Camper running lites - 3 not working

[Henricksen]

Hi there,

On my 2006 CO Alaskan 10 ft., 3 out of 8 running lites don't work (1 on the front CO and 1 each on the sides front) Any suggestions as to how to track the problem. Not the bulb, since a working bulb still doesn't lite any of the 3 up. I am definitely not that sharp with electrical stuff, but it seems that the problem can't be that big but what I should be able to fix it.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Henricksen

 

[Mike S.]

My 94 does that occasionally, check the screws that hold the lights to the camper, one is a ground. On mine simple taking them out and putting them back works.

 

[dorocks]

That same thing happened on my Winnebago and FWC. Fixed both by gentle re-tightening. Don't strip the holes by going too tight.

 

[LuckyDan]

On my old Caveman the lights had a little ground plate on the back that one of the mounting screws went through. A little steel wool to shine it up and a re-tightening would fix them.

 

[Henricksen]

Thanks all of you for your replies. It seems I should have postponed my post until I did a little more work and found out pretty much what all of you were suggesting was the problem. They all work now after cleaning and tightening the screws.
Henricksen

 

[Ripperj]

Glad you figured it out, when I made my new roof I ran separate ground and power wires to all the marker lights.