I have a 1988 Honda civic. Great condition for how old it is. I hadn't started it for a couple days and the last time I tried to the battery had drained down, headlights and sh** worked, but just real dim and not enough to start the engine.
So I tried to jump it but it was a really cold and dark night so I was in a hurry and I accidentally mixed up the positive and negative terminals on the car I was using to jump my car. My car battery began sparking a bit and then the headlights went out all together and I had no power to anything. I corrected my error and continued trying to jump it but it didn't help.
I just got a new battery and put it in. My parents gave it to me for christmas as I'm rather down and out at the moment. Well my mother wrapped it and didn't realize that batteries leak acid if they're not stood up correctly. I don't know how long it was sitting on its side but when I unwrapped it, it was definitely a bit wet on one side.
Well I thought that it should still work so I put the new battery in today and still no power to anything. It is hooked up correctly so I don't know what the problem is. I don't think a new battery needs jumped first, does it? Could it have leaked too much, causing it to not work?
What other problems could I have caused by incorrectly jumping it? Could I have blown a fuse? How serious is this?
Does anyone know about this kind of thing? My ex girlfriends dad always helped me out with my car, he had us starting her 96 oldsmobile bravada with ether and a button under the hood for awhile. But I don't have his expertise anymore. EFFFFFFFFFFFF
