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Jan 1, 2012 | 10:49 PM

Pest007

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electric trailer plug issue

Hey guys, I have a 1996 F250 Powerstroke, I am having an issue trcking down an electrical issue. I have a 7way plug on my truck, when I plug in a trailer, running lights, brake, 12volt, and electric brakes all work, except left side turn signal, the right side works, but not the left. The blinkers on the truck work fine, but I am not getting signal to the plug for only the left turn signal. I checked the plug it's self, and nothing, checked further up where the plug connects to the harness... same thing...nothing... like I siad, the signal on the truck markers work, but nothing going to the trailer plug... any ideas where to look?

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Jan 1, 2012 | 11:32 PM

dchamberlain

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Did you check the fuse? In the fuse box under the hood, #6 is the trailer right hand stop/turn and #7 is the trailer left hand stop turn.

Jan 2, 2012 | 12:23 AM

Pest007

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I will have to check that out, I didn't know they run separate fuses.

Jan 3, 2012 | 09:32 PM

Pest007

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Yep, you nailed it, just a simple fuse.... thanks for the help!

Jan 9, 2012 | 05:05 PM

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Yep, you nailed it, just a simple fuse.... thanks for the help!

Glad you got it fixed...I had a similar issue, but mine was the marker lights. I did find the wire going into the plug was frayed, and thought that solved it but no go. I found about the separate trailer fuses and found a larger than rated burnt out fuse in the box, which made sense given the frayed wire, PO must have had issues with it blowing out and "fixed it" with a high AMP fuse