Car getting no electrical power and battery gets hot
Car getting no electrical power and battery gets hot
I just finished swapping a d15b1 into my 89 hatch. When I plugged the battery the first time big sparks came out but I figured out that problem it was the valve cover ground so I took it off tried again and it didnt spark. I then went in the car turn the key to see if any of the cluster lights came on and nothing. I turned on the headlights nothing. Then went to the battery and it was burning so I disconnected it and from there went and checked my grounds they looked pretty good this was at night time so I will re check today.
Couple things I think it may be
-The cooling switch. there was 2 wires behind the block next to the oil filter and i found out they were cooling fan switch but I didnt know which one plugs where. I didnt know if to the put power on the left or right because it fits both. So I just took a guess pretty much and plugged it up. This maybe one problem but I dont think it would cause the battery to do what it did.
-ground
-short
-I left the valve cover ground not wired up but im sure thats not the problem
Also none of the fuses are blown under the hood and cabin.
Any pointers to what it might be
Couple things I think it may be
-The cooling switch. there was 2 wires behind the block next to the oil filter and i found out they were cooling fan switch but I didnt know which one plugs where. I didnt know if to the put power on the left or right because it fits both. So I just took a guess pretty much and plugged it up. This maybe one problem but I dont think it would cause the battery to do what it did.
-ground
-short
-I left the valve cover ground not wired up but im sure thats not the problem
Also none of the fuses are blown under the hood and cabin.
Any pointers to what it might be
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Re: Car getting no electrical power and battery gets hot
The wires on the cooling fan switch would have melted before the battery started "burning".
Valve cover ground needs to be grounded. Removing it only reduced the amount of current you were shorting from the battery.
First, be sure you have the battery polarity correct... neg (-) to ground... pos (+) to starter and fuse pannels.
Then, follow the positive cable to the starter. You didn't accidently hook it up to the wrong bolt did you? It should not be touching ground like the block or brackets.
Follow any other positive wires that you could have miswired and make sure they are going to the correct termination point.
Valve cover ground needs to be grounded. Removing it only reduced the amount of current you were shorting from the battery.
First, be sure you have the battery polarity correct... neg (-) to ground... pos (+) to starter and fuse pannels.
Then, follow the positive cable to the starter. You didn't accidently hook it up to the wrong bolt did you? It should not be touching ground like the block or brackets.
Follow any other positive wires that you could have miswired and make sure they are going to the correct termination point.
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Re: Car getting no electrical power and battery gets hot
You also blew the 100 amp fuse in the fuse box, That car is easy to put the battery in backwards. I would also go have the battery tested to make sure you did not burn a cell. Make sure the intake is not touching the battery and the starter wire is not hanging loose or any metal on the alternator too.
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