I disconnected the positive terminal of my truck battery without disconnecting the ground. Sparks flew and then the truck wouldn't start. I tried 5 minutes later and it started to crank over a little

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Asked by Jerry Aug 04, 2015 at 05:29 PM about the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I was hooking up an amp. Nothing was connected
yet. I touched a wrench while loosening the
positive terminal with ground connected.

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is the pos teminal still tight..was it a quick spark.. did you short the plates in the battery?

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I reconnected it. It is tight. The Sparks were probably about 5 seconds until I got the wrench off. I'm not sure what you mean by short the plates in the battery. How would I know if this happened. What should my next step be? Trickle charge isn't giving me any clicks yet when starting. Think I would be okay asking a buddy for a jump?

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Forgot to write in my battery was about a week old. Now my dash has all normal gauges lit and working but when I start there is no crank or noise and it will not start

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64,350

May have blown the ignition fuse or alternator fuse. Check fuses in the fuse box under the hood.

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If that's the case, it's a simple and cheap fix right? Just replace the fuse in the fuse box? I would know by if they're all black looking right?

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Yes you would be able to tell if they are blown or not just by looking at them.

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