Did I fry my truck?

[78 Chevyrado]

Seems like to burn up those jumper cables, it might have been hooked up backwards or you had a major short in the truck. Any of the wires in the truck should have burned and melted in two before the jumper cables had a chance to burn like that.

Maybe the battery itself had a short in it? It happens from time to time.

The whole trucks not a loss, just what the surge damaged. there is some wiring in your immediate future so replace ANY wire that looks burnt or brittle. It would also be a good idea to peel back a bit of the insulator on nearby related wires and see if the conductor inside is discolored. If in doubt, replace it! Make sure you're new wires are the same size (conductor) or a bit larger if you like. never use undersized.


Why you are getting nothing is that the wire you burnt is the one coming from the starter + to the fuse block. without that, its like the battery is unplugged.