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Before I call the tow truck . . . 700 1988

posted by  someone claiming to be Last Yankee on  Tue Oct 19 00:47 CST 2004 [RELATED]

These cool nights have done in my battery, which was on its last legs anyhow. So I put in a new battery last night. Got in, dome light comes on, put key in, crank once and it dies. No lights, nothing, absolutely dead. Did I hook up the battery wrong? I put the thinner black wire on the neg terminal and the thicker blue wire on positive terminal. Was that correct? (I sure hope so.) Maybe the new battery wasn't charged? Should I just try to jumpstart it? Or did I mess something up? Any help appreciated because the next step is the tow truck in my driveway so I can get the car back for work. Many thanks as usual.








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    Before I call the tow truck . . . 700 1988

    posted by  Aye Roll on  Tue Oct 19 18:23 CST 2004
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    Blue is ground!!!
    And on the two 88's I've had, the + is red, but these cars were known for battery cable troubles so probably yours was replaced.
    Hope your computer is OK!
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    Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: '87 244DL/M47- 234K, '82 245T/M46-182K, '89 244DL/AW70- 212K Not too distant past: 86 244DL 215K, 87 244DL 239K, 88 744GLE 233K, 88 244GL 147K, 91 244 183K








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    Before I call the tow truck . . . 700 1988

    posted by  someone claiming to be charles on  Tue Oct 19 01:49 CST 2004 [RELATED]

    i have a 940,the blue cable goes to the negative side of the battery and the black to the positive side.i am not sure about your 700,but you can follow each cable and see which one is connected to the body of the car,this will go to the negative side of the battery.hope that help.good luck.charles.








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    Before I call the tow truck . . . 700 1988

    posted by  someone claiming to be tom108 on  Tue Oct 19 01:49 CST 2004 [RELATED]

    keep same orientation as old battery.on my 90 740,the one near the engine is negative.The one with the plastic cover coming in from the fender side is +ve.
    maybe your alternator is dead,not the battery.AAA/CAA can help.






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