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I had my battery out of my '85 GSL-SE for the winter, charged it a couple times, gave it a last charge this morning and put my battery in with the negative terminal attached first (I know, I'm a dope, I don't know why I did this). When I touched the positive lead to the positive post I got a couple sparks and one of the wires nearby burnt bright red and smoked. Now, when I hook-up my battery properly, I've got no juice. You can see the wire in this picture - it's in the middle of the picture where there are five looped wires, two above and three below, and it's the middle wire of the bottom three (the one that looks burnt). I'm going back to check my fuses, but I would really appreciate any help that I might be able to get.
Sometimes I feel like I don't deserve such a nice car.
Thanks Diabolical1- you make me feel a lot better, in kind of a best-possible-result-given-the-circumstances way. I was thinking other positive thoughts like "at least I didn't start a fire" or "at least the battery didn't explode" and "what did I learn today?". I do have a Haynes manual, so I'll be reading that and those other links you included. Mek
It did.
I've been doing this for fourteen years - taking the battery indoors for the winter - and this is the first time anything has/I have ever screwed-up. It always starts first go, with hardly any smoke.
Next on the list is a wheel alignment, then remove the hatchback struts to get them rebuilt and get an appraisal for insurance. And get the air conditioning working again. And repaint the spare. And source a windshield and tires.
