Smoked K-Line VRE F59PHi w/TMCC

Looks like a capacitor failed on the motor driver board.

It looks to me like an ERR Cruise Commander M will fix it and also make it a better runner.

Thanks Roy.  I figured there was an after-market solution.  Researching the ERR Cruise Commander M now.

The CC-M will work, note that occasionally K-Line did odd things with their programmable outputs on their cruise module.  It make take some re-wiring to get stuff like the ditch lights working.  The CC-M does support LED ditch lights and two marker light outputs.  Each CC-M light output drives one LED.

The K-Line Cruise module is fairly infamous for going up in smoke, it happens a lot.

Thank you for the response.  I ordered a CC-M earlier, and based on a number of forum threads I have read I was expecting that I may have to do some re-wiring when it gets here.

So this has me wondering what I need to do to upgrade my K-Line AFT GS4 so that it runs smoother...

Look at the GS4 and make sure it doesn't use the cruise module to generate the chuff.  If so, it's a bit of work as you have to rig up a chuff switch.

So the CC-M came within a couple days or being ordered, but I only just got time this week to install it.  I took a couple nights to study the wiring, read the downloaded instructions, scrounge these forums for posts and pictures, and try to get a feel for what wires on the engine went to what function.  In the end, it went very well and was very easy.  I used the new connectors that came with the CC-M, but did not use the wires.  Instead, I gently lifted the white plastic tab to remove the wires, did the same on the old connectors, and inserted the old wires into the new connectors in the correct locations.  The only one I used "as-is" was the 4 prong power/motor connector "J3", but noted that this connector went on rotated 180 degrees in orientation from the original.  I had to insert a couple inches of wires on the "J1" jumper to the R2LC, as the connections were on the far ends of this engine (this was the only soldering I had to do).  I was happy when I powered it up, sounds came up, and nothing smoked.  I checked the lights for direction (forward first), sounded the horn and bell, and then went to move it.  It moved in the wrong direction.  Is this something I should correct by reversing the motor wires on the "J3" connector, or is there a setting?

I took a bunch of pictures of each step and plan to post soon as a help aid to others doing K-line diesels.

Just swap the motor leads, that fixes the startup direction.

Got back to it last night and of course that fixed it.  I could not get the pins out of the original J3 connector to swap the wires (and damaged it), so I cut the connector off and used the new J3 connector that came with the CC-M, soldering the old wires to the new ones in the corrected order.  This engine has never run this well before!  Thanks for all the assistance.