How much trouble am I in???

[DadInTrouble]

My son is out of the country for a while and put up his prize possession -- his 1999 Miata -- while he is away. He pulled the battery and I've had it on a trickle charger for some time now. I decided to put the battery in tonight and start up the engine as it has been a while since it has been run.

To make a long story short, I managed to accidentally get the battery in backwards and connected the leads backwards - only for a second or so. There obviously were some sparks and I pulled the leads off right away. They actually were never on solidly, but...

Anyway -- you guessed it -- now that I have the battery in correctly there is no sign of life at all. I am hoping that I have only blown some fuses but before I do anything else I figured I would confess all, throw myself on the mercy of the court, and seek advice from the experts!

So how much trouble am I in??? And what do you think I may need to do to fix it???

Thanks in advance for your advice.

- DadInTrouble

[GOTBOOST]

I would say to start at the fuse box. check the obvious first. maybe try a different batt. hooked up the right way!!
Oh by the way welcome to the forums!!

[Natey]

It should be a simple fix. Look in the fusebox under the hood. The 80amp fuse most likely blew.
Test the battery.


...and like GOTBOOST said, welcome to the club, DadWhoAlmostGotHimselfInTrouble!

[Raider]

Yup main fuse amp the big one blew. Possibly the audio ones too. It can happen. No worries, fuses are there for just that.

[Red5_02]

I've done this before. No worries.

[aMaff]

nice user name :). Yeah, put it in the right way and check the fuse box. Replace any blown hardware, and then try again. Worst case (though doubtful), the battery's gone too.

[DadInTrouble]

Thanks folks. As you all indicated, it turned out to be only the 80 amp fuse that was blown. Once I figured out how to get it out and replaced, the car started right up! Runs great. Since my son is away I even took the Mrs. out for a run in it (Shhhh - don't tell my son...). Nice car! I gotta get me one of those!

Thanks again!

- DadWhoAlmostGotHimselfInTrouble

[aMaff]

Thanks folks. As you all indicated, it turned out to be only the 80 amp fuse that was blown. Once I figured out how to get it out and replaced, the car started right up! Runs great. Since my son is away I even took the Mrs. out for a run in it (Shhhh - don't tell my son...). Nice car! I gotta get me one of those!

Thanks again!

- DadWhoAlmostGotHimselfInTrouble

LOL glad you got it together man. And yeah, they're a blast aren't they? :D

[SATimko]

But...feel free to refer him to us. More members!

[Z]

welcome!

hope you or him stick around. we need more miata ppl around here.

[SpooledupRacing]

Very nice glad to hear u got it fixed, hope u stick around..

[MiaTurbo]

Thanks folks. As you all indicated, it turned out to be only the 80 amp fuse that was blown. Once I figured out how to get it out and replaced, the car started right up! Runs great. Since my son is away I even took the Mrs. out for a run in it (Shhhh - don't tell my son...). Nice car! I gotta get me one of those!

Thanks again!

- DadWhoAlmostGotHimselfInTrouble
They're highly addicting. I'm in the market for my 3rd one.