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dsmlover123

dsmlover123

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hey if someone can help me that would be cool. when i go to start my car it wont do anything at all wont tern over.. i just put a alternater in and now it wont start and i went to jump start it and it sparks and then blows out my alterneter fuse every time. and it melted one of my ground wires and now im looking under the fuse box for any wires that are bad and i didnt find anything at all.. so if anyone could help me that would be vary cool!!!!
 
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1st what does the fuse supply power to? 2nd isolate the circuit that the fuse supplies. if there are some kind of connectors make sure the ends are not corroded. if are. clean or replace the connectors. do that and if it done help let me know.
 
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dsmlover123 said:
ya i cant do that is there anything else that i can try
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why?
Do you not have enough patience to read what he is trying to tell you or do you not have the basic knowledge to use the given info?.. Sounds like you need to flatbed it to a shop.
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step 1 replace the ground wire that was fried....step 2 replace fuse.... step 3 return and post what happens, also check all grounds on the alternator....
 
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Nah man calm down bro! now you have a 95 TSI. Ok Cavillac you can actually help him more than i can for what the fuse supplys power to. I have a 92 GSX idk if our fuse boxes are the same,but i will try to get the answer for you if youd like. Which fuse box is it engine bay, or kickpanel? Which fuse?, whats the number on the fuse? on the back of the cover to the fuse box should be what it supplies power to. just tell me this info and I will tell you what to do from there.
 
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Check the charge back wire for corrosion as i was saying before. It's gonna be the red wire coming off ## alternator follow it. also your positive and negetive battery cables for corrosion. Remove with either baking soda, or steel wool, or steel brush. Now in the mean time while you drive watch the intensity of the lights. ahh hah another thing i just thought of when you get home from a drive not just too the store but a drive 10 min or more. Pop your hood and feel how hot the battery is. If the battery is hott the alternator is producing more than you need. then you would want to get the alternator checked.
 
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wait no power now. check the battery for voltage man. do you have some kind of volt meter, a test light even? throw a freakin abatt charger on there. a slow charge for a while. (pull off the lil caps on the batt and put in a lil water, distilled water if you have it... if apply),
 
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ok well i have to get a new battery first and it will take a while so is there anything else that i can look for before i do that.... and witch one is the charge back wire. and my battery is vary bad.. it wont work
 
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well not really if you know you need a battery then get one. But to be sure you dont also have an alternator problem, check that stuff. when you get the battery if you still blow a fuse..... take car to a battery store and have them check the alternator.
 
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This happened to my car a while ago and i replaced the alternator thinking that must have been the problem but it was a ground wire i know you said you replaced one but i know i had two of them maybe there is another wire shorting out you dont know of? If it isnt a ground its possible you got a bad alternator i know i have heard of autozone alternators not functioning properly even though they tested it before they sold it. It sounds like a bad ground to me though.
 
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the post that luv2rallye posted is one of the best ways to find your short....whats preventing you from trying the info in the doc?
I can can personally vouch for it working and could have saved me time had I gone and done it the first time.
 
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If everything was fine before you replaced the alternator, I would start there.

Are the connections on the alternator correct?

It's really easy to put the power wire on the wrong stud. :)tease: I've done it :shhh:)

It should be on the insulated stud. It will have a 'lil insulator mobobby at it's base that isolates it from the alternator case. If the power wire touches the case, even just a little, it will do exactly what you are describing.

Did the stud turn when you were installing the power wire? When that happens, it can cause the connections on the backside (inside the alternator) to short out internally, and cause the symptom you are describing.

Shoot us a pic of your alternator, and we can probably give you better advice that will help you to solve this. :thumb:

Also, could you please put a little more effort into making your posts, (and replies) a little more readable? I'm a mechanic, not an english major, so I know it's hard sometimes, especially when the car is pissing you off,...but, damn, that's hard to read!

You'll find you get better responses if you put a little more effort into your posts. ;)

Edit; Also, check the connections at the battery. If you've had it in and out a few times, it's possible some wires got mixed up there.
 
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