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CowBoyDave

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I changed by head light. GO to start everything blacks out and terminal cord furthest right sparks. What did I do?
 


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Well it sounds like you shorted a wire to ground. take a look at the plug to the light and make sure none of the wires have worn insulation and are laying against anything metal.

Pics would help too...

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I know this is a dumb question. But is the ground wire the negative? if so where and what does it connect to? Where could it be loose? Everything was fine until I added the new headlight.
 

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Yes, negative cable is ground. It simply goes down and connects to the frame and/or the engine block.
 

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