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    Dec 24, 2013, 11:11 AM
    Battery installed backwards in 85 Dodge d-250
    The battery in my 85 Dodge d-250 carbuerated 318 engine was out in backwards and now I have a little problem. When the battery was put in wrong the fuse link closest to the battery caught fire and I immediately pulled the battery connections off. I cleaned up the distributor and got it to run again but the battery won't charge anymore. I can drive it for a little while but it starts to sputter and I have to keep the gas on it. I have a new battery, voltage regulator, alternator, and ignition module. I have not touched the fuse link but my friend has, last I know of it the far left wire was burnt up. I need to know where to go from here. Should I replace the fuse link or the entire wiring harness? Could I have burnt out a wire further down in the doghouse? Where would you guys go from this point. And I also can't afford a new 200 dollar wiring harness so hoping for some redneck ingenuity here.
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    Dec 24, 2013, 12:21 PM
    . Check all under hood and under dash fuses with a test light or multimeter.

    . Read the instructions that came with the new voltage regulator on how to polarize it with a "soft spark."

    . Replace the fusible link.

    . Check ECM.
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    Dec 24, 2013, 04:56 PM
    Thank you I will do this next weekend and see what happens. There was no instructions with the regulator though
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