HicksNthaStix
Registered User
Guys im about to pull my hair out, or what's left of it anyway. I knew this truck was going to need some work here and there, but these are the kind of things that make me regret taking it on.
Go to use my truck to tow for the first time since I got it. Go hook up my trailer and plug in my 7 wire, only to realize that the housing for the plug is there on the truck, but there is nothing in it. No big deal, I'll just wire one in. So a crawl up under it and get to work. HOLY CRAP! Well, the good news is that after I remove all of the unnecessary wiring under there, I should have enough scrap copper to pay for the entire truck. Parts of 3 different trailer wiring harness down there, none complete. About $1000 worth of butt connectors and hardly more than 6" of wire without one, and that's where they didn't just tape the wires together. Oh yeah, and about 3 miles of electrical tape. Anyway, I got that mess sorted out and cleaned up nice.
However, apparently there is a short somewhere in the right rear turn signal. I have traced it back to where it comes into the cab and disappears in the dash going to the fuse panel. The right front blinks, but it is irregular, I got nothing on the rear. I'm assuming that the irregular blinking is due to the short. I'm at a loss, everyone knows that pulling this dash is a complete PITA. Any suggestions, or known places where this wire shorts? Also a source for wiring diagrams would be nice, I've searched everywhere with no luck.
Truck is a 1993 F-250
Go to use my truck to tow for the first time since I got it. Go hook up my trailer and plug in my 7 wire, only to realize that the housing for the plug is there on the truck, but there is nothing in it. No big deal, I'll just wire one in. So a crawl up under it and get to work. HOLY CRAP! Well, the good news is that after I remove all of the unnecessary wiring under there, I should have enough scrap copper to pay for the entire truck. Parts of 3 different trailer wiring harness down there, none complete. About $1000 worth of butt connectors and hardly more than 6" of wire without one, and that's where they didn't just tape the wires together. Oh yeah, and about 3 miles of electrical tape. Anyway, I got that mess sorted out and cleaned up nice.
However, apparently there is a short somewhere in the right rear turn signal. I have traced it back to where it comes into the cab and disappears in the dash going to the fuse panel. The right front blinks, but it is irregular, I got nothing on the rear. I'm assuming that the irregular blinking is due to the short. I'm at a loss, everyone knows that pulling this dash is a complete PITA. Any suggestions, or known places where this wire shorts? Also a source for wiring diagrams would be nice, I've searched everywhere with no luck.
Truck is a 1993 F-250