Jumper cables on backwards

[freeride376]

My gosh dang brother jumped my bronco with jumper cables on backwards. Battery started smoking. Now it won't even turn over nor do any lights turn on. Replaced battery and no luck. What's next?

 

[KS.76Sport]

My guess is some fuses are blown?

 

[Viperwolf1]

Check battery cables, probably need voltage regulator too.

 

[1966bajabronco]

My guess is some fuses are blown?

Everytime I see your avatar photo( girl's backside) I about blow a fuse too!

 

[KS.76Sport]

Everytime I see your avatar photo( girl's backside) I about blow a fuse too!

She gets attention

 

[broncnaz]

Check the fuseable link at the starter solenod. You may have also fried the diodes in the alternator. Good brush off on your brother.;D

 

[bad 68]

everytime i see your avatar photo( girl's backside) i about blow a fuse too!

x2 !!!!!!!

 

[jw0747]

fried alternator most likely.

x2 but if not doing anything probably blew the fusible link

 

[Bronco717274]

Break out the test light, start at the solenoid one or all fuseable link's are blown. If your lucky they blew before anything else got fried. Non of the fuses in fuse box affect the starter. Hope you didn't turn the key on and try to start it with them hooked up wrong, if so you might be replacing a bunch of stuff.

 

[BronCowie]

I think my fusible link just blew :-X

 

[Bronco717274]

Well that's good new's glad that's all it was.

 

[Tedster100]

My gosh dang brother

Hey, watch the language! Just kidding, sounds like the fuseable link, they can be a pain but they are the last safety measure before your EB becomes a flaming ball of fire. Check the leads from the starter and feel the wires for lumps or areas where it's burned or kind of hollow feeling. Had one go once because I had too much crap wired up when I was a lot younger. Blew when I was 100 miles from home and killed everything instantly. Pretty simple fix though, just make sure you repair it with more fuseable link wire! All the auto parts carry it in 3-4' lengths.

 

[Skiddy]

you got lucky, one of my buddy's did that once and blew up in his face. had contact lenses too washed his eyes out for about an hour. i would say more than likely fuseable link as well.

 

[1966bajabronco]

I burned my fusable link up one day, smoke poured out from under the dash and hood, burned every wire it was in contact with as well. The replacement now is housed seperately.

It was really obvious something was up. Luckily it happened as I shut the eb off, rather than on.

 

[Rustytruck]

Check the polarity of the battery while your at it. If you have electronic ignition especially a pertronic module you might as well worry about that too.
You just learned the cardinal rule in jump starting, always hook up the cables on your rig yourself. Killing your brother for hurting your baby will get you locked up sure as sh*t unless you have a jury made up of Bronco Brothers no one else understands.