rattlehead

took out the battery off my s4 t2 one day because i needed it
went to put it back and the car had no power anymore when i turned the switch
i couldnt turn the car on
no lights on the dash or or turn signals anything on the inside
my outside headlights and tail lights still work however
it has an ignition protections switch, which i thought was the cause but
electricity flows through both sides
what could cause this if someone could help

misterstyx69

iTrader: (142)

did you put the cables on backwards?
the one with the yellow stripe is NEGATIVE.

check the MAIN fuse on the engine bay fuse block.

rattlehead

i should have mentioned i didnt put the switch on
and it worked up until now
this is how its set up

misterstyx69

iTrader: (142)

ya but that breaker is 150 amps..the FUSE is 80..
If the setup still uses the Main block and fuse then the fuse will pop before that breaker does.

RotaryEvolution

iTrader: (30)

yep, check the main fuse and terminal polarity

rattlehead

ok thanks
one thing i saw was the main fuse was much more
difficult to pull out is there a way?
id rather not forcefully yank it out and breaking something

RotaryEvolution

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its bolted in from the side, you see the windows below it.

rattlehead

ok thanks i did not know that

RotaryEvolution

iTrader: (30)

just be sure you disconnect power before trying to get it out.

rattlehead

ok i finished and it was broken and black
this makes me think that something may not be grounded possibly?
i suspect this battery ground cable as its like this and i hadnt messed
with it because of the switch above and just not to mess with it since the car was fine
should i get a different ground cable?

RotaryEvolution

iTrader: (30)

the thick wire is the more important one, the smaller one is an auxiliary ground which is usually for the engine on many cars where with rotaries it is usually the reverse where the engine gets the best ground and the chassis gets supplementals.

rattlehead

alright then then everything else seems to be grounded in
thanks
could the fuse messed up just by removing the battery?

RotaryEvolution

iTrader: (30)

did you put the terminals in wrong or arc anything to the chassis? the alternator wiring touching a ground can also easily blow that fuse.

rattlehead

As far as I can tell I don't think I have
I didn't mess with anything electrical aside from
Checking plugs to see the voltage
I do know that someone. Hopped up the alternator
Cable and it doesn't have the plastic connection part
So it's wires with the alternator but hasn't caused an issues unless that is the issue