Can anyone give me a hand with something?

[Rob222]

my 97 eclipse had a big problem when i started it ...i replace the starter and the battery. so after it was running i shut it off and i cant restart it because i have no lights on the dash no nothing......i swapped the alternator out. when i did this i put cables on it to jump it and the alt popped and smoked i also blew the 100 amp main fuse for the alt. I have been checking all the connections, grounds, hot wires and still nothing.
Anyone with some ideas?:Suicide:

[Mitsuboost30]

sounds like wires are connected wrong...

reversed.. a hotwire touching somehwere i dunno if u gave it power and it instantly blew the fuse.. then thats def you problem

[Speed JUnkyz]

Yeah I agree, Sounds like a short , possibly hot wire touching some metal........Maybe even a hot wire touching the Alt housing.......

[Rob222]

see thats the thing the alt got taken out and put in the same way it came......i have taken it out a few times before......it has a red bunch of wires, a ground and a plug in. and its all connected the way it was before when it worked. i have spent all last night tracing all the wires, seeing if something is loose or unplugged......i didnt see anything its making me crazy

[Speed JUnkyz]

im sure it is.....also check for wire that have been pinched, cut, destroyed, or possibly even changed......with out this thing being right in front, its hard to guide you.....

[evoh8tr]

im sure it is.....also check for wire that have been pinched, cut, destroyed, or possibly even changed......with out this thing being right in front, its hard to guide you.....

I'd say a pinched wire could be your issue, sometimes it is something really simple. Get a Haines manual or google similar issue you will probab,y find ur answer.
Good luck & keep us posted

[Mitsuboost30]

pinched wires wouldnt blow fuses.. copper cant be compressed at wire form.. you shorting somewhere.. a whire is touching something its not supposed to be!

[Speed JUnkyz]

Since when cant a pinched wire cause an issue? lol Have they up graded wires on me? lol

[4g63T]

Wires can cause that issue not only on older cars but newer ones too !