Help please!!!

[bdg667]

I purchased a red top battery and when I went to install it the ignition fuse blew out. I've replaced the fuse and it happened again. Do I have a short somewhere? Any answers? Thanks.

 

[RaiderMS3]

Sounds like you do have a short. Why did you install the Optima? Did you have a problem or symptom before?

 

[trbomp5]

I purchased a red top battery and when I went to install it the ignition fuse blew out. I've replaced the fuse and it happened again. Do I have a short somewhere? Any answers? Thanks.

I doubt this is it, but when I put the yellow top in my old Honda, like a dumbass I didnt realize that the positive and negative posts were backwards from the original batteries. Just a thought.

 

[RaiderMS3]

Yeah, I was going to mention that, but hoped he knew that already. On a rare chance, check the polarity of the battery. I have seen one that was completely backward! Did not blow the fuse, but the car cranked backwards, took 6 hours to figure out.

 

[bdg667]

Thanks. I had the battery connected correctly. I was told that maybe it's not grounded properly....Still don't see that being the case.

 

[1clean03protege]

check to see if any of the wires coming off the battery are cut or exposed and are grounding out against the chasis.

 

[1sty]

I don't remeber but I do not recall an optima being a drop in procedure. Typicly you need new battery terminals and new connections.

Did you?

 

[trbomp5]

I don't remeber but I do not recall an optima being a drop in procedure. Typicly you need new battery terminals and new connections.

Did you?

Optima's have top and side mounts so they fit in any car

 

[1sty]

Not if the factory terminals don't reach either set.

 

[trbomp5]

Not if the factory terminals don't reach either set.

That would be true! Just never had that problem yet and put in lots of them in different cars, but yes I quess that could be a problem.

 

[1sty]

I just can't remeber if I had that problem in my MP3 or not.

 

[trbomp5]

I just can't remeber if I had that problem in my MP3 or not.

If the yellow and the reds are the same it should not be a problem. My yellow was a drop in.

 

[1sty]

Do you have the classic size or one of the new ones?

 

[trbomp5]

Do you have the classic size or one of the new ones?

Its about 2 yrs old so I'm guessing classic. The new ones are bigger correct? Or one of the styles is bigger and the normal one is smaller.

 

[1sty]

They just make them in all different sizes

 

[Junior]

my yellow was a drop in ... also

 

[trbomp5]

They just make them in all different sizes

When I got mine there was just yellow, red or blue. All the same size. I guess they made it more difficult now.

 

[Nutari]

I got mine about 8 months ago.. red top from costo.. $90 .. dropped right in.