So i dont know what the guy i bought the truck off of was doing or what the guy before him but i will let the picture explain he had a jumper wire running to the fuse in the bottom right. looking to know what he was doing by doing this but how can i fix it? the trans is out of the truck for a rebuild and was hoping to get some of the small things fixed and i came across this!!!

thanks ps why wont my pictures show up?

I fixed it for you.
You need to remove the url and replace it with img between the brackets.
Jim

 

Ouch! Is that a wire melted to it? Like something else was spliced into that fuse? If so what did it run to and was it hooked into the hot side or the fused side?

If the metal fuse socket is still intact and properly insulated then you should be able just to plug in a new fuse - as long as the reason for the melt down is found and fixed.

 

What circuit burned up? was it the heater?
Look behind the fuse panel and see how bad the wires are burned up, it will all have to be replaced.

BTW I fixed your pictures for you.
Jim

 

that melted fuse was in the burned up socket then the burnt jumper wire was in the yellow bottom right fuse just shoved in to it. not really happy!!!

 

Can you see which circuit has burned?
Is it the AC/Heater fuse?

 

i belive that is the one but is really melted and cant read which one it is

 

#11 is the AC/Heater circuit. The 90° receptacles are available, but it will take a little hunting to find them. Or you can snip one out of a wrecking yard pile and splice it in.

 

Although it looks like you have a different fuse panel than I do,

If it was the heater circuit, the blower motor was drawing too much current and burned the wiring, this happens when it is used on the High setting.

Mine looked like this.



Back side with the burned wires.



When this happens it can/will overheat and burn out your ignition switch and melt the wiring harness under you steering column, look under the ignition switch and see if the plastic looks deformed.

Here is how I repaired mine.
https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...d.php?t=158400

Jim