I’ve scoured this forum for days reading over and over all of the people’s posts with problems similar to mine.

First off, bare with me. I lost my uncle this year (practically my dad), the only mechanic in the family. So I don’t have much help anymore from an expert and my mechanical knowledge is pretty basic.

Recently my little brother borrowed my truck. The battery has had a parasitic drain it seems and it wouldn’t start for him. I think he swapped the cables to jump it and was too embarrassed to tell me.

My dome light, cargo dome light, ignition switch light, stereo, door locks, and turn signals aren’t working. I checked fuses and replaced the bad ones including the 100a ALT fuse. Of course, it’s blowing the 15a dome fuse every time I put one in.

My electrical knowledge is pretty slim. I have a light tester, and a multimeter (although YouTube is basically the only way I know how to use it.)

I pulled my car in my garage and began following instructions from @TheDurk and others posted here. I’ve pulled the plugs? behind the fuse box in the truck, and I believe I narrowed the ground short to 1A. When it’s pulled, the 15a fuses don’t blow. I’ve printed every diagram, but I’m not sure what exactly to do.

After trying several things mentioned in the forum, for some reason now my truck will crank but no longer start. I’m not sure if I’ve done something in this process to cause it or what the problem is. Did I unplug something?

Any ideas? All help is much appreciated...

Just a guy taking shots in the dark asking ole Unc in the sky for guidance, but he’s probably busy with his own car.