RVing Drives Me Nuts ---- Electrical Issue
Brought my 2002 Cardinal home from storage last Fri. Checked lights - everything fine. 5er sat in front of my home til this morning. (Tues) Hooked it up, ready to go, no tail, brake or turn signal lig...
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Bobbi has it correct above.
One additional question: are your clearance lights on the left side working? If yes, I would look for a ground problem at the light (I assume you did check the bulb). If no, look for a ground problem where the wiring splits to right and left sides. If you want to do a fast check, connect a length of wire to the frame where there is no paint, and touch the side of the light socket. If the light comes on it is a ground problem.
Right and left running lights are common, so if both the running and turn signal work, the problem is in the trailer. Both bulb elements on the good side do work? Even if you don't think it is the problem, replace the bulb on the bad side with one you know is good. I have seen where a broken filament wire in the bulb, touching the other filament wire will cause all sorts of strange things.
One additional question: are your clearance lights on the left side working? If yes, I would look for a ground problem at the light (I assume you did check the bulb). If no, look for a ground problem where the wiring splits to right and left sides. If you want to do a fast check, connect a length of wire to the frame where there is no paint, and touch the side of the light socket. If the light comes on it is a ground problem.
Right and left running lights are common, so if both the running and turn signal work, the problem is in the trailer. Both bulb elements on the good side do work? Even if you don't think it is the problem, replace the bulb on the bad side with one you know is good. I have seen where a broken filament wire in the bulb, touching the other filament wire will cause all sorts of strange things.
