battery wont hold charge

CanadianBak'inSupra · 05-07-2010, 12:30 PM

ok this is just dumb.

i left my lights on in my 1984 toyota celica supra 5m-ge and i got a friend to jump it the next day. i let him put the cables on his truck and did not watch him. when i went to put them on mine i got lots of sparks...

i look and hes got his cables backwards....

charged the battery for a bit went for a drive and my head lights dont work, and my alternator is not charging the battery... so im assuming that it broke my alt. but what else can happen if some one hooks the cables up backwards...

i feel dumb for letting someone else do somthin like that on my car so no opinions plz.

05-07-2010, 12:30 PM	#1
CanadianBak'inSupra Official hall monitor / search nazi - NO SOUP FOR YOU! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canada, BC Posts: 837	battery wont hold charge ok this is just dumb. i left my lights on in my 1984 toyota celica supra 5m-ge and i got a friend to jump it the next day. i let him put the cables on his truck and did not watch him. when i went to put them on mine i got lots of sparks... i look and hes got his cables backwards.... charged the battery for a bit went for a drive and my head lights dont work, and my alternator is not charging the battery... so im assuming that it broke my alt. but what else can happen if some one hooks the cables up backwards... i feel dumb for letting someone else do somthin like that on my car so no opinions plz. __________________ 1984 supra - 1uzfe - w58 - 4.10 - 1 piece aluminum shaft.