Trailing lights for ford explorer '97
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Trailing lights for ford explorer '97
Before A recent fishing trip, I replaced bulbs on my boat trailer. In the early AM, I noticed one of the bulbs was out. Stopped at a gas station, got the correct bulb, put it in, worked fine, then put gas in my Explorer. When I went in to pay, I noticed the lamps on the trailer were dim. Not thinking much of it, i went in paid. An our down the road I noticed I had no tail lights. I stopped to check the connection and so on which were fine. At the campsite a day or so later, a buddy of mine hooked up his truck to the trailer and it was fine. I hooked my explorer back up and still nuthin'! In looking under the truck, I didn't know where to begin. I do see that a red wire on the rear driver side of the vehicle appears to be spliced in to a wire that runs to the bumper and then to the light hook up. All fuses appear to be ok. I'm not much of an electrician. Any ideas?
CO River Rat
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From: Lake Havasu City AZ
Check the ground wire on the Explorer's harness to see if it's corroded where it hooks to the frame. If you have a multimeter or a test light (or know someone who does), check the pins on the 4-pole connector; also check the sockets for corrosion.
Steve
Steve
