Stupid Mistake

[anthony_from_va]

The other day i took my battery out and when i put it back in, i accidently had the battery backwards. I hooked up the positive wire to the negative side and the other way around too. The car isnt running anyways, but is there anything i screwed up? thanks

[crxlvr]

i dont think so, nothing should have happened, especially if the car doesnt run anyway.

[kicker1_solo]

that's what fuses are for

[anthony_from_va]

i dunno if anything happened or not, im waiting on my starter to come in., when i hooked it up it sounded like a fuse blew or like a spark.

[91hbman]

Yeah i would check your fuses thats probably all it is

[anthony_from_va]

alright thanks

[redmanjd]

it can harm electronis because you are putting a positive voltage on a ground. And their are no fuses on the grounding points so you energived your frame with 12v

[anthony_from_va]

so what all would that do

[91civichatch2571]

Originally Posted by anthony_from_va

so what all would that do

possibly blown the computer. you might have sent more than 5 volts to a reference voltage sensor, which would in turn fry it.

[redmanjd]

its hard to say their are somany discret components all over your car along with relays thay can burn up with the wrong voltage

[T-Mo]

REDMANJD, where have you been??? I haven't seen you around in awhile. I bought the b18 head from you.

[redmanjd]

i have been floating around homemadeturbo.com you should check it out. It is a good site if you are going turbo. Other than that i have been watchin. Hows that head workin Put it on yey?

[T-Mo]

I ended up selling the whole engine. Money and life issues. Right after I sold it, i got back on track though and now I am kicking myself in the @ss. I should've been patient and waited another month or so. But hey I'll get that chance again. I just have to take my time again.

[redmanjd]

i hope you didnt take a loss

[anthony_from_va]

good news, all i did was blow one fuse. it was the battery fuse. thanks for all the help.