My initial thoughts are as follows: When switched off, the accessories relay earths the power supply side so all devices connected to it will be grounded on both sides. I THINK what's happened is your accessories are seeing 12v on their ground side - this will cause bulbs to switch on (they don't care what way round they're connected up) and wiper motors to spin backwards - however this will still swipe the blades as normal. Check where the ground points are for the wipers and dash bulbs. If your engine were getting a positive feed, you'd have a dead short and nothing would happen except a massive spark and boiling battery. You have connected the battery up the correct way around? Martin #1458 #4426 "Dan C. Benedek <5n-@xxxx>" wrote: > Last month in attempt to restore my DeLorean, the frame was removed > and refurbished. Installation of the frame went well and everything > was re-connected / re-installed. When the battery is connected, it > sparks a lot, the ground wires burned right off the body panels (rear > panels to frame, front panels to frame). While the ignition is off > and key is not in, the cooling fans are running, the windshield wipers > are going, and the warning lights on my dash are on. This is all with > no key in the ignition. It seems the body/engine are getting a > positive feed somehow, but there are no positive wires touching > anything. If anyone can help me on how to correct this problem, please > E-mail 5n-@xxxxx Thank you so very much.