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Hitch plug wiring problem

03-15-2004, 11:59 AM

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Hitch plug wiring problem

The trailer batteries were not being charged while towing our trailer. A little probing with a voltmeter shows that I have full voltage on the charge wire at the front of the wiring harness but only about half voltage on the charge wire at the rear of the harness.

Should I take the time and effort to rip out the wiring harness to try to find the problem or should I just cut the old wire and run a new wire?

Everything else on the trailer connection works OK (brakes, tail lights, brake lights, turn signals).

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