car will crank but wont start

Asked by buckeye2gator Sep 08, 2016 at 08:23 PM about the 2008 Toyota RAV4

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I replaced a battery but flipped positive with
negative & blew the 120 alt amp. I have corrected
everything but now the car will crank but wont
start. Did I blow the alt?

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I think you still have a blown fuse or fusible link some where still. Check looking for blown fuses at the under dash fuse block and under hood fuse block

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switching the pos to neg on the battery without the engine running has no effect on the alt.The issue is a Blown fuse somewhere in the starting system. Between the coil that runs to the spark plug. Issues maybe between the coil and the ignition module...

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