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battery connection screw up |
dt4 |
Jan 12 2020, 09:57 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England |
I have had the battery off the car whilst stripping paint and priming etc.... but thought it would be good to turn the engine over and run it for a while to keep things in good health etc.....
I had the battery on the bench to charge it and then put it back in the car but very stupidly put the negative lead to positive terminal and positive lead to negative terminal. I didnt turn the key as I was checking other things when I realised what I had done. I noticed that there was a smell of smoke coming from the alternator area and the tin on top of the engine in that area was warm so suspect there is a connector to the alternator under there? I put the terminals on the right way around and tried to start the engine but it appeared the battery had drained? I recharged the battery overnight but wouldnt start, again the battery seemed low on charge Apart from seemingly screwing the battery, is there other damage likely to have occured cheers David |
Superhawk996 |
Jan 12 2020, 12:04 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,748 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
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There is almost certainly other serious damage if you smelled smoke. There is no simple answer. If you're not experienced at electrical troubleshooting or lacking for patience I would recommend that it go to an electrical specialty shop. You don't mention if you have original fuel injection of if the vehicle has been switched to Carbs. At this point having Carbs would work in your favor since there is a possibility that the fuel injection ECU (amonst other things) just got fried. If you have a schematic, patience, and some experience with electrical items, you'll just have to start tracing wires, checking for blown fuses, looking for blown relays, searching for burned wires, etc. |
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