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What is this wire? 2004 Dodge 2500 5.7

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Old Dec 29, 2013 | 10:12 AM
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Can anyone help me identify this frayed wire area?

Here is the frayed area I'm talking about, a bunch of wires all bundled together inside a sheathed assembly with a plastic guide piece running through the middle, the exposed piece is to the right.

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...psbec8b2b3.jpg

The 2nd picture shows the plastic piece directly under the battery's positive terminal pointing to the left, it's the wire just behind the red amplifier wire:

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...psda62aa2f.jpg

The 3rd picture shows where that whole wire bundle goes into the firewall to the left of the brake booster in the picture:

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Old Dec 29, 2013 | 02:52 PM
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I'm at work and cookie's are disabled so I cant follow the redirects to view the pics.

Is the sheath rubbing on something? Has your truck ever been in an accident?
 
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Old Dec 29, 2013 | 04:07 PM
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My cookies are enabled and I still cant see the pictures.

Try inserting the pictures with the "Insert Image" button in between the "Insert Hyperlink" and "Wrap Quote" buttons.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2013 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by MoparMan1991
My cookies are enabled and I still cant see the pictures.

Try inserting the pictures with the "Insert Image" button in between the "Insert Hyperlink" and "Wrap Quote" buttons.

LOL. I thought you were mimicking me at first. I had to read it back slowly a few times..hahaha
 
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LOL. I thought you were mimicking me at first. I had to read it back slowly a few times..hahaha
Haha absolutely not, kind sir.
 
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I tried embedding them and that function doesn't work for me, nor do I have the "insert photo" link in either basic replying or advanced replying to insert the link into like some other message boards I've been on before.

Not sure why you can't just click on them, I don't have the photo album set to private or anything and I tried pasting it in another browser I'm not logged in on and it worked... I'll try something else.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2013 | 12:05 AM
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Yes, it was in a wreck. Had to replace the front axle and transfer case, front left fender and headlight. Chasing down an electrical problem that a bunch of other people have had before and wondering if this bundle of wires that goes into the dash to the left of the brake booster like you can see in the last picture is the ground wires, because the positive leads all seem to have power and this is the only bad wiring I can find.

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