funwithahoe
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This isn't a 'Bota question but I have spent enough time on this forum to know some of you will get a kick out of my stupidity this morning.
I went to jump my Impala this morning with my F150 and having my mind on other things I reversed the positive on the F150 with the ground. Big spark when I connected it to the impala but didn't think too much of it as there is always some spark. Well fortunately the jumper cables started to burn before I tried to start the Impala.
I went to yank the cables off and got a heck of a burn on my thumb but couldn't figure out what was going on as this is not my first time jumping a car (or tractor or using a tractor to jump a car). When I figured it out i felt about as dumb as BP executive.
I did it correctly and the car started and I drove it to Sam's and got a new battery for it - I am sure I screwed something up with the battery. The car seems to be running fine and all the electrical components work.
Truck seems good to go but I am looking at taking it on a 1500 mile trip soon - Any ideas if I could have screwed something up with it's system?? The truck was running the whole time and did "rev down" when I connected the terminals incorrectly.
Any thought would be much appreciated.:thumbsup:
I went to jump my Impala this morning with my F150 and having my mind on other things I reversed the positive on the F150 with the ground. Big spark when I connected it to the impala but didn't think too much of it as there is always some spark. Well fortunately the jumper cables started to burn before I tried to start the Impala.
I went to yank the cables off and got a heck of a burn on my thumb but couldn't figure out what was going on as this is not my first time jumping a car (or tractor or using a tractor to jump a car). When I figured it out i felt about as dumb as BP executive.
I did it correctly and the car started and I drove it to Sam's and got a new battery for it - I am sure I screwed something up with the battery. The car seems to be running fine and all the electrical components work.
Truck seems good to go but I am looking at taking it on a 1500 mile trip soon - Any ideas if I could have screwed something up with it's system?? The truck was running the whole time and did "rev down" when I connected the terminals incorrectly.
Any thought would be much appreciated.:thumbsup: