Re: [A/S] Need advice on hitch wiring

The PO of my '76 Caravanner 25 No Bedroom model had wired a special
"crossover cord" so no non-standard modifications were needed at the tow
vehicle and the trailer was left original, in my mind that is the elegant
solution.

Steve

On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 9:08 AM, Jan Wier <wiertransport@yahoo.com> wrote:

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> yep u r doing the right thing, however airstream & argosy had a wierd
> wireing code from 1961 - about 1981 and when i used the todays wireing code
> i had my brakes on full time when pluged into my pick-up. a few weeks ago
> someone posted airstreams wire code and i used it and it corrected my
> problem. So let me give it to u so u don't go thru what i went thru.
> modren-wht. ( common ground ) = argosy wht.
> modern-blue ( brakes ) = argosy yellow
> modren-green ( tail & running lights ) = argosy green
> modern-black ( charge line ) = argosy blue
> modern-red ( left turn & stop ) = argosy red
> modern-brown ( right turn & stop ) = argosy brown
> modern-yellow ( back up lights ) = argosy black
> i sure hope this helps u out, i was greatful when i found it. happy camping
> Jan Wier, Del.
> 1973 Argosy, 26ft.
> 1978 Avion, 30 r
> 1982 Avion, 30 p
> 2004 F 150 tow
>
> From: ray bee <ebbi696@yahoo.com>
> To: "AirstreamList@yahoogroups.com" <AirstreamList@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 6:29 PM
> Subject: [A/S] Need advice on hitch wiring
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> Having just mounted the hitch onto my 95 Suburban, I need a little
> practical advice. I gather that Airstream used a 7 pin plug from
> the early 60's through 79, that was other than the 'standard' 7 blade
> in general use today. Then they switched to a 9 pin for a couple years,
> then back to a 7 pin.....
>
> I am inclined to think that the practical thing to do would be to
> install a 7 blade socket, wired to the current standard, on my Suburban.
> Then when I do acquire the trailer, rewire the trailer's plug to match the
> current standard. Of course, this assumes that the trailer hasn't been
> 'creatively rewired' to something all together different.
>
> Does what I am planning to do make sense, in terms of the 'real world',
> of RV s?
> Ray
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