O.T. trailer wire harnes = brake warning light on. 1992 GMC Serria
06-08-2007, 07:56 PM
#11
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Re: O.T. trailer wire harnes = brake warning light on. 1992 GMCSerria
Snow wrote:
> Just a the pick up wired for 8 wire harness to tow the camping
> trailer. About 15 mins from the house the brake warning light came
> on. It stayed on for the rest of the trip home. After about 20 mins
> I headed off to my parents place, at first the warning light was OFF,
> after about 10 mins it came back on. <-- This all happened with the
> trailer hitched to the truck.
>
>
> I dropped the trailer off at my folks place and on the drive home the
> warning light never came on once.
>
> Any ideas?? wire from the brake controller? or else where?
>
> Thanks
> Snow....
>
I have seen strange things sometimes that require a trailer ground wire,
the ball is sometimes used.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
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> Just a the pick up wired for 8 wire harness to tow the camping
> trailer. About 15 mins from the house the brake warning light came
> on. It stayed on for the rest of the trip home. After about 20 mins
> I headed off to my parents place, at first the warning light was OFF,
> after about 10 mins it came back on. <-- This all happened with the
> trailer hitched to the truck.
>
>
> I dropped the trailer off at my folks place and on the drive home the
> warning light never came on once.
>
> Any ideas?? wire from the brake controller? or else where?
>
> Thanks
> Snow....
>
I have seen strange things sometimes that require a trailer ground wire,
the ball is sometimes used.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
06-08-2007, 07:56 PM
#12
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Re: O.T. trailer wire harnes = brake warning light on. 1992 GMCSerria
Snow wrote:
> Just a the pick up wired for 8 wire harness to tow the camping
> trailer. About 15 mins from the house the brake warning light came
> on. It stayed on for the rest of the trip home. After about 20 mins
> I headed off to my parents place, at first the warning light was OFF,
> after about 10 mins it came back on. <-- This all happened with the
> trailer hitched to the truck.
>
>
> I dropped the trailer off at my folks place and on the drive home the
> warning light never came on once.
>
> Any ideas?? wire from the brake controller? or else where?
>
> Thanks
> Snow....
>
I have seen strange things sometimes that require a trailer ground wire,
the ball is sometimes used.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
> Just a the pick up wired for 8 wire harness to tow the camping
> trailer. About 15 mins from the house the brake warning light came
> on. It stayed on for the rest of the trip home. After about 20 mins
> I headed off to my parents place, at first the warning light was OFF,
> after about 10 mins it came back on. <-- This all happened with the
> trailer hitched to the truck.
>
>
> I dropped the trailer off at my folks place and on the drive home the
> warning light never came on once.
>
> Any ideas?? wire from the brake controller? or else where?
>
> Thanks
> Snow....
>
I have seen strange things sometimes that require a trailer ground wire,
the ball is sometimes used.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
06-08-2007, 07:56 PM
#13
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Re: O.T. trailer wire harnes = brake warning light on. 1992 GMCSerria
Snow wrote:
> Just a the pick up wired for 8 wire harness to tow the camping
> trailer. About 15 mins from the house the brake warning light came
> on. It stayed on for the rest of the trip home. After about 20 mins
> I headed off to my parents place, at first the warning light was OFF,
> after about 10 mins it came back on. <-- This all happened with the
> trailer hitched to the truck.
>
>
> I dropped the trailer off at my folks place and on the drive home the
> warning light never came on once.
>
> Any ideas?? wire from the brake controller? or else where?
>
> Thanks
> Snow....
>
I have seen strange things sometimes that require a trailer ground wire,
the ball is sometimes used.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
> Just a the pick up wired for 8 wire harness to tow the camping
> trailer. About 15 mins from the house the brake warning light came
> on. It stayed on for the rest of the trip home. After about 20 mins
> I headed off to my parents place, at first the warning light was OFF,
> after about 10 mins it came back on. <-- This all happened with the
> trailer hitched to the truck.
>
>
> I dropped the trailer off at my folks place and on the drive home the
> warning light never came on once.
>
> Any ideas?? wire from the brake controller? or else where?
>
> Thanks
> Snow....
>
I have seen strange things sometimes that require a trailer ground wire,
the ball is sometimes used.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
06-08-2007, 10:39 PM
#18
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Re: O.T. trailer wire harnes = brake warning light on. 1992 GMC Serria
But what operates the control level you should have within hands reach
for emergencies. Is that also electric or do you see an extra "T" coming off
your master cylinder?
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"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Forgot to mention , the trailer has electric brakes.
>
> Thanks for the ideas.... I'll see if I can find anything on the
> control unit.
>
> Snow..
>
>
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for emergencies. Is that also electric or do you see an extra "T" coming off
your master cylinder?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:1181353394.075241.286840@g4g2000hsf.googlegro ups.com...
> Forgot to mention , the trailer has electric brakes.
>
> Thanks for the ideas.... I'll see if I can find anything on the
> control unit.
>
> Snow..
>
>
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06-08-2007, 10:39 PM
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Re: O.T. trailer wire harnes = brake warning light on. 1992 GMC Serria
But what operates the control level you should have within hands reach
for emergencies. Is that also electric or do you see an extra "T" coming off
your master cylinder?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:1181353394.075241.286840@g4g2000hsf.googlegro ups.com...
> Forgot to mention , the trailer has electric brakes.
>
> Thanks for the ideas.... I'll see if I can find anything on the
> control unit.
>
> Snow..
>
>
--
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for emergencies. Is that also electric or do you see an extra "T" coming off
your master cylinder?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:1181353394.075241.286840@g4g2000hsf.googlegro ups.com...
> Forgot to mention , the trailer has electric brakes.
>
> Thanks for the ideas.... I'll see if I can find anything on the
> control unit.
>
> Snow..
>
>
--
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06-08-2007, 10:39 PM
#20
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Re: O.T. trailer wire harnes = brake warning light on. 1992 GMC Serria
But what operates the control level you should have within hands reach
for emergencies. Is that also electric or do you see an extra "T" coming off
your master cylinder?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:1181353394.075241.286840@g4g2000hsf.googlegro ups.com...
> Forgot to mention , the trailer has electric brakes.
>
> Thanks for the ideas.... I'll see if I can find anything on the
> control unit.
>
> Snow..
>
>
--
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
for emergencies. Is that also electric or do you see an extra "T" coming off
your master cylinder?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:1181353394.075241.286840@g4g2000hsf.googlegro ups.com...
> Forgot to mention , the trailer has electric brakes.
>
> Thanks for the ideas.... I'll see if I can find anything on the
> control unit.
>
> Snow..
>
>
--
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