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89 bonnevile battery problem

Tiny
ISSAC1404
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  • 1989 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 300,000 MILES
89 bonneville, car battery died from lights being left on, replaced battery and is now smoking from the negative cable and draing the battery upon turning over ignition, what should I be looking at?
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 AT 6:26 PM

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Tiny
CARADIODOC
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Put the old battery back in and recharge it, then see what happens. Any chance the cables are connected backwards? Is the fat cable going to the engine block smoking, just at the cable connection, or the smaller black wire that's bolted to the body?
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Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 AT 7:22 PM
Tiny
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Smoking at the cable connection at the battery, the postive, actually relized that the the car is putting out a charge, can hear it buzzing after you hook up the positive with nothing turned on, im thinking maybe the starter? Need to detach it from the starter to see if it stops putting out a charge
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Thursday, March 17th, 2011 AT 1:01 AM
Tiny
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Y gotta short, that busing your hearing is a relay staying on.U need to find it.
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Monday, April 4th, 2011 AT 9:22 PM

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