Now An Electrical Fire

[joshe320i]

so i took the jump pack to her to see if that would turn the starter motor. when i put it on the starter motor it worked perfect but when i put the jumper onto the battery and tryed to start it then . . . smoke. from behind the alt (the wires that runs down to the oil pump mounted to the top of the sump)

Could this be caused by an alt not being wired correctly? anyone got a diagrams or pics of how it should be wired?
Is there anything I should Look for?

[browntown]

Whoops. If you're positive you have all the wires hooked up right, might be the voltage regulator that is fried. Take your alternator to a parts store that has one of the machines that tests them under load.

I think those wires are just for the oil pan level sensor. Might be wrong though. Oil pumps are generally gear driven.

[joshe320i]

Whoops. If you're positive you have all the wires hooked up right, might be the voltage regulator that is fried. Take your alternator to a parts store that has one of the machines that tests them under load.

I think those wires are just for the oil pan level sensor. Might be wrong though. Oil pumps are generally gear driven.

cant be positive of anything with this car anymore.

[joshe320i]

could it be the ground strap off the sump/engine not getting a good connection?

[jlevie]

The smoke release when you tried to jump the car at the battery makes me think that you had the polarity reversed. Electrically it would make no difference whether the cables were connected in the engine bay or at the battery.

[paperplane94]

red to positive!

black to negative or engine ground!

[DaveSmed]

Fun fact: When polarity is reversed when connecting high current charging/boosters to the battery, the first spot problems show is usually the alternator. It's full of diodes that make a handy short when you wire it backwards.

Semiconductors are nice in that they helpfully indicate a shorted condition typically by catching fire.