Engine wont start after battery imploded
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Well I thought I could do this one on my own, like the last 3-4 problems Ive ran into. But this is proving to be a challenge to me.
Basically what happened was I used a 01 alternator in my 97 body. Was going down the road, car had been running fine for 3 days but it smelt like burning sulfur. Suddenly the windshield wipers came on, obscenely fast, the speakers start having a lot of feedback, then BOOM, speakers crack, smoke comes out from under the dash and the engine stops. I stop, pop the trunk and find my battery like this:
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Sooo..... the battery held up until 30 volts. Now Im trying to track down these problems of why my car wont start.
Got a new battery.
Check all fuses and replaced bad ones.
MS sends and receives data so its fine.
Cleaned the grounds
The car cranks over, so the battery is working, its just not firing :(. Could it of fried my coils? The engine was running fine while it started overcharging but I guess it could of shorted them out, even though they were brand new :(.
Any help is appreciated!
Basically what happened was I used a 01 alternator in my 97 body. Was going down the road, car had been running fine for 3 days but it smelt like burning sulfur. Suddenly the windshield wipers came on, obscenely fast, the speakers start having a lot of feedback, then BOOM, speakers crack, smoke comes out from under the dash and the engine stops. I stop, pop the trunk and find my battery like this:
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Sooo..... the battery held up until 30 volts. Now Im trying to track down these problems of why my car wont start.
Got a new battery.
Check all fuses and replaced bad ones.
MS sends and receives data so its fine.
Cleaned the grounds
The car cranks over, so the battery is working, its just not firing :(. Could it of fried my coils? The engine was running fine while it started overcharging but I guess it could of shorted them out, even though they were brand new :(.
Any help is appreciated!
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