Sparks when connecting battery

[ORFORD2004]

Use a multimeter on ohm and check continuity between the body and the cables.

[stuartrubin]

Guys, thanks for the help. In case it was not obvious, the battery was installed (or at least momentarily connected) backwards. I'll only take partial blame for this; in my defense, there was a red wire connected to chassis ground! (Arghh!!!)

But apparently either my battery maintainer failed over the winter or my battery was just dead from age / abuse. I have no juice. I charged it with a borrowed wall charger but to no avail. Brought the battery into the parts store and they tested it. Battery is dead for good...

When I replace the battery, I will also pony up a few bucks and change the red wire to black!

Stuart

[lglade]

I think we've all experienced that same moment when we wonder, "What the he** was the previous owner thinking..." when he/she did something to our cars in during their prior ownership.