Not sure if it was the body shop. He delivered it to the house and it started fine and no smoking. I started it several times since than an no problem. I did notice later after the harness getting fried a screw driver with a melted badly melted handle on my work bench. may mean nothing just never noticed the screwdriver like that before. I did use the screwdrive to spread out the terminal connection earlier. Should have been doing a video while i was working. stumped in ND!! Dodger7998@xxxxxxx wrote: > > > yes,,,,,,, what did the body shop do to it,,,,,,,,,did they replace any > > panels or what > > > In a message dated 3/5/2011 2:03:31 P.M. Central Standard Time, > wchuseby@xxxxxxxxxx writes: > > > Got the car back from the body shop for a new paint job. several weeks > later went to start it and dead as can be. i tried to charge it but no > reading on the charger at all. The battery was a 4 year old Walmar > Neverstart so replaced it. Hooked up the cables and things started > smoking. the rest is history. must be a dead short somewhere that > drained it. > Dodger7998@xxxxxxx wrote: > > > > > > why did you replace the battery,,,,,,,,,,,,electrical problems? > > > > > > In a message dated 3/5/2011 12:49:56 P.M. Central Standard Time, > > wchuseby@xxxxxxxxxx writes: > > > > > > I have a serious problem. I replaced my battery today, hooked up the > > battery to the correct terminals and completely fried my wire harness > > under the hood. not sure if it is one wire that overheated and melted > > the others but it goes to the firewall connector and over to the > > alternator. probably under the dash also. > > Any ideas what may have happened and who makes wire harnesses. > > > > This is not good. I am not sure what to do now. > > > > anybody wants to call me to help call 701-952-0306 and i will call > > you > > > > back. > > > > Wayne Huseby > > 64 polara 500 > > > > > > ---- > > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- > > directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and > > negotiations as > > well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to > > > > the > > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, > > reduce > > the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar > > topic. > > Thanks! > > > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > > > > > > -- > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > Wayne Huseby > 64 polara 500 > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- > directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and > negotiations as > well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to > the > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, > reduce > the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar > topic. > Thanks! > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > > -- > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > Wayne Huseby 64 polara 500 ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.