Battery hooked up wrong

Some one hooked up my battery backwards and it started smoking. Now the
car won't start. What did they burn out?. Thanks.

On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:11:53 -0500, tc93610 wrote:
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> Some one hooked up my battery backwards and it started smoking. Now the
> car won't start. What did they burn out?. Thanks.[/color]

If you're lucky, just the battery.

If you're just a little unlucky, the Fusible Links, generally mounted in
the fuse block under the hood.

If you're totally screwed, they took out the voltage regulator, which is
usually attached to the alternator. There are replacement regulators
available.

Unfortunately, you didn't say what year/model, so these are
generalizations...


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"tc93610" <poochy2@nospam.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Some one hooked up my battery backwards and it started smoking. Now the
> car won't start. What did they burn out?. Thanks.
>[/color]
You are very lucky that the battery did not burst.

Check the 100 Amp main fuses in the engine compartment and the fusible
links.
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Ray O
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On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 04:26:18 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
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>On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:11:53 -0500, tc93610 wrote:
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>> Some one hooked up my battery backwards and it started smoking. Now the
>> car won't start. What did they burn out?. Thanks.[/color]
>
>If you're lucky, just the battery.
>
>If you're just a little unlucky, the Fusible Links, generally mounted in
>the fuse block under the hood.
>
>If you're totally screwed, they took out the voltage regulator, which is
>usually attached to the alternator. There are replacement regulators
>available.
>
>Unfortunately, you didn't say what year/model, so these are
>generalizations...[/color]

Right. If it's a newer model (with a computer) he could well have
lost it. If the smoking was from wiring rather than the battery, at
minimum he's looking at replacing the wiring harness or parts of it.

I especially like the "someone" and "they". Heh.
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"Gary L. Burnore" <gburnore@databasix.com> wrote in message
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>
> I especially like the "someone" and "they". Heh.
> --[/color]
Usually it is a "friend".

"Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote in message
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>
> "tc93610" <poochy2@nospam.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:49c6ee2821105c416ad316ac7e0a6662@localhost.talkaboutautos.com...[color=green]
>> Some one hooked up my battery backwards and it started smoking. Now the
>> car won't start. What did they burn out?. Thanks.
>>[/color]
> You are very lucky that the battery did not burst.
>
> Check the 100 Amp main fuses in the engine compartment and the fusible
> links.
> --[/color]
That did the trick for me when I hit the wrong terminals with my jumper
cables, quick and cheap fix. I don't know if kooking up the battery wrong
is worse though.

Actually on older Toyota's it is easy since colors reversed from most
American cars. Been there and done that with no damage on an 83. On an 87
a friend took out a fusible link.


"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.11.26.04.27.27.861519@ae86.GTS...[color=blue]
> On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:11:53 -0500, tc93610 wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Some one hooked up my battery backwards and it started smoking. Now the
>> car won't start. What did they burn out?. Thanks.[/color]
>
> If you're lucky, just the battery.
>
> If you're just a little unlucky, the Fusible Links, generally mounted in
> the fuse block under the hood.
>
> If you're totally screwed, they took out the voltage regulator, which is
> usually attached to the alternator. There are replacement regulators
> available.
>
> Unfortunately, you didn't say what year/model, so these are
> generalizations...
>
>
> --
> I've spent a great deal of money on Whiskey, Women and Fast Cars
>
> The rest I've squandered.
>[/color]