86 honda and fusible link problem

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by merrittr, Aug 3, 2007.

  1. merrittr

    merrittr Guest

    This is an odd one. I have a 86 civic 1.5l that has sat for ~ 5 months
    I went to add a battery and start it and while hooking up the battery
    a 55amp
    filliment fuse blew. I went and got more and tried:

    -insert the fuse then connect neg on battery then pos on battery POOF!
    blows
    -insert the fuse then pos on pattery then connect neg on battery POOF!
    blows
    -insert the fuse disconnect the frame ground at the alternator
    then pos on pattery then connect neg on battery POOF! blows

    what is the procedure to attaching the battery? do I have a bad ground?
     
    merrittr, Aug 3, 2007
    #1
  2. merrittr

    Joe LaVigne Guest

    You would seem to have a short...


    --
    Joe

    "Hate is baggage, life is too short to go around pissed off all the
    time..."
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    Joe LaVigne, Aug 3, 2007
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  3. merrittr

    Matt Ion Guest

    It's easy to fix a short circuit... just make it longer!

    But yeah, it's nothing to do with the connection order - my guess is the
    main wire off fusible link is shorted to ground somewhere.
     
    Matt Ion, Aug 3, 2007
    #3
  4. merrittr

    merrittr Guest

    That sucks, I am now in the process of checking the harness
     
    merrittr, Aug 9, 2007
    #4
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