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Alright, I fully realize that I may be the only one dumb enough to post my most recent most embarrassing moment (involving my car) on this site but here goes to a little catharsis.
Over the past few months I had been doing some work on the car, new headers, some new seals, new plugs, etc. I took the battery out because it was dead and the only other electrical related part I touched was the starter, had to disconnect it to pull it out. Anyways, I worked on the car for a few months and then started putting her back together. After getting everything back in, as well as a new battery, I went to hook up the battery and started getting some severe sparks (from the battery) and smoke (from the alternator quick connect). I posted here to ask if anyone had any ideas on how to narrow down where I might find a short. Most said to check the alternator. Turned out one of the alternator wires was not being held on by the nut as the post was stripped. So I took care of this and was going to hook up the battery and had a feeling that something wasn't right. After double checking all the wiring for the tenth time I finally figured it out. I HAD INSTALLED MY NEW BATTERY BACKWARDS! Am I the only numbnut to perform such a feat? Please tell me no.
Needless to say, everything works fine now...now that the battery is in correctly.
Over the past few months I had been doing some work on the car, new headers, some new seals, new plugs, etc. I took the battery out because it was dead and the only other electrical related part I touched was the starter, had to disconnect it to pull it out. Anyways, I worked on the car for a few months and then started putting her back together. After getting everything back in, as well as a new battery, I went to hook up the battery and started getting some severe sparks (from the battery) and smoke (from the alternator quick connect). I posted here to ask if anyone had any ideas on how to narrow down where I might find a short. Most said to check the alternator. Turned out one of the alternator wires was not being held on by the nut as the post was stripped. So I took care of this and was going to hook up the battery and had a feeling that something wasn't right. After double checking all the wiring for the tenth time I finally figured it out. I HAD INSTALLED MY NEW BATTERY BACKWARDS! Am I the only numbnut to perform such a feat? Please tell me no.
Needless to say, everything works fine now...now that the battery is in correctly.