2001 Ford Fiesta reverse polarity

2001 FORD FIESTA
140,000 MILES • 1.2L • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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BUTNARIUGEORGE
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I reversed the polarity of trying to start the car with another battery and after I realized that I put the wrong polarity, the car does not start. I checked if the fuses are blown and I found none, everything is functional but can not start the car, please help
Jan 2, 2014 at 4:45 AM
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HMAC300
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we have no info on this car however see if you have a maxi fuse by the battery it will be oblong it tries to protect the system for these occurances . also check for fusible links they are wires that melt on purpose for same reason. both shold be available at auto parts.
Jan 2, 2014 at 7:43 AM
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