Damsel in distress
You need to make some checks. There's a possibility that the battery is reverse charged, or hooked up backwards. When you charged the battery or replaced it, did you notice any electrical smell or smoke?
Do you have a 12V test lamp and / or a multimeter?
For a very quick preliminary check, locate the starter relay, like this, somewhere under the hood:
Take your meter or test light and ground to the engine. Move the other probe, from battery positive post to the "big stud" on the starter relay. You should have battery voltage, IE over 12V at both locations
If so, move your probe to the big stud (big black wire) at the alternator This also should have battery voltage.
If you DO have voltage at the relay stud, but NOT at the alternator stud, you may have blown the "fuse link" which goes from the starter relay stud into the bulkhead connector.
IF YOU have a meter, measure battery voltage and make CERTAIN the polarity is correct........neg to ground, and positive to the relay stud. With your meter correctly hooked up, the display should indicate reversed polarity. If you don't "get" this reverse the leads of the meter purposely and you should notice a "dash" or other indicator on the meter display
You need to make some checks. There's a possibility that the battery is reverse charged, or hooked up backwards. When you charged the battery or replaced it, did you notice any electrical smell or smoke?
Do you have a 12V test lamp and / or a multimeter?
For a very quick preliminary check, locate the starter relay, like this, somewhere under the hood:
Take your meter or test light and ground to the engine. Move the other probe, from battery positive post to the "big stud" on the starter relay. You should have battery voltage, IE over 12V at both locations
If so, move your probe to the big stud (big black wire) at the alternator This also should have battery voltage.
If you DO have voltage at the relay stud, but NOT at the alternator stud, you may have blown the "fuse link" which goes from the starter relay stud into the bulkhead connector.
IF YOU have a meter, measure battery voltage and make CERTAIN the polarity is correct........neg to ground, and positive to the relay stud. With your meter correctly hooked up, the display should indicate reversed polarity. If you don't "get" this reverse the leads of the meter purposely and you should notice a "dash" or other indicator on the meter display
