FLAME AWAY
Can't post on my local forum as I actually have to make face with those people. Not really too sure what I was thinking or how I managed to do this, but I did and it was bad.
Put the battery on backwards, it didn't like it but I kind of massaged the terminals on. Tried to start it, it just turned over and turned over but didn't fire up. After, noticed a real bad smell and smoke coming from the engine bay. No fire, smelt really bad. Realized what happened, swapped battery around, fired it up and it started and ran fine but the battery light stayed on while the key was out of ignition?
Took everything off the top end, intake, etc to prep for a turbo build and it was the alternator that smelt really burnt. Replaced that, smell is gone, hoping nothing else is fried.
Anyone know what else I may have fried in the process? Hoping that battery light was due to me frying the alternator or a diode in it.
Thank you!
Can't post on my local forum as I actually have to make face with those people. Not really too sure what I was thinking or how I managed to do this, but I did and it was bad.
Put the battery on backwards, it didn't like it but I kind of massaged the terminals on. Tried to start it, it just turned over and turned over but didn't fire up. After, noticed a real bad smell and smoke coming from the engine bay. No fire, smelt really bad. Realized what happened, swapped battery around, fired it up and it started and ran fine but the battery light stayed on while the key was out of ignition?
Took everything off the top end, intake, etc to prep for a turbo build and it was the alternator that smelt really burnt. Replaced that, smell is gone, hoping nothing else is fried.
Anyone know what else I may have fried in the process? Hoping that battery light was due to me frying the alternator or a diode in it.
Thank you!
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