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Are your truck brake lights working? Typically the electronic type trailer brake controler, reads the power on the truck brake light wire. It may depend on where your controler is mounted... mine is on the left knee panel... I'd open the door & just follow the wire. Earlier trucks required splicing (my old Chevy C30 required splicing... and running a brake wire to the back of the truck). In recent years, the trucks came prewired for trailers... It came with a pigtail which plugged into a rectangular socket in the harness down by the e-brake. It was a pretty easy install, splice the brake controler into the pigtail, plug the pigtail into the socket, plug the trailer into the OEM trailer plug (trailer package) under the bumper. I hope this helps you sort things out.Russell

Now that I'd getting into the trailer rebuild project http://forum.mopar1973man.com/threads/5385-Bought-a-trailer-Hope-this-wasn-t-a-mistake I'm going to have set this trailer up with all the stuff I insist on. Everyone who uses my 16 foot landscaper's trailer admires the vinal over stainless lanyard for the hitch lock pin... but I don't have any more left from my days of working at a marina. I opened the spring on the hitch pin, slipped the eye in & put it back together. The other end had an eye whrough a small plate tab for a screw (though I could make a screw & washer work). Does anybody have a source? Thanks guys! Russ

In my experience, the slider, button, what ever on the box is an over ride... bypasses the gradual application mode (if the brakes go "full on mode instantly, it's quite a jolt) & the over ride puts full power to the brakes. I'm not familiar with your unit... but since "it works" in over ride mode, what ever triggers it might have failed (brake pedal connection). Those lights are so you can tell if it's working. No light, no work! Since you paid to have it fixed, it ought to go back there.

I bought this trailer to transport my mobility scooter... been shopping & burning fuel (misleading ads... hating the lieing SOBs! Did they think I wouldn't see the rust?) So this one was cheap, $200... because the seller honestly stated it needed work. It has a drop in plank at the rear, no ramp, tilt trailer. When I arrived, he had his compressor out but couldn't get one tire to hold air... dry rotted anyway... so I bought 2 New tire/wheel assemblies at Harbor Freight $105 & he put them on. Trailer lights were there but not working... I high-tailed it. Near an hour drive, highway through major urban area... tried to use the truck signals & leave enough room & did not make the aquaintance of any fine LEOs. I did not think to take the set of spare trailer lights I made up to move a covered wagon some years ago... (the wagon's fitted trailer had been hidden in a pasture & I knew better than bother with the lights at the last minute... why did I not remember?) I'll rewire the trailer with plastic conduit while the deck is off. Most of the rotted deck was still there when I arrived home. Rotted plywood over the rotted & termite eaten planks... I optomistically stopped at Home Depot & bought new PT planks. I have some green cuperinol & I'll give the decking some additional treatment before installing. The trailer after... I brushed & scraped the rotted wood out of the channels. There is some scaling that was hidden by the wood... everything exposed is good. I'm thinking the sides add a lot of strength to the trailer. I'm thinking the hidden areas might be a good place to learn about POR15. The exposed areas probably just use paint. The decking minutes later... Notice my little plastic stool, a place to sit... My legs were pretty done, so I cleaned up my tools for the day. I'll have to grind the welds off the strap that hold the planks down... I wonder if I should have it welded back or bolt it down? The latest PT is not as good as before & I'm concerned that the holes might be a place for rot to start... but bolted through with carriage bolts would make servicing much easier for me. Well, here's todays picts.

I suspect there must be a thermostat switch on the blockheater (high temp cut off). I've run the block heater AND stock tank heater most all winter and we never noticed any difference in the electric bill. The bill was higher in winter but that's with the electric heat on the living space. Basement is wood heated which DOES make a big difference.That said, the nice warm engine makes wonderful accommidiations for mice who have destroyed almost all my insulation. After they got loose & trashed, I removed the remains of the hood, firewall & cowel box insulation. Now my wife packs her MP3 & ear buds... long trips with no conversation or directions except "the girl in the box".

The neatest set up I've seen inlet the guages into the upper dash bezel to the right of the steering wheel. I went as far as experimenting with turning plastic pipe so the guage would slide in & sit on a flange like the aforementioned set up. He used reinforced putty to form over the turned shells. I found the link to his photos: http://forum.mopar1973man.com/threads/3316-Steering-column-gauge-mount/page2?highlight=thebullet83

There are other parsitic drains as well. I found my batteries dead (no start) after an extended time parked. Batteries recharged fine & passed load test. I cleaned all the terminals just in case. I have a solar battery maintainer (had to repair a damaged lead) which I set on the dash & plug into the bottom 12V accessory plug (on all the time). I don't know if all electrical meters have them but all the ones I've ever owned had batteries IN THE METER.

I'm sorry. There is no way in the world I'm going to let some Dodge Yo Ho pull MY VP44 and everything else. Who's going to fix it when they F*** it up? (Same stealership that said No Codes when the LP shut down!)

Waste of a good LapTop... could have given to charity.

Welcome! Nice to have another Rhode Islander find their way here. This is a good group, always willing to give good advise.Russ

Welcome.You are among friends here. We are all here to learn. Agreed, that there is no such thing as a dumb question. What is unfortunate is a legitimate question not asked. Those that know the answers (and it's not always the same people each time) are pleased to share. As a group, we are stronger.Russ

When I had my AirDog installed... I cut the leads off the OEM lift pump to plug into the truck harness for the relay trigger. Soldered & liquid tape to seal the connection. The main power for the new lift pump relay is off a hot lead from the battery. Best of both worlds.

I don't know if this would be a problem but... the VP44 does not like fuel pressure when starting. The ECM runs the stock fuel pump a couple of seconds then shuts off until the engine starts. The VP44 has it's own built in fuel pump... if the lift pump runs ON with the key, the pressure tends to resist the starting flow. When I had my AirDog installed, I insisted on sacrificing the OEM pump (cut the wire off to make a pigtail) wire & used that as the trigger for the new Lift Pump to retain the ECM starting sequence. But it did run... however you have it installed... ??Russ

Holy Crap!! HUGE! Forget handgun... bring enough gun. Dang! That's big.

My brother is the engineer, did the most recent restoration though it needs work again... Bro actually owns the 2 cars. He makes black smoke enough to make all you 'smoke guys' envious! Wife took the video last time we were out there.

I found a clickable link, removed it. Still a no go. Would not accept a cut & paste. I finally retyped it. I did get it done.Thanks guys!Russ

My wife posted a video... my brother "rolling coal". (Not diesel.) A person posted a comment. We'd like to add more information. I have a youtube account. I looked up the password & logged in. I copied the information & it did not take. I retyped it & it did not take. AAARRRGGGHHH!!!Russ

Yes, quite normal. Mine runs pretty far low voltage (far left of guage) with the grids running on a cold start... after just a few minutes, the grids stop cycling & the alternator recharges the battery to replace the power drawn out of it starting. Diesels are a different breed.

We don't have wolves but cross bred coy-dogs here. When I would take to the woods with my horse, I'd pack my 3" SW M66. I remember hearing a pack of them pushing through the brush all around us. It was dang cold & I hated to unsnap my vest for access to the concealed revolver... but I sure enough did. Later on, when I got into historical re-enacting, I had pommel holsters made for a matched pair of flint pistols... easily carried a pair of N frame Smiths... under the bearskin covers. (My Ex's yuppy friends had no idea I was packing iron.) One can never have too many guns. Cooper's first rule "Have a Gun"

I like the RamCharger...

I will Always Love You, I Have Nothing, Run to You... "She" didn't appeal to me... but her music swept me away. I note it was the music from the Bodyguard (a simple sappy movie... except for the music), she was not the person for who the script was written, but she knocked it out of the park. She was given a gift both in her voice... and the part in that movie which put her to the top of her craft. So tragic, she squandered the gift with drugs. I almost think she got her act together... seemingly just prescription drugs to deal with the stress... but too late after her voice was broken. As Whitney's music has been played... I realized that other songs I liked were her pre-BodyGuard work.

I still haven't pulled the trigger on a code reader. I see WM & Amazon show Equus 3030 Innova code reader for ~47 bucks. Cheap enough. What's holding me back? Wife has a 2004 Subaru Outback wagon... Daughter has a VW. I see reviews that these vehicles may not work with this scanner. ???

My 01.5 will read both computers with the key.

I did templates in cardboard, then I used some thin plastic left over from another project. I tried removing the honey comb grill but the second foot cracked... thought I was going to just trace it. I superglued the foot back together. The thin 1/16th plastic didn't want to cut with a jig saw... cut well with tin snips. I used "cut & try" with a bench belt sander & it worked well. If anything I cut too close lengthwise. Sitting in the sun my winter fronts will pucker in the center... flatten out when they cool.

The problem with the compromises to plumb the CAI... can mean a smaller filter. The air flow is more important than the temperature.