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Expert: - 5/31/2009


Question
Car was jumped off and somthing blew, smelled smoke under hood. Please help!

Answer
I assume it is a 12 volt system and you jumped it with a 12 v. source.  If you had the polarity backwards, you could have done a lot of damage.  You will have to try to find out what was smoking, then check that part out.  If you are lucky, you blew a fuseable link located in one of the battery cables.  Check those.  Yhey are a big lump in the cable and it should say fuse on it.
You may have blown the electronic ignition control box.  That will cost you, but I think you better take it to someone who can figure out what blew.  I don't think you could have hurt the coil.  Look  in the distributor and smell it to see if something in there blew.
Sorry I can't help you.
Good luck with it.
jack

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Expertise

Only repair type questions on the 1928-1931 Ford Model A.

Experience

Owned one when I was 15 yrs old, and now have owned 5. Still own and play with 2 of them.

Organizations
Oakleaf region of MARC. Model A Restorers Club. I have put several Model A videos on the Oakleaf site that may be of help. Things like how to start the A, how to Time it, how to troubleshoot it.. Go to oakleafregion.org and you will find them. jack

Publications
"More than you need to know about cars." Just a small book for Car Nuts. Blurb.com "Model A Ford Tips and Hints" Blurb.com 2010 Many Model A movies that can be found on youtube.com/jackbahm

Education/Credentials
BSME LSU, 1958, Masters of automotive engineering from the Chrysler Institute of engineering, 1960, MBA Mich State, 1976. Worked as an engineer at Chrysler from 1958 to the end of 1991.

Awards and Honors
Two patents while working in auto industry.

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