[VACList] '63 Bambi Brakes

["Dick Parins" <2867@xxxxxxxx>]

Here's a hint:  If the umbilical cord from the trailer to the tow vehicle is 
deteriorated or is not the standard 7 - pin in use today you may save some aggravation 
by replacing it as part of your brake project.  Note that the color coding is different 
on the old trailers.  I have a posting from Greg Paulson which says the early '60's 
conversion is " trailer yellow to plug blue,  blue to black, black to center pin(aux), 
red, brown, green, white remain the same".  You can purchase prewired plugs with 7 or 8 
foot cords from most RV catalogs.  There is an access door in the belly between the arms 
of the A-frame which allows you to get at the trailer wires including the brake wires.  
When you cut off the old umbilical leave some of the colored wire until you are ready to 
connect the new ones.  When you do this be sure you have a solid ground to the trailer 
frame and also the body (from the battery too).  I did this and got rid of all kinds of 
really poor "fixes" including some nasty external brake wires that had been added over the 
past 40 years.   It also cleared up problems with the blinkers that I just couldn't figure 
out. 

Welcome to the list.  If you have any Bambi questions I am about a year ahead of you and 
will do what I can.  Meanwhile I am still learning all kinds of things from the experts on 
this list.

Dick
'62 Bambi