1997 Ford Escort No Power After Spark

1997 FORD ESCORT
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ANAIDM57
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[b:53e1ff547e]My car would run for the day. The next day I started the car it seems as if the battery is dead. My dad said the alternator was not working properly to recharge the battery, so he replaced it. But when he went to put the battery back on the battery made a huge spark and now no pwer at all is in the car. Not even a light will turn on. He thought a fuse might have blown, but unfortunately we cannot find out which fuse, if it even is that. Please help me out...what is wrong?[/b:53e1ff547e]
Nov 17, 2006 at 10:29 AM
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BRUCE HUNT
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Sounds as though you tried to hook the battery or something up wrong. I would double check everything first. Then look under the hood there is a fuse box and the 80 amp fuse will be blown. Replace but make sure the spark problem is resolved first.
Nov 17, 2006 at 12:15 PM
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ANAIDM57
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There was a main fuse that said 100amp and we replaced it, but still nothing. Is there any other fuses under the hood besides the box?..Is it for sure a fuse?
Nov 17, 2006 at 12:30 PM
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CATCH_15
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Sounds like he tried to connect the (-) to the (+) on the battery and fried probably more than one fuse.
Nov 17, 2006 at 2:21 PM

Suggested Repair

Verify the battery cables were not reversed and correct any short before reconnecting. Inspect the under-hood fuse box and replace any blown high-amperage main fuses, including the 80- or 100-amp fuse.

Conversation Summary

A 1997 Ford Escort seemed to have a dead battery, so the alternator was replaced. Reconnecting the battery caused a large spark and a total loss of power. Experts said the cables may have been connected with reversed polarity and blown one or more main fuses. Replacing a 100-amp fuse did not restore power.

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