Hooked battery up backwards need help!!!!!

[helmster1363]

Last night/ this morning, i was working on my truck ( installing train horns and other small stuff) any ways, i had both of the batteries off and i was paying no attention at all when i went to put terminals on the battery and placed them backwards, i noticed some smoke coming from the supply wire running to alternator and quickly realized i fawked up big time. The wire melted covering and part of the loom. After letting it cool i tried placing the battery on again and this time the alt. got hot and just a hair of smoke came from it, To get to the point, did i fry my alternator? Its on a 96 yukon 6.5 diesel factory.

ive also heard people doing this and odds and ends going out such as, tach speedo, raido, other electronic accessories, ect. Just wondering if any one has had any expierience with this type of situation? thanks guy!

[DRICH394]

ROFLMAO!!!!!, sorry to hear, no help here

FROM THE EMPTY BOTTLE!

[helmster1363]

Originally Posted by DRICH394

ROFLMAO!!!!!, sorry to hear, no help here

FROM THE EMPTY BOTTLE!

its unfortunate but at least i can laugh about it, no need it getting mad at my self although it does take quite a geniuss to do this number ha

[xmptsunami]

Did you have one batt connected right and one connected backwards?

Or did you connect both batt's backwards?

[KacksterK5]

It's God's way of telling you that train horns are gay as AIDS.

[xmptsunami]

Originally Posted by KacksterK5

It's God's way of telling you that train horns are gay as AIDS.

sig worthy

[Grumpy356]

Originally Posted by KacksterK5

It's God's way of telling you that train horns are gay as AIDS.

I'm glad someone said it.

[orbot]

haha

Im pretty sure you fried something..

Have you turned the ignition on??

[chedisme]

I did the same thing on my dads MJ. swapped in my optima to see if a bad battery was the reason it wouldn't start. not realizing the optima's terminals were reversed. abit of smoke. dont know if i messed anything up, cause we still cant get it going. fingers crossed I didnt make it worse. lol

[whateverworks]

I did something similar...
Was working on my VW before I went to work and was a bit rushed and did not clear my tools out before i dropped the hood...
A wrench fell and hit the positive side of the ignition coild and grounded out... Fried the wiring all the way into the dash when I left the yard... Needless to say... A lot of smoke from under the dash and NO START after that... Fried the wiring all the way back to the ignition switch somehow...
I scrapped the car and bought a zuk...
Kelly

[87manche]

it's fucked.

you'll be lucky if you only cooked the alternators regulating bits.

but it could have done serious harness damage depending on how long it was hooked up. A firend did the same with a motorhome, only it was the battery charger set to jump mode.
He sold the camper....

[crispins]

Originally Posted by KacksterK5

It's God's way of telling you that train horns are gay as AIDS.

that is exactly what I was thinking.

Those are as gay as stacks and a bag of dicks.

Try taking them out and see if the truck works again.

[helmster1363]

I was putting the primary batt. on first when i did it, it was only connected for a few seconds maybe. thanks for the input everyone. Got new alt. put on and everything is good, only issue is radio and cig lighter not working but fuses are good, gunna look into it more in the a.m.

[Spacecwboy]

spend some time going through the wiring really good. it typically melts everything that is hot when the battery is off. Worked a fire a while back where the guy did the same thing, got it running and took off down the road, something shorted out and burned it to the ground before we got a truck there.

[suprdave737]

Somebody helped my mom out by hooking up the battery backwards on her 460 ford motorhome... harness under hood is fried. 400 miles from where I live.