Outer Limits 4x4 Board

hey guys.. it happened.... went wheelin hard last night through some mud. got bogged down pretty good, mud everywhere, even got kicked out of a car washing place this morning (different story), my problem is, after i got done wheelin, i was drivin home and the truck started goin haywire! no pun intended. i'd be drivin at any speed... even accelerating or hitting bumps or whatever, and my dash lights would flick brigher repeatedly, my rpm tack would go crazy! then it settle back down, only to do it again.. and alot! every time this happened, it felt like the engine was losing power... then i pulled over, turned it off, and couldnt start it! had to get jumped..... limped home. got in this morning, she started right up.... drove down the street and back, had no problem, then later got back in and drove down the street, it started again! got to church and left the truck in the lot.. went back out an hr later and was able to get in and start it up, moved it to a closer parking space, then shut it off... came back a few hours later and couldnt restart it! no lights on the dash, no cab lights, no running lights, nothing! only things that worked were electrical accessories that were wired directly to the battery such as my electric fan, fog lights, spotties, and the stock headlights. checked all fuses and connections. everything checks out ok. checked and tested battery and alternator, they checked out fine as well. couldnt even jump it. every time i turn the key, lights on the dash does NOT come on. cab light doesnt come on. running lights dont come on when i turn on my headlights... i'm not sure if maybe the relay for the main is blown... but how can you tell? any ideas? what do i look for??? any help please? thanks guys!

haha thats wwot mud does to ya rig:)

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anyways its probly just mud in all electrics from starter motor, alternotr, battery wires..the earth mount. Just clean it all out and should b sweet...it sounds like its a bit of it all.

good luck!

already tried that... used engine degreaser.... no luck..........

hmm well that fixed mine after lotsa mud..i had to take off alternotr and pull it apart to clean it:) and my earth had a tiny bit of mud under it stopin it workin...u checked that...soudns liek u did alot of mud...a simple engine degrese probly not enough

great news guys..... the problem has been solved! i simply started messing around with the wires under the hood, trying to figure out what made the power outage for the dash, and isolated it down to the negative terminal for the alternator, looked at it... and it was split.... took it off and had a closer look.. there were two wires! tracing them, i found that one of them led back to the battery, the other went to the main wiring harness! in about ten minutes, i had the attachment cut off, wires stripped, reattached, and tons of electrical tape wrapped around it.. runs real sweet now.... boy i feel stupid.... but now i know.. spose its a never ending learning process. heh. thanks for your help guys... i really appericate it!