burnt the TIPM on and the C2 plug?

2010 DODGE RAM
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TRUCKINJAMMA
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I have a 2010 Dodge Ram 3500 6.7 i acquired in a divorce and just like the ex—- it doesn't wanna work and wants to spend my money. My problem started out as a dead battery situation so a couple guys started listening to my truck and noticed that the fuel pump was staying on so a mechanic Friend put a battery turn off valve. Had that for about three weeks then took a trip about two hours away on the trip home when I got home and turned the truck off, I seen smoke coming from the hood. Long story short, it burnt the TIPM on and the C2 plug. I ordered the TIPM from the Mak site. They sent the blue plug with it. I stripped my wires, went to all the parts stores in town to get the wire ends. Kathy blue plug wiring schematic from someone in a hurry at the dealership in black-and-white. It’s hard to read a little confusing as to which way the wire ends go in and I just need it broke down just a little bit more like I’m in the fifth grade. Can u please help me.
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May 8, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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STEVE W.
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Looks like there are not that many wires in that connector. These are what service info shows. The terminal image is inverted. It would be looking into the open end of the connector as it plugs into the TIPM not looking in the back. There are numbers on the connector showing the locations. So in the image pin 8 is on the left, but with the connector the direction in your picture is reversed. So 8 is on the right. So the yellow wire in it goes to the Yellow with Red wire that would be in your harness and the same size.
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May 9, 2026 at 5:19 AM
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TRUCKINJAMMA
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Thank you sooooo much for the wiring diagram!! That helps so much!!
Now, because i didn’t no what the heck I was doing to begin with I need the little wire ends that go on the end of the wire in order to go into the plug. How do I purchase those and make sure they’re the correct ones to go on the wire and the plug? I have the plug but I’ve put ends in that I don’t think fit correctly so I had to force them out so I think I’ve damaged the plug. Going to order a new plug from Mak tipm rebuilders but I’ve asked them when I ordered the tip of itself for help with the plug in the wires and they were no help.
Also, in the meantime, how dangerous is it to connect the wires directly to the tipm without the plug as long as I put a plastic sleeve on each end, not only to hold it on, but to insulate it from touching the other wires?
May 11, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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STEVE W.
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Some of the better parts stores carry the connectors like Fisher and NAPA. My usual source for the odd ones is actually to find a you-pull-it type salvage yard and just cut off the connector I need. The other way is to buy one of the connector assortments from them, but those are expensive if you only need a few terminals. As far as how they come out, the common method is that they plug in from the back and lock in place. To get them out you use a thin tool to push the locking tongue in, then pull the connector out. Then once out you gently push that locking tongue back out so it can lock into the new cavity.

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May 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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TRUCKINJAMMA
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Last question. How dangerous is it to put the wire directly in the fuse it will be servicing? I would put shrink tubing around it as to insulate from the other wire ends.
May 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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STEVE W.
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The only issue there is that the fuses use a tiny connector inside the actual fuse box. Sort of a blade that hits 2 small areas on the fuse. If you plan on tapping that way get one of the fuse holders that is meant to plug in and give you a wire connection.
May 12, 2026 at 6:54 AM
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STEVE W.
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Just checking to see if you had any updates on your issue?
May 22, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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