2004 Ford Lightning fuse 29 issue

[Lightningz04]

Hello all. I have a 2004 ford lighting, it seems I keep blowing the fuse 29 (5A) when I turn the truck to accessory. I Took the interior apart and checked for the frayed wire on the harness on the shifter column. It all looks factory, then decided to follow the wire down and disconnect the wire from harness completely, changed out fuse and it keeps blowing. So the overdrive off switch on the column shifter doesn't work, and I noticed my 3 pillar gauges on the side of pillar light up but do not actually work or move. Any help is greatly appreciated. truck has a little over 44,000 miles on it. Also had to jump the truck, because it sits in the garage most of the time,

Thank You

 

[DSG2003Mach1]

I’d probably start by tracing the gauge wiring if you don’t know how they’re set up