What could I have shorted out .

Asked by Guru64WKM Mar 09, 2020 at 01:34 PM about the 1989 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Silverado RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

When tightening the battery terminal. I touch the other
side with the wrench,  and it made a spark. Now my truck
wont turn on what wires do i check.

1 Answer

Go to the nearest parts store and have them charge it. It most likely drained every bit of amperage it had. If that doesn’t work it is a possibility that you blew a cell in the battery.

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