Reverse polarity when connecting battery
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Reverse polarity when connecting battery
Title says it all, I was taking off the transmission and needed to provide a power source to rotate the driveshaft and I connected the battery with jumper cables and ended up making the cables hot and drained the battery, no more actions were made after, unsure which fuses to check or what to do.
#2
If the battery that was still in the car had some juice left, this may not be that bad.
How empty/dead was it?
What year is your S550? (your sig doesn't say)
Did you do it under the hood or in the trunk?
How empty/dead was it?
What year is your S550? (your sig doesn't say)
Did you do it under the hood or in the trunk?
#3
check ALL pre-fuse boxes (probably blown them to hell) and buy a new alternator..... batteries probably hated it too - other stuff maybe properly muddled
easiest thing is to stop doing what some people mistakenly did in the 1970s - when they had half an excuse as positive earth cars where just getting old and previously dynamos didn't care... all of which meant things 55 years ago were still a bit odd
easiest thing is to stop doing what some people mistakenly did in the 1970s - when they had half an excuse as positive earth cars where just getting old and previously dynamos didn't care... all of which meant things 55 years ago were still a bit odd
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I thought I was careful before, when connecting a charger, or heaven forbid jump starting. I am going to be meticulously careful now.
Speaking of jump starting, there is a process called bump starting that is becoming an arcane art.
Speaking of jump starting, there is a process called bump starting that is becoming an arcane art.
#6
BW35 had a front and rear pump and that auto could be bump started if you can get it above 20 mph - not aware of any other autos in the last 59 years than can do it !
https://archive.commercialmotor.com/...c-transmission
https://archive.commercialmotor.com/...c-transmission
#7
Replace rear battery.
Test front battery - replace only if it's bad
Check fuses as BOTUS said.
If car eventually runs, test alternator (voltage should be around 14V)
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BW35 had a front and rear pump and that auto could be bump started if you can get it above 20 mph - not aware of any other autos in the last 59 years than can do it !
https://archive.commercialmotor.com/...c-transmission
https://archive.commercialmotor.com/...c-transmission
I got to deal with those decades ago in what were old Volvos. Definitely the bad old days.
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Title says it all, I was taking off the transmission and needed to provide a power source to rotate the driveshaft and I connected the battery with jumper cables and ended up making the cables hot and drained the battery, no more actions were made after, unsure which fuses to check or what to do.
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