Attaboy!! Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 25, 2022, at 11:31 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Took the trailer connector apart on the truck and found the power wire was > just slightly melted and fused to the right turn signal wire. Fixed that and > all is good. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 24, 2022, at 10:23 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> It was a curt adapter I believe. >> >>>> On 10/24/2022 10:08 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: >>> Should not be that easy to plug it in wrong. Or was this some chinese >>> bargain amazonian lighting controller? >>> >>>> On Mon, Oct 24, 2022, at 18:14, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>>> I figured out what she did. She managed to plug the adapter in upside >>>> down which sent the 12 volt acc straight to the ground of the 4 flat on >>>> the trailer. It burned that wire all the way to the frame of the >>>> trailer. In looking at the adapter, the 4 flat ground is fused to the >>>> adapter and I can't even unplug it. >>>> >>>> I replaced the tail light module, and problem was solved, at first. As I >>>> was explaining to the wife what she did, which she then turned it back >>>> to being my fault because I did not tell her how to plug it in, the damn >>>> lights came back on. The module has 4 harnesses that plug into it. I >>>> started pulling them and replacing, and somehow got them off. Lights >>>> were back to working like they should. The module slides into a bracket >>>> which them bolts to the frame. I was going to leave it loose to make >>>> sure it actually continued to work, but then decided to go ahead and >>>> mount it as it was working fine. As soon as I started messing with it, >>>> the lights came back on and I could not get them back off. I looked at >>>> the individual wires coming directly out of the connector on the truck >>>> and none appeared to be melted. I guess I will have to take a closer >>>> look as there has to be something melted within the harness. I hope it >>>> did not screw up the new module, or possibly the old module was not >>>> really bad. >>>> >>>> On 10/23/2022 8:11 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>>>> I guess on the bright side if she was towing it with the GL and the >>>>> trailer wiring shorted, it might have fried the rear Sam. It looks like >>>>> the brake like module in the back that I suspect it fried is only $25 at >>>>> the flaps. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 23, 2022, at 7:07 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >>>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Maybe she needs to purchase her own vehicle she will be responsible >>>>>> for. If she wrecks it or otherwise trashes it she can deal with it. >>>>>> >>>>>> --FT >>>>>> Sent from iFōn >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Oct 23, 2022, at 8:02 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Back when we were daily driving 123s she managed to kill some of those >>>>>>> too. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 10/23/2022 7:01 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: >>>>>>>> You need to get her a 300TD that will be immune to all that nonsense >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --FT >>>>>>>> Sent from iFōn >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Oct 23, 2022, at 7:32 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>>>>>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> Just from some quick research, it appears there is a body control >>>>>>>>> module that may have gotten fried. This is great. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 10/23/2022 6:29 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>>>>>>>>> Since she killed the air suspension on her GL somehow, she had to >>>>>>>>>> take the truck this weekend to haul the enclosed trailer to her >>>>>>>>>> show. When she went to leave, she had somebody hook up the trailer >>>>>>>>>> and plugged it in. She says a few minutes later she notices smoke >>>>>>>>>> coming from the wiring harness at the trailer. Somebody taped it up >>>>>>>>>> with duct tape but now she reports right turn signal not working. >>>>>>>>>> She gets home and of course I have to back in the trailer. I >>>>>>>>>> immediately notice an odd scrapping sound coming from the steering >>>>>>>>>> wheel that has never been there before. After backing the truck in >>>>>>>>>> I unhook the trailer and of course the ground wire is now bare all >>>>>>>>>> the way to the frame of the trailer. I can tell much else with mess >>>>>>>>>> of duct tape but it somehow managed to short at some point in the >>>>>>>>>> harness. The wiring where it starts going into the channels back to >>>>>>>>>> the lights look fine so the short must be closer to the connector. >>>>>>>>>> Regardless I am sure I will have to replace the end of the harness. >>>>>>>>>> I was finished messing with it for the moment when I noticed as I >>>>>>>>>> was coming in the house that the brake lights are on even with the >>>>>>>>>> truck turned off. WTF? I pull the fuse and the rears go out, but >>>>>>>>>> the top mount one by the cab stays on. I cant find a fuse that will >>>>>>>>>> shut it off. I got under the dash and unplugged the brake lite >>>>>>>>>> switch and they still stay on. I am not sure if this 2002 is new >>>>>>>>>> enough to have the lights controlled by a computer, or if this >>>>>>>>>> trailer situation shorted out something in the truck. What I find >>>>>>>>>> odd is the truck has fuses for the trailer lights, why didnt it >>>>>>>>>> blow? I sure hope I do not have a major wiring problem now. It is >>>>>>>>>> unbelievable how this stuff happens seemingly without fail when she >>>>>>>>>> drives a vehicle. She has another show next weekend. Now that the >>>>>>>>>> truck is down, there are no tow vehicles left to tow her trailer >>>>>>>>>> assuming I have time to fix the wiring on it. I guess if she wants >>>>>>>>>> to go to this show bad enough, she can rent a vehicle of some sort. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
