# What is wrong **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [December 16, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-wrong/130945 "2018-12-16T21:03:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Continenza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Dennis\_Continenza](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dennis_Continenza)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-wrong/130945/1 "2018-12-16T21:03:02Z")
1988 Ford crown vic has new battery and new cillionoid started fine now will not shut off then the engine slowed and stopped after a minute now when I hook up the negatives it Sparks ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-wrong/130945/2 "2018-12-16T21:06:17Z")
Clarify please, You disconnected the battery and now get sparks when reconnecting the cable? ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-wrong/130945/3 "2018-12-16T21:31:48Z")
> [@Dennis\_Continenza](#): > > now will not shut off Sounds like you mixed up the wires on the starter solenoid. ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Continenza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Dennis\_Continenza](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dennis_Continenza)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-wrong/130945/4 "2018-12-16T23:53:53Z")
Yes I went and got a nother cillionoid because it was bad I will replace it tomorrow