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I haven't had the time to get back into this lately. I'll test the voltage with the engine running next. The wiring is just a 4 pin wire set coming from the factory connector under the left quarter panel that's wired into a 7 pin connector to accomodate the cable coming from the trailer...

Oh yeah, There is no brake controller installed.

The 7pin is wired into the factory 4pin harness. I don't know any more about the controller or if there is one in there. I just read in a previous post about them going bad. I assume it would be a converter for multiple wires for tail lights/turn signals?

So I did have the wiring incorrect in my previous testing. There is power to the wires, however there is 12v to the left turn signal, but 24v to the right and tail lights. This seems weird. Is this a normal thing or a sign of the converter in the rear quarter panel going out?

Thanks guys! I'll get into this later when I get home... later

2001 Limited with factory tow package. That does help a bit. I've seen the first file but hadn't seen the connector info. The latter did help a bit and I could relate it to the wiring diagram in file #1. However, I couldn't make sense of what the wires were in the diagram relative to what's...

I'm sure this has been covered before but I can't find it. I'm looking for the factory tow harness pin out. The truck we got came with a 7-pin connector that we have never used in the 10 years of owning the truck. I tried it out the other day and it was old and weathered and wouldn't work...

Great write up! What's up with all the update account to enable 3rd party hosting icons? Is this my machine or the website?

I got back in there and tightend the belts down quite a bit. They were pretty loose. So far so good...

Thanks for the input guys. I'm going to check the belt tension first. They are probably too loose. I did err on the loose side due to paranoia of wearing on the bearings in the periferals. I'll report back when I get done...

I am dealing with this currently as well. I changed the belts and it still does it. It's mostly when the truck is in between full cold and full operating temperature. Belt tension is about 1/2" when pressing down on them on the longest run of the belt. Is 1/2" too loose for the these belts...

I was wondering about piston slap, but it sounds so much like a rod knock that it has me worried. Since it goes away, I pretty much ruled out the knocking rod. I have some BG-44k running through there to see if any build up could be causing this.

My '01 has a loud knock on start up when cold. It fades away after a few seconds and doesn't do it when the motor is warm, or in the summer on cold start. I'm looking for some suggestions as to what might be going on to cause this. So, I posted this question a while back but realized that...

Hey Guys, My '01 3.4L has developed a knock when starting up in the cold(>35°F). It only lasts for a couple of seconds and goes away. That's the only time when it can be heard. The truck runs flawlessly. I just changed the oil(Castrol 5w-30) so I know it has enough oil in it. The sound is...

And thank YOU! This is good to learn!