86 honda and fusible link problem
 

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?

Re: 86 honda and fusible link problem
 

On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:41:30 -0700
merrittr <merrittr@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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?
>

You would seem to have a short...


--
Joe

"Hate is baggage, life is too short to go around pissed off all the
time..."
- Danny, American History X

Re: 86 honda and fusible link problem
 

On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:41:30 -0700
merrittr <merrittr@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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?
>

You would seem to have a short...


--
Joe

"Hate is baggage, life is too short to go around pissed off all the
time..."
- Danny, American History X

Re: 86 honda and fusible link problem
 

On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:41:30 -0700
merrittr <merrittr@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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?
>

You would seem to have a short...


--
Joe

"Hate is baggage, life is too short to go around pissed off all the
time..."
- Danny, American History X

Re: 86 honda and fusible link problem
 

Joe LaVigne wrote:
> On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:41:30 -0700
> merrittr <merrittr@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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?
>>
>
> You would seem to have a short...

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.

Re: 86 honda and fusible link problem
 

Joe LaVigne wrote:
> On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:41:30 -0700
> merrittr <merrittr@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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?
>>
>
> You would seem to have a short...

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.

Re: 86 honda and fusible link problem
 

Joe LaVigne wrote:
> On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:41:30 -0700
> merrittr <merrittr@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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?
>>
>
> You would seem to have a short...

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.

Re: 86 honda and fusible link problem
 

That sucks, I am now in the process of checking the harness


On Aug 3, 2:53 pm, Matt Ion <soundy...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Joe LaVigne wrote:
> > On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:41:30 -0700
> > merrittr <merri...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> 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?
>
> > You would seem to have a short...
>
> 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.

Re: 86 honda and fusible link problem
 

That sucks, I am now in the process of checking the harness


On Aug 3, 2:53 pm, Matt Ion <soundy...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Joe LaVigne wrote:
> > On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:41:30 -0700
> > merrittr <merri...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> 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?
>
> > You would seem to have a short...
>
> 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.

Re: 86 honda and fusible link problem
 

That sucks, I am now in the process of checking the harness


On Aug 3, 2:53 pm, Matt Ion <soundy...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Joe LaVigne wrote:
> > On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:41:30 -0700
> > merrittr <merri...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> 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?
>
> > You would seem to have a short...
>
> 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.