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Originally Posted by goransons  You said you didn't have running lights anywhere, basically one wire, the right stop/turn is working, nothing else. Have you verified that there is 12v coming from the tow vehicle on those other lugs, or rather have you applied 12 volts to each terminal of the plug then verifying with a volt meter that you have 12 volts at the fixtures? |
The volt meter checks are part of tomorrows routine -- the major effort today (heat index of 103) was to install the new pin-style connectors on trailer and Suburban. The lights performed identically with either the Suburban or Cadillac attached. As a double-check, all of the lights on the Minuet worked when connected to either tow vehicle.
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Originally Posted by goransons The front clearance wire would come in a different place from the rear so with both out I was thinking it must be up in the tongue area or tow vehicle. Not sure but if its your 99 suburban, it may have seperate fuses for each of the trailer circuits. |
It is possible that we may have blown a fuse in all of the wire shuffling installing the new connectors. I will have to check that in the morning. It wouldn't surprise me if a fuse may be blown as one of the wires on the right tail light showed signs of having been very hot (melted insulation).
I have really suspected corrosion in the wire nuts found in the umbilical junction box. Redoing each of these connections is among our planned projects for tomorrow.
I was really taken by surprise when this happened as I have had absolutely no problems with the Overlander's lights during the time that I have owned the coach (since 1995). I have had to replace the blade-connector once every three years, but beyond that the lights have been trouble-free.
Thanks for the ideas for additional points to check!
Kevin