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quick alternator question

Old Nov 10, 2004 | 06:53 PM
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quick alternator question

i just switched from tbi to carb. i went to hook the alternator back up, when i touched the positive wire(the big one) not any of the ones in the plug, to the postive side of the battery it made a huge spark!?? what happened? is the alternator bad? grr...? i dont know? please help.
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 07:22 PM
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You shouldn't have hurt anything if everything is fused properly, did the same thing as if you had dropped a wrench that touched both battery cables together
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