Tail lights on

[Russ Brogden]

New to posting to the forum…

Our LE 1 (#454) is unhitched and on the pad in our back yard.  Some of the tail lights have come on spontaneously. Anyone had this and have a fix?

 Thanks - Russ Brogden 

[Galway Girl]

Check your 7 pin.  If it gets water in it the on board 12v battery will trigger. 
 

see this posting

https://4-ever-hitched.com/blog-articles/f/why-were-my-tail-lights-on-all-night
 

tail lights on ??

 

 

[Russ Brogden]

Thanks 

[Galway Girl]

 

[Boudicca908]

15 hours ago, Galway Girl said:

see this posting

 

How did you get the water out? 

[topgun2]

35 minutes ago, Boudicca908 said:

How did you get the water out? 

Gravity or compressed air or time (in a dry place)

[jd1923]

21 hours ago, Russ Brogden said:

Some of the tail lights have come on spontaneously.

Drying it out is a temporary solution, as it will get wet again no doubt!

I would be replacing the 7-blade plug on the Oliver. These plugs are not real easy to wire, as you have to cut the wire short enough to fit inside the plug. Make sure to cut the cable back a couple inches to strip and bare all new copper ends. I replaced ours as soon we purchased our Oliver used.

For a waterproof installation, install a new complete cable, like this one from eTrailer:

https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Wiring/TowSmart/TS74RR.html

This would certainly be more work (so many are afraid of work these days 🤣)! But it's something that will last. Not sure on your hull, but in our hull the trailer wire is split up under the front dinette seat (picture shows trailer cable and all 7 wires connected to various Oliver circuits).

Edited 28 minutes ago by jd1923