What the heck is up with my trailer plugs?

[OLDBULL8]

On the 93 even if you have the tow package, the 7pin receptacle is not mounted. The brake and battery wires are wrapped up in the frame in a harness. Dig them out, one will be blue and the other is black or orange. The Hopkins adapter plugs in for the tail/brake and running lights. You have to hook up all them wires to a 7-pin receptacle. Wiring diagrams are on etrailer. If you don't have the pigtail to hook up a brake controller I have one. $10 + ship. That brake pigtail is usually in the glove box on a new truck.

 

[Clb]

Must be something to have the memories of ford throwing in a tow plug setup!
Ha ha .

 

[laserjock]

Dads 91 was a camper special. His brake control pig tail I think was under the bench seat.

 

[f-two-fiddy]

That adapter goes between the main tail light harnes plugs...for truck...not your factory trailer plugs

****** to get to dr side frame rail where goes in behind fuel tank.

Imma have to check that out! THanks!

 

[OLDBULL8]

Must be something to have the memories of ford throwing in a tow plug setup!
Ha ha .

If your referring to me. I was in the RV service business from 89 to 2004, after I retired from Ford in 87. Installed a lot of trailer hook ups.

 

[Clb]

Yea sir!
There is NOTHING like the voice of experience!
Not a lot of service writer's at ford know that today!
My oldest is a ford master ( they say tech) we say mechanic.

 

[f-two-fiddy]

Many thanks to riotwarrior, I found the correct plug for the adapter. It was a PITA getting to it. But I've got everything hooked the way I need. Even found a reverse signal for the back up camera.

 

[pastorjeep]

Let me revive this for a minute since I just started a new thread for this. I have the factory tow package with the two for pin plugs for a seven pin RV hook up. I have no power at those plugs but all truck lights function. Where do I start to find where the factory trailer wiring gets powered separately from normal truck lights? (Y)

 

[f-two-fiddy]

This thread might shine some light?

http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?77557-No-constant-12V-at-the-7-Pin-trailer-plug