Found it.. :B
Inside a heat shield mounted to the transmission.
Counted the wires going into the shield & there colors (all thick red) & the wires coming out, all were a thinner white. One of them at a fusible link inside the shield was melted & more or less crumbled. SO.. I got the heaviest gauge wire I had, a butt connector, & a 30 amp fuse I had laying in the junk drawer and made a jumper. Told my son to turn the key on & the radio up full blast & as I laid on my back in the mud under the beast. I touched the wires & all of a sudden heard Joyce Meyrs screaming Hallelujah on the radio over & over again.:C OK, back to the subject. I ending up making a new route, away from the manifold, to the starter, loomed all the wires, & she, Tioga (I wont call it a beast again) is running like new again.
You folks are awesome... next trick will be turning the heat & fridge on when I get the propane tanks filled.
Stay blessed... I need you