Thank you for the advice with the different truck models I can use ...Ive been wondering if that was real or not for a while.
Attached pictures of the wiring mess.
So the bus was running, I noticed smoke coming from under the hood (driver side) opened it up and the bundle of wires wrapped in black tape was smoking. Had to unhook the battery to stop the spreading electrical fire.
There was an exposed wire laying on top of the metal panel which I suspect was the culprit, it seems to have melted the piece located towards the body of the vehicle which I cannot identify.(red melted cheese sandwich looking thing) Any help with that is greatly appreciated.
Right now my plan of attack on this is
1. obtain a new battery
2. check fuses and starter to make sure nothing is blown
3. figure out how to replace and check the obviously not installed correctly wiring.
4. install the wiring correctly under the dash
I should've prefaced this all by saying ....this is my first bus. We've only been with each other for a few months. She's been running okay, was doing repairs that were more obvious for the last few months and working on a vaccum issue. I did not do this wiring and I had not had time yet to get to it. Thank you to anyone that can help me understand whats going on. I really want to learn. Very grateful.
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