If you see sparks when connecting the battery something is drawing current. Connect a 12 volt bulb in series with the battery terminal. If there is a draw on the battery it will light up. Now disconnect every fuse one at a time till the light goes out. It could also be a bad alternater. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Soma576@xxxx wrote: > hey all, > > two questions. > > 1. i put my battery back in my car yesterday and as i tried to put the > cables on it, the terminals sparked quite a bit. the ignition was off and i > have a courtesy light override, so i don't think there should be any draw to > cause sparking. any ideas? what does this mean? >