1992 BMW 318

Tiny
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1992 BMW 318 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Manual

I put a new battey in my car, the old one was dead. I hooked the pos. Then the neg. When I did this the neg. Terminal started to smoke. I secured it down, turned the key and nothing. A bad body ground?
Monday, June 16th, 2008 AT 11:17 AM

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Tiny
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The wiring was smoking? That can't be good. Do you mean the cable to the battery was smoking just from installing the battery? Was the polarity correct? I am not sure I understand.
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Monday, June 16th, 2008 AT 12:31 PM

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