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Location: East Texas | I need help with a blinker problem. The left blinker does not work on either my bumper pull or my goose neck trailer when hooked up to the same truck. Right blinker works. Is there a fuse that could be out since both trailers have the same problem or could there be something wrong with the adapter? I am a new widow and there is so much to learn. I hooked up the gooseneck this afternoon for a trip to the vet tomorrow. I think I have everything secure. The blinkers are the only problem. |
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Location: Northern Utah | Both right & left turn signals would use the same fuse. So it's not the fuse. You porbably have a loose wire in the plug ( on the truck) or if the plug has splice into the trucks wiring, a bad splice. |
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Location: Rocky Mount N.C. | Time to check your truck plug with the test light, this page may help you.... http://www.horsetrailerworld.com/home/wiring.asp |
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Location: sc | Yes there could be a blown fuse in the truck. My GMC has individual fuses for the left and right side trailer signals. What kind of truck is it? What "adapter" are you using? |
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Location: hartford city, in | My Truck also has seperate fuse's for the L & R blinkers. Which are also seperate from the truck itself. |
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Location: East Texas | It's a 2005 or 2006 Chevrolet3/4 Ton Gasoline with only 26,000 miles. Never a minute's trouble and it pulls my gooseneck fine. I'll report back on the suggestions. It has to be a problem with the truck with it affecting both trailers. Thanks for the help. This being single is a hard life.... |
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Location: Where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain... | The fuse in the box under the hood. If I remember correctly it is a 10 amp. The small ones. |
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Location: western PA | You might want to consider replacing the adapter in the future with configured plugs. The adapters can become troublesome and often fail. There has to be a reason that caused the fuse to burn out, if that's what cures your problem. The wiring near and in the plugs may be loose, causing a short. A quick visual inspection may reveal a problem. Gard |
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Location: Where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain... | Gard is absolutely correct. I didn't catch that the first time I read it. Check the fuses, then if that doesn't correct it, you will want to check the trailer plug. |
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Location: East Texas | Mystery solved. It was a fuse. Took it to a local trailer dealership to see which it was, a fuse or the plug/wires. Charged me $13.87 to replace a fuse. I have now learned about fuses. Life would be so much easier if I had learned these things before my husband died. |
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Location: western PA | If it blows again, go to WalMart or an auto parts store, and buy a package of a dozen fuses for 2$-3$ and change it yourself. You still should establish why the fuse is blowing, if it becomes a chronic problem. BOL Gard
Edited by gard 2009-03-02 3:07 PM
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Location: East Texas | Thanks for the help. The sad part is I have a pack of fuses that came out of the same year Tahoe that I could have used had I known what the problem was. Live and learn. But thanks for all the help. I can't wait to hit the trails. |
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