1997 Dodge Intrepid battery problems

1997 DODGE INTREPID
210,100 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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MAXWELLFRANKLIN
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i dont know which wires to put onto the battery prongs without frying the battery.. theres 5 differnt wires and when i put them on how i thought they went on theres no power to the car..but when i change them up they get real hot and start smoking!! help
Mar 30, 2008 at 10:24 AM
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RASMATAZ
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You got 3 black wires 1 red wire -the other one goes to the power distribution box which is gonna be a hot circuit- Its getting hot bcuz you are mixing a hot and ground wire. You need to do a continuity test on the black wires to determine what black wire goes to ground-see below


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HTH
Mar 30, 2008 at 9:27 PM
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