just grounded the alternator wire, help.

[AKIRA]

I forgot to disconnect the battery when I removed my alternator, the wire that is held on by the nut in the back of the alt. scraped and sparked on the side of the alt. now nothing happens when I try to turn the car on. the little "door is open" chime still works. I checked the fuses under the dash, none blown, couldn't find any under the hood (except the ac fuse). did I miss any fuses?, what should I try next?

[mcbrat]

check your fusible links....

[ballitch]

ya you blew your fusible link, or more than one of them, youll know which one lol.

[critical_max]

the fusible links, yeah. in the little black box above the driver's-side fender, combustible wires in combustible cloth casings, very easy to see if they've gone.

[AKIRA]

ok, I checked that and found the blown one, I hadn't realized before that that was a removable cover. I grabbed a link out of the dead loyale, it works.

[critical_max]

Awesome! glad I could help shed some light on this one.

 

Were you able to match the color of the blown link when replacing it?

[RavenTBK]

Good. Now you'll remember to disco the battery before any future alternator work right?

[AKIRA]

usually I do, I forgot because I was switching alternators and batterys back and forth because of a wiring problem I am having, which I will be starting a new thread about now.