Giant spark while connecting battery

[Deimos]

Originally Posted by evilpanamajack

something inside your alternator might be whats fucked up

nope, i got it tested yesterday everything checked out ok.

[ch1873857]

Originally Posted by Deimos

how will that tell me my starter is working or not if its not plugged in? just curious id like to know. and i dont think that is the problem because when i connect my negative wire to the battery nothing electrical works besides head lights. and i blow the fuse that goes from battery to alternator. The 75 amp one. Or does my starter have to be good for all electrical to work while car is off?

if the starter is shorting out inside it would send power to ground causing your spark. seenit with my own 2 eyes... told you i just delta with this exact same problem.

ok think about it. you battery terminal is sparking when you put you negative terminal on...meaning the chassis (ground) is getting power.. the positive cable goes to the jukebox via the red plug on the positive terminal on. the main cable goes to the starter is. so you can rule out the starter by disconnecting it. everything else in the car should work and the terminal won't short out. but ok. if you don't think that's what it is then it isn't right? check your freaking starter. you could do it this way or take it out and get autozone to test it.

[Deimos]

Originally Posted by ch1873857

if the starter is shorting out inside it would send power to ground causing your spark. seenit with my own 2 eyes... told you i just delta with this exact same problem.

ok think about it. you battery terminal is sparking when you put you negative terminal on...meaning the chassis (ground) is getting power.. the positive cable goes to the jukebox via the red plug on the positive terminal on. the main cable goes to the starter is. so you can rule out the starter by disconnecting it. everything else in the car should work and the terminal won't short out. but ok. if you don't think that's what it is then it isn't right? check your freaking starter. you could do it this way or take it out and get autozone to test it.

ok im going to have to have autozone test it cuz im out of fuses, lol.

[Deimos]

Originally Posted by ch1873857

if the starter is shorting out inside it would send power to ground causing your spark. seenit with my own 2 eyes... told you i just delta with this exact same problem.

ok think about it. you battery terminal is sparking when you put you negative terminal on...meaning the chassis (ground) is getting power.. the positive cable goes to the jukebox via the red plug on the positive terminal on. the main cable goes to the starter is. so you can rule out the starter by disconnecting it. everything else in the car should work and the terminal won't short out. but ok. if you don't think that's what it is then it isn't right? check your freaking starter. you could do it this way or take it out and get autozone to test it.

let me get this straight.... So i disconnect my starter. hook up my battery and all eletrical should work. however when starter is connected and i hook it up it shorts and blows my fuse? ill try it, but my starter worked fine when my old alternator was in. the problems started after i put new one in i never touched starter. unless when it made the giant spark first time i fucked the starter cuz my alt wasnt grounded.

[Deimos]

Okay ch1873857, i pulled my starter, got it tested and it checked out ok. Do you have any other ideas?

[Rancimo322]

inn the same deal..

[fliprayzin240sx]

So the alternator tested out good right? Time to start following the positive wire from the alternator to the fuse box and see if something is grounding out. That wire should connect all the way to fuse box. That's pretty much the biggest thing that will fry your main fuse.