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Recently I was doing some work and put the battery in backwards and had a bit of smoke come from the wires behind the coolant tank am I screwed or what exactly do I need to do because the car is no longer getting any power even when hooked to a jumper20161210_144018.jpg20161210_144018.jpg the center wire is what smoked before car no longer would get power
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My son did that once and fried the middle wire.There wasn't any permanent damage to anything else.They have fuses to replace those crappy wires at parts stores.Last edited by jfd64; 12-18-2016, 05:07 PM. -
Sounds like you fried the main fusible link
Just replace it with a cartridge fuse and you should be good to go again
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Usually doing that takes out the ECU... But the only way to figure it out is replace the fuse links with PAL long leg fuses: 2 pink and one green.Trees aren't kind to me...
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This. Make sure to get the long leg cartridge fuse. Like this http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...1175&ppt=C0172 You can get them from cars in the junkyard if you are not in a hurry.Originally posted by Damkid View PostComment
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Fusible links are pretty effortless to replace. I think they're cheaper than fuses too.Comment
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I paid 4 and change pr fuse at o'reilly's.I prefer them over making the links but its up to the individual of course.Good luck.Comment
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so i am a total newb to car repair how do i disconnect or after reconnect a fusible link sorry kinda new to thisComment
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They are basically just a wire with connectors on each end. Carefully pull on each end of the link to remove them. They may take some effort to get out if they've never been removed before. Reverse for installation, unless you buy fuses, which makes it even simpler.
Needle nose pliers would probably make the process easierLast edited by TWFodor; 12-19-2016, 09:43 AM.1990 L Plus Stock B3 automatic -scrapped- My First Festiva - RIP
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Make sure to scrape and clean the corrosion off the 2 terminals the fuse attaches to.I just use a small flat screw driver and get as much copper showing as possible.Last edited by jfd64; 12-19-2016, 10:54 AM.Comment
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