Toad Hitch and wirig Installation
We have been grounded in Shawnee Oklahoma 3 days as of Friday.
Stopped to stat and run car everl time. Each time the battery was dead. Finally it would not crank at al even with jump box.
Tried to disconnect from coach and wife screamed at me that the(safety cable)was burning. I disconnected jump box and and tried to disconnect safety cable, which no electricity should be going to under any circumstances. I got second degree burns on left elbow where it touched the ground with hand on safety cable. Unplugged with great difficulty the four pin connector which should not have any electricity either but one pin was burned up.
Towed to Ford Dealer finally when road side assistance went back to work on Tuesday. Dealer in Shawnee was very familiar with RV. wiring to a toad. We were supposed to have had a charge wire on a six pin connector instead of this four pin, I guess. And...they wired a hot lead to the one pin of the four pin. Our "8pin"" in the Ford edge is toast. Deler pulled the burned wiring off, and it was found to not be wired properly and no diodes in the tail light/signal/brake lights.
Each time we applied the brakes in the car it tried to set fire the 8 pin computer and disconnected navigation and phone and radio speakers.
he pulled the wiring which we have, so we can drive the car without going up in smoke.
Called the CW Service Mgr in Oklahoma City on Broadway. Not cooperative. Just ketp on about 145.00 diagnostic fee, wear and tear wasn't covered, under the lifetime warranty ad so on and he could look at it but he was booked up 6 to 9 weeks out, I believe.
We are on our way to Kingman, Arizona,to help care for Wife's terminally ill little sister. We cannot wait 6 to 9 week and I also need four maintenance free house batteries to replace the T105s as, the main slide doesn't want to come in on just the house batteries, I believe, if price is reasonable. We are now stuck her in Shawnee Oklahoma City with no assistance apparently available.
Stopped to stat and run car everl time. Each time the battery was dead. Finally it would not crank at al even with jump box.
Tried to disconnect from coach and wife screamed at me that the(safety cable)was burning. I disconnected jump box and and tried to disconnect safety cable, which no electricity should be going to under any circumstances. I got second degree burns on left elbow where it touched the ground with hand on safety cable. Unplugged with great difficulty the four pin connector which should not have any electricity either but one pin was burned up.
Towed to Ford Dealer finally when road side assistance went back to work on Tuesday. Dealer in Shawnee was very familiar with RV. wiring to a toad. We were supposed to have had a charge wire on a six pin connector instead of this four pin, I guess. And...they wired a hot lead to the one pin of the four pin. Our "8pin"" in the Ford edge is toast. Deler pulled the burned wiring off, and it was found to not be wired properly and no diodes in the tail light/signal/brake lights.
Each time we applied the brakes in the car it tried to set fire the 8 pin computer and disconnected navigation and phone and radio speakers.
he pulled the wiring which we have, so we can drive the car without going up in smoke.
Called the CW Service Mgr in Oklahoma City on Broadway. Not cooperative. Just ketp on about 145.00 diagnostic fee, wear and tear wasn't covered, under the lifetime warranty ad so on and he could look at it but he was booked up 6 to 9 weeks out, I believe.
We are on our way to Kingman, Arizona,to help care for Wife's terminally ill little sister. We cannot wait 6 to 9 week and I also need four maintenance free house batteries to replace the T105s as, the main slide doesn't want to come in on just the house batteries, I believe, if price is reasonable. We are now stuck her in Shawnee Oklahoma City with no assistance apparently available.
