> and our trailer wiring kits are different brands. As soon as I put the
> truck in reverse with a trailer hooked up (all five of my trailers do it)
> the fuse blows. My brother's truck is the same. I started to give it
> some thought a while back, but never really got around to it. I try to
> remember to pull the reverse light fuse when I tow, but I don't always
> remember.
>
> I seem to remember that some listers reported having success just using a
> higher rated fuse, but I'm not sure I want to do that.
>
> Craig
>
>
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