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I have a 2003 Honda Accord Coupe. All of a sudden the battery died late
yesterday night, I could jump start it then though. This morning while
jump starting I made a HUGE mistake of reversing the polarity on the
batteries for a very few seconds. After realizing this mistake I made
the proper connections but the car won't start. I am not sure if I blew
anything off, I couldn't smell anything. Please help!

sushya wrote:
>
> I have a 2003 Honda Accord Coupe. All of a sudden the battery died late
> yesterday night, I could jump start it then though. This morning while
> jump starting I made a HUGE mistake of reversing the polarity on the
> batteries for a very few seconds. After realizing this mistake I made
> the proper connections but the car won't start. I am not sure if I blew
> anything off, I couldn't smell anything. Please help!


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Open the owner's manual. In the under-hood fuse box is a pair of large
fuses. Hopefully that's all you've blown.

'Curly'

In article <1156605399.306937.270100@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups .com>,
"sushya" <sushild@gmail.com> wrote:

> This morning while
> jump starting I made a HUGE mistake of reversing the polarity on the
> batteries for a very few seconds. After realizing this mistake I made
> the proper connections but the car won't start. I am not sure if I blew
> anything off, I couldn't smell anything. Please help!

The car is fused against just such an occasion.

Find the main fusible link. Replace it.

That was it. I had to replace the battery fuse and ofcourse the battery
and everything is back to normal. Thanks!


Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> In article <1156605399.306937.270100@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups .com>,
> "sushya" <sushild@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > This morning while
> > jump starting I made a HUGE mistake of reversing the polarity on the
> > batteries for a very few seconds. After realizing this mistake I made
> > the proper connections but the car won't start. I am not sure if I blew
> > anything off, I couldn't smell anything. Please help!
>
> The car is fused against just such an occasion.
>
> Find the main fusible link. Replace it.