Tail light on truck blew

[wily]

Here’s the fuse box’s...blinkers work...test light works

looking for tail lights

the first one is under hood...smaller one is on side of dash

[fishinwrench]

You've kinda lost me but it sounds like a brown wire on the trailer harness is shorted to ground.  

When damaged wires aren't obvious and easy to find I just replace the whole trailer light harness.  It's only 14.00 and once replaced you shouldn't have to worry about it again for another 7 years.  

When you plugged it in and it sizzled, it likely blew the tail light fuse on the truck.

[BilletHead]

Just now, fishinwrench said:

You've kinda lost me but it sounds like a brown wire on the trailer harness is shorted to ground.  

When damaged wires aren't obvious and easy to find I just replace the whole trailer light harness.  It's only 14.00 and once replaced you shouldn't have to worry about it again for another 7 years.  

When you plugged it in and it sizzled, it likely blew the tail light fuse on the truck.

       My thoughts exactly. Sizzle is good with bacon in skillet but not on vehicles,

   BilletHead 

[wily]

Where is the tail light fuse?  Thanks

[wily]

I’m pretty sure I found the fuses...replaced em...and got the passenger side to come back on...now I wish I hadn’t cut the jumper

im done for the night...thanks

[wily]

Just as an update...

a guy at work...found a fuse I missed and made the ground better on the truck...everything works on the truck as of now...not plugging anything into it until I replace the wires on the trailer...thanks for the help

[dtrs5kprs]

Turned into an excellent thread. 

Just rewired a tin boat trailer a few weeks ago. Spent a lot of time showing the boy how to avoid some of those problems when running the wires. Good times.