It will help to know which lights are actually staying on.
You stated that the back-up lights are on but which other lamp are on?
Do the running lamps, brake lights, tunr signals or the flashers work?

Answered by bhugg
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Everything functions properly except the backup lights, they stay on as long as the battery is connected. I did find a burnt connector on the back of the fuse panel but the section that is burnt has no wires connected. If I disconnect this connector, the backup lights go out. I could not locate the source of the oil that was in the fuse panel but it is definitely not from the master cylinder.

Response from jlower
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I don't know about any specifics on your truck. However, I would be checking for a back-up lamp switch. On my explorer, it has a switch that looks to be on or near the manual transmission or on a automatic transmission, it appears to be a part of the ignition switch.

Good Luck

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