my trike hauler blowing fuses

[threewheelin-feelin]

ok so ive got a 2008 6x12 enclosed american hauler trailer...we have towed this about 5 times before and never had a problem with it blowing a fuse...i had about a 25 mile drive back home last night and it was raining...the lights went out a bout half way home...so i put a new fuse in today and as soon as a turned to light on it poped i then tried another and it poped again...so i unpluged the lights cause i was out of fuses lol...and it seemed like there was alot of water in the plug...do you guys think thats the problem? it just seemed to me like there would always be water in these plugs if it raining...or are they sopposed to be sealed? i might add this was the first time id ever had to tow it in the rain

[Vealmonkey]

trailers can be messed up for such things. You could have a pinched wire or a wire with some insulation rubbed off of it. You could have a light with some water in it. Water at the plug could be a factor. The only way to know for sure is to dry out the plug with a hair drier and try again or start going over all your wires.

[ezmoney1979]

I have been chasing a flickering problem on my 6x12 Cargo Mate for a couple years lol..........

[threewheelin-feelin]

I have been chasing a flickering problem on my 6x12 Cargo Mate for a couple years lol..........

thats what worrys me...ive got to use this trailer next saturday evening to get my band equipment to a very big gig we got...im letting it dry out and see what i can do tomorrow after work

[Dirtcrasher]

Trailers are notorious for having rusty grounds (flickering lights) or a hot grounding out from water/pinching/wearing etc (blowing the fuse).

My truck signal lights would stop flashing once in awhile. Thats usually a bulb, bad ground or flasher issue. I traced all the relays, the flasher, all the wires, cleaned all my grounds etc etc. As soon as I unplugged the trailer extension and threw it away, the lights were perfect. Something was backfeeding something; Thank god I don't have a tralier :lol:

I bet I spent 12 hours tracing that crap out when the 1st thing I should have done was unplug the trailer harness to rule it out.......

[RoscoW]

I've never had a trailer that didn't need a full wiring re-do after about 4-5 years. They are wired at the factory so quickly and cheaply it's a wonder they last that long. You'll find wires stapled to the wood floors, run thru torch cut holes, drilled holes (raw edges), un-insulated butt connectors, even household marretts. Personally I would look at the overall condition of the wiring under the trailer and if nothing obvious grabs your attention you can do a complete re-do in the same amount of time it takes to search out the issue.

Do it once and do it right.
Sealed 7 pin junction box up front on the tongue so you can replace the plug and lead as they are the easiest to get damaged
jacketed wire to the back and brakes held in place with cushion clamps. i run a three wire down each side to pick up the tail,stop/turn and ground for that side, and a dedicated two wire for clearance lights and a second dedicated two wire for the brakes. all connect in the junction box and could be replaced individually if ever needed. All ground also come back to the box,(no wiggling of the lights to get them working)
all connections should be covered with adhesive filled shrink wrap for a watertight seal
I also prefer sealed LED's, Never have to change a bulb again.
I just take it as part of trailer ownership that at some time it will need to be re-wired. Hope you sort it out

Ross..

[Xpress]

^Agree, you can pick up spools of good quality wire from Amazon for about $12 a roll, and assorted packs of heat shrink tubing- you don't really NEED adhesive filled, but the stuff does work pretty well (as long as it's done right the first time). Very handy to keep around. I personally love doing wiring, so re-wiring a trailer would take me probably 4 hours-ish, yeah I've gotten good at it you might say ;)

BTW, die-electrical grease is handy to have on hand. Those connections you can't insulate with heat shrink (like those inside of a plug housing or something) you can at least protect against the elements using the stuff.

[threewheelin-feelin]

thanks for the suggestions guys...i found the problem after about 30 mins...all grounds looked good and clean...so i traced and wiggled wires till the came on...i found a bad crimp on a positive wire under the right side fender...to bad it got dark or it would already be fixed