Need some help. I replaced the alternator today and when I went to reconnect the negative battery terminal, the two wires that connect to the fuse box under the hood started smoking. Trying to find the problem, the only thing I noticed is that one of the wires is exposed just a little bit, but it's not touching anything else in order to ground or short out. So I disconnected both wires from the fuse block and reconnected the big red wire alone. Everything seemed fine. I had power and no smoke. Then I connected the small white wire alone and still no smoke. For some reason, when I connect the two of them together, I get a smoke show and no power to the car.
Anyone have any idea what's going on here? All wires to the alternator are connected properly.
Anyone have any idea what's going on here? All wires to the alternator are connected properly.