Electrical question

hecmanortiz · 06-01-2010, 09:25 PM

The car I just bought has has a battery that's too tall and the negative post has touched the hood. Since the car has been sitting for a long time the battery connector and the hood have corroded quite a bit. While going through the car I've noticed that several connectors show the blueish corrosion crap and the cable disconnected for example a blue cable with a red stripe under the driver's side storage compartment. It was sitting on the floor and when I went to pick it up the molex connector was stuck on the floor and the cable was just hanging there(never mind that I still don't know where it was supposed to be connected, possibly the door ajar switch). Is it possible that I may have some hidden damage due to this grounding or are the other cables just a coincidence?

Thanks,
Hector

12arotary · 06-02-2010, 03:53 PM

the neg hitting the hood won't do anything, your negative terminal hooks to a wire that goes right to the frame so you are just making a short cut- now don't put the battery in facing the wrong way and close the hood on the positive

rx4ur7 · 06-17-2010, 03:55 PM

Or get the proper size battery, 24 series. And have a battery holddown. LR - blue/red under the dash, Stereo/radio. Rear hatch, full door release.

Only connectors under the LS compartment are for stereo amp, fuel pump, cruise control unit.

Door switch wires are RY red/yellow.

hecmanortiz · 06-17-2010, 09:33 PM

It may be the parking brake switch. I'll trace it down when I have time.

Thanks

06-01-2010, 09:25 PM	#1
hecmanortiz Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hamilton, Ohio iTrader: (0) Posts: 40 Rep Power: 0	Electrical question The car I just bought has has a battery that's too tall and the negative post has touched the hood. Since the car has been sitting for a long time the battery connector and the hood have corroded quite a bit. While going through the car I've noticed that several connectors show the blueish corrosion crap and the cable disconnected for example a blue cable with a red stripe under the driver's side storage compartment. It was sitting on the floor and when I went to pick it up the molex connector was stuck on the floor and the cable was just hanging there(never mind that I still don't know where it was supposed to be connected, possibly the door ajar switch). Is it possible that I may have some hidden damage due to this grounding or are the other cables just a coincidence? Thanks, Hector

06-02-2010, 03:53 PM	#2
12arotary tumor-syphilis-itis-osis Join Date: Sep 2008 iTrader: (0) Posts: 191 Rep Power: 17	the neg hitting the hood won't do anything, your negative terminal hooks to a wire that goes right to the frame so you are just making a short cut- now don't put the battery in facing the wrong way and close the hood on the positive __________________ 82 300d 82 Gsl 84 b2200 Diesel 88 gxl

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06-17-2010, 03:55 PM	#3
rx4ur7 Rotary since 1972 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tucson iTrader: (0) Posts: 231 Rep Power: 17	Or get the proper size battery, 24 series. And have a battery holddown. LR - blue/red under the dash, Stereo/radio. Rear hatch, full door release. Only connectors under the LS compartment are for stereo amp, fuel pump, cruise control unit. Door switch wires are RY red/yellow.

06-17-2010, 09:33 PM	#4
hecmanortiz Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hamilton, Ohio iTrader: (0) Posts: 40 Rep Power: 0	It may be the parking brake switch. I'll trace it down when I have time. Thanks