Would luv to know details of how some circuit within that bundle slowly shorted out without popping a fuse.

Wild guess is a misassembled wire-to-pin in the connector that gradually shorted out. Maybe high resistance failure due pinched pin or wire?


Post mortem part pics would be great!

Disconnect battery when parked would be a good idea.

 

I will definitely not be driving it until the connector has been replaced.

 

I was able to identify the exact wire causing the issues and sure enough it looks like it was pinched just a bit, has a small crack in it just before the connector. It's the orange and green wire if anyone knows what that goes too. Hopefully I can aquire a new connector and get you some detailed photos to satisfy.

 

That is the 110 Volt hot wire. No wonder it was sparking.

Ford really should have separated the high voltage from the 12 volt wiring better.

 

110 Volt hot wire, awesome!! Thanks!! I assume that I should be able to order a new connector and have an electrician buddy of mine swap it out with minimal inconvenience. Hope that resolves this.

 

Guessing a 110 volt wire would be an inverter circuit?

 

Yep
From the inverter under the back seat to the outlets in the dash and rear of console.

 

Just pulled the seat to gain better access to the connector. This is our culprit right here. If I clip and cap this as a temporary fix, what do I lose? I'm singe dad with three boys and I gotta get to work tomorrow, looking for the safest bandaid that will allow me to be mobile until a more permanent solution.

 

Maybe pull the fuse for that particular circuit, to shut it down safely.

 

Currently looking for that now