daihatsu rocky wrongly fitted battery

1991 DAIHATSU ROCKY
156,800 MILES • 4 CYL • 4WD • MANUAL
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TEZWAH
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hi,in my haste and in the darkness of an early morning i changed batterys but hooked it round wrong way,it smoked a bit no its dead,i checked all fuses inside cabin,they fine as are the 3 leading to battery,it has power to starter motor(i used a test light) and the front lights work but nothing else.please help!
Jun 6, 2011 at 10:23 AM
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KHLOW2008
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One of the main fuses should be bad. Did you use a test light to test the main fuse box underhood and also at the ignition switch?

Ensure the ground cable connection has not been burnt by the high voltage discharge. Use a jumper to connect between the battery negative terminal and engine and retest.

Jun 6, 2011 at 12:45 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Do as KH has suggested and i would add to get the alternator tested as you may have a blown diode in the rectifier, this can cause mysterious battery discharge problems and lower that normal charge rates.
Jun 6, 2011 at 1:16 PM
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