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mikeyb33
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Sep 20, 2009, 2:17 PM
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1999 Dodge Neon Coupe, 2.0L DOHC Engine with 94,000 miles.
Needed to jump start car after sitting for a few weeks/months.
Accidentally hooked up wrong jumper cables to wrong terminals.
A little smoking occurred before I disconnected the cables.
Charged battery and everything was fine as I test drove it a few blocks, then dash board charge light came on.
I replaced with a new battery, drove fine for a few blocks, and then dash board charge light came on again.
I also notice that my fan does not come on either, and this is causing the car to over heat now.
Thanks for any response.
mikeyb
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Hammer Time
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Sep 20, 2009, 2:33 PM
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Check all your fuses and fusible links. I'm sure you have burnt some circuit protection.
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Sidom
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Sep 20, 2009, 5:03 PM
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Once you let the smoke out of a circuit it doesn't work anymore. A bottle of replacement smoke should do the trick.
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Hammer Time
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Sep 20, 2009, 5:11 PM
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LMAO.......................... There's one I haven't heard before
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Sidom
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I use to go thru bottles of that stuff until I finally got a correct fuse rating chart
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autotech2
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Sep 21, 2009, 9:46 AM
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If you don't find a burnt fuse, hook up a voltmeter and see if it's charging at all. If the volts come up from battery voltage (about 12volts) when you start the engine, but the light is still on, then it's probably the alternator itself causing the problem.
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Hammer Time
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Sep 21, 2009, 9:50 AM
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Don't jump to the bad alternator conclusion if you find it not charging. It's much more likely to have melted a fusible link.
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autotech2
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Read again. I said it is probably the alternator if it "IS" charging and the light is still on.
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