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1991 Chevy S-10 +battery cable burned

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MATTHEWALMIGHTY
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Electrical problem
1991 Chevy S-10 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 140k miles

Went to hook up an old battery that I had on a trickle charge for the past week. Connected + cable, then I connected the - cable. The +cable that leads from the battery to the alternator started smoking and glowing red. I quickly disconnected the battery, but the damage was done. What did I do wrong? I did not accidentally switch the cables, as they don't reach the terminals
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010 AT 6:10 PM

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RASMATAZ
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If you didn't reverse polarity-you probably have a short somewhere start at the starter solenoid
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010 AT 7:05 PM
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Most likely a sort in the solenoid which on the newer models are at the starter old truck where on the firewall and then a cable went to starter
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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 AT 9:12 PM

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