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Hello. I have a question on this topic... what driver's side rear ground? I own a 1988 Comanche Pioneer and I towed for the first time recently. I went to Advanced Auto and cut the old wire harness and soldiered/ taped the new wire harness together. I helped a buddy move his lawn mower in the rain and I noticed my dashboard lights were not working. Today, in the daylight I pulled the fuse and it was burnt to a point of a serious concern. The dimmer and door chime10-amp fuse had a burnt hole through it. It is funny as my gauges worked but when I put a new fuse to replace the burnt fuse, my gauges no longer worked, I merely put back the same 7.5 fuse (because I did not have another one) and my gauges illuminated again. But when I drove the truck up my driveway and turned on the radio, the truck almost stalled. When I went to go start it again it only clicked, but when I turned on the radio and tried to start it again- it started right up. I seem to have some sort of electrical issues now, when before I never had ANY issue with this truck since I bought it- it always worked perfectly. Was I supposed to ground something? I just figured the ground wire was already set when I soldiered them. In studying the manual it mentions a 30 amp-towing fuse, which I do not have in place. Should that 30-amp fuse be in there? Any ideas on what is going on? Did I just mess up my truck? I am a bit confused and a bit worried now. Thanks very much, your website has a ton of knowledge. Jim