electrical and ignition Stupid mistake.. Don't smoke weed and work on your car

[jedi420]

So I came back from vacation and tried jump starting my car. my dumb ass put the cables on the wrong terminals. Wires started smoking immediately. now my car is dead. I tried changed out all the burnt wires leading to my alternator, still no life. is my alternator done? voltage regulator fried?

[Guest_anonymous]

That's called intervention. Now you weren't able to drive your high ass on the wrong side of the road

[Lisa.02P]

Drugs are bad.

[Guest_anonymous]

Nkay

[wegweiser]

Stoners and drunks are some of my best customers.... they fuck up the easy shit all the time. Quick money.

Edited April 10, 2015 by wegweiser

[willys]

does it turn over?  rule things out one at a time

 

Jeff

[jedi420]

No it doesn't turn over

[klaus02]

With a name like jedi420, it sounds like this isn't your first time trying to do life baked...

That said, I have nothing to offer you so I will bow out gracefully now. I wish you the best.

[Marsattacks]

Check the flux capacitor.

[dbmw2002]

This is good shit. Reminds me of a movie. Save your stash cash and vist wiegermeister

[skipsfcr]

Dude, I won't hate on you for getting your smoke on, but you've gotta be sensible when messing with your car. If you don't have the expertise to test the car's relatively simple electrical system, get a recommendation for someone who can fix your problem. There's no magical internet fix. Proper testing is in order.

[ray_]

Dude, I won't hate on you for getting your smoke on, but you've gotta be sensible when messing with your car. If you don't have the expertise to test the car's relatively simple electrical system, get a recommendation for someone who can fix your problem. There's no magical internet fix. Proper testing is in order.

Dave ain't here, man.

 

[PaulTWinterton]

Alternator circuitry fried?

[Mike Self]

Don't feel too badly--I had a professional connect jumper cables backwards on my Nissan 720 pickup some years ago.  Fortunately all it did was blow the radio's in-line fuse--no damage to the alternator or its internal regulator--or anything else for that matter.  

 

Without going into the ethics and advisability mentioned in your title, let's try and find out what happeded.  Start checking things out step by step.

 

1  Is the battery still producing 12 volts when you connect a voltmeter?  If so...  

2. Check your fuses--make sure they're not melted, burned etc.  Clean the fuse holders too. They may be blackened.

3.  If you reconnect the battery correctly, does anything work--lights, horn, wipers etc--especially stuff that wasn't turned on when the reversed voltage was applied?  If nothing does, I'd check the main battery cables--it's possible they melted.  

 

If the stuff that was off still functions, you're gonna have to check each circuit that doesn't work--with the battery disconnected use an ohmeter to check for wiring continuity.  Hopefully you didn't do major damage.  

 

Consider this a learning situation...

 

mike

[eurotrash]

A few years and a few eurovans ago, my father did this to MY 99 VW Eurovan and fried its brains.   several modules..the main and others..  he was sober, and I was out almost 2k.   It happens.