Re: battery sparks and no-start

["David Teitelbaum <jtrealty@xxxx>" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

If you see sparks when connecting the battery something is drawing 
current. Connect a 12 volt bulb in series with the battery terminal. 
If there is a draw on the battery it will light up. Now disconnect 
every fuse one at a time till the light goes out. It could also be a 
bad alternater.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Soma576@xxxx wrote:
> hey all,
> 
> two questions. 
> 
> 1. i put my battery back in my car yesterday and as i tried to put 
the 
> cables on it, the terminals sparked quite a bit. the ignition was 
off and i 
> have a courtesy light override, so i don't think there should be any 
draw to 
> cause sparking. any ideas? what does this mean?
>