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I bought a used 95 V6 3.8, and i have done a lot of maintenance, last week, i was changing all the gaskets in the engine, was outside all day, in the night i was all tired and exhausted, i reassembled the engine, but connected the battery wrong, i noticed the alternator getting warm, and quickly flipped the battery,

now all seem right, the car didn't throw any code, all the fuses are fine, i checked the wiring harness, the injectors seem to recieve power, but i don't have spark, i replaced the spark plugs, the coil, and the ICM

could it be the alternator? i have cranked cars without alternator, so i don't think that is, i really don't know what to do at this point
 

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May have killed the ECU. See if you can pull codes.
 

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