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by Mzen
25 Nov 2018, 18:37
Forum: 240, 740, 760, 780, Bertone, 940, 960, V90, S90
Topic: Battery hooked up wrong, is my car fried?
Replies: 13
Views: 3322

Re: Battery hooked up wrong, is my car fried?

Ok, thanks, I think so too. And lawyer might have some clout. They are all males, no nonono, go away or we will sue you!!!!......i replied, . Bring it on. Easier for me to find a free lawyer, plx do sue me cos you blew up my car and now say I am lying about it! Oh yes now you sue me over this, ... T...
by Mzen
25 Nov 2018, 15:48
Forum: 240, 740, 760, 780, Bertone, 940, 960, V90, S90
Topic: Battery hooked up wrong, is my car fried?
Replies: 13
Views: 3322

Re: Battery hooked up wrong, is my car fried?

Hi, Update, and more suggestions needed. The Volvo was fried. The whole wire harness was toasted, those parts not made anymore.... AAA will not tow to junk yards... The van I sent to HERITAGE Chev dealer. They said over $1600 to $2000 to redo brakes. The brakes were frozen. charging me $40 to check....
by Mzen
18 Sep 2017, 18:17
Forum: 240, 740, 760, 780, Bertone, 940, 960, V90, S90
Topic: Battery hooked up wrong, is my car fried?
Replies: 13
Views: 3322

Re: Battery hooked up wrong, is my car fried?

I think you need to decide which vehicle you want to keep and focus on getting one fixed. Yes, your Volvo is toasted. Well, I thought the van = but its too rusted, rust on top of van body where the strut is... I took it in cos brakes went to floor, instead of fixing them, they replaced brake lines,...
by Mzen
18 Sep 2017, 13:22
Forum: 240, 740, 760, 780, Bertone, 940, 960, V90, S90
Topic: Battery hooked up wrong, is my car fried?
Replies: 13
Views: 3322

Re: Battery hooked up wrong, is my car fried?

Ok! Wow, huge thanks! No key was not near the ignition!!!! Yeah!!!! :-) I called car insurance, since they provide the emergency road service .... and they are going to contact road service, and call me back. He agreed the road service dude should have double checked for the plus, minus things. ...»...
by Mzen
18 Sep 2017, 11:01
Forum: 240, 740, 760, 780, Bertone, 940, 960, V90, S90
Topic: Battery hooked up wrong, is my car fried?
Replies: 13
Views: 3322

Re: Battery hooked up wrong, is my car fried?

You have probably hurt your alternator or regulator with reversed polarity. It is worth putting the battery back in correctly and seeing what happens. Likely, the car will start and run but the battery light will be on. Ok,... I can't lift battery it out. This means I should call the car insurance ...
by Mzen
18 Sep 2017, 10:57
Forum: 240, 740, 760, 780, Bertone, 940, 960, V90, S90
Topic: Battery hooked up wrong, is my car fried?
Replies: 13
Views: 3322

Re: Battery hooked up wrong, is my car fried?

I think you need to decide which vehicle you want to keep and focus on getting one fixed. Yes, your Volvo is toasted. Well, I thought the van = but its too rusted, rust on top of van body where the strut is... I took it in cos brakes went to floor, instead of fixing them, they replaced brake lines,...
by Mzen
17 Sep 2017, 19:32
Forum: 240, 740, 760, 780, Bertone, 940, 960, V90, S90
Topic: Battery hooked up wrong, is my car fried?
Replies: 13
Views: 3322

Battery hooked up wrong, is my car fried?

Hi, I need help... The brakes went out in van I was driving, so I decided to use the Volvo 740 GL, 1990. I put the battery from van into Volvo, it was heavy but I measured first, there was room, the cables would reach the posts. I was pretty sure I had the red side on red side in Volvo.....But when ...