Hooked jumper cables up backwards

[Antagon]

As title says, went to jump the GN and the cables were crossed on the GN side of things. Turning the key does nothing at all, what should I check first?

 

[Fuelie600]

Fuses, and fusable links.

 

[gnxtc2]

You're lucky the battery didn't blow up. I would check the battery first.

Billy T.
gnxtc2@aol.com

 

[tthorngen]

my blind friend charged a battery backwards once. it was totally dead before he did. :-P was rather funny.
I had to write on it - and + with a sharpie to remember.

Like above. check all fuses and check battery

 

[tom j]

If the alternator was hooked up it is most likely toast now also

 

[Just a Six??]

If you turned on the key, the ECM is probably toast as well!

 

[Project TNX]

If the alternator was hooked up it is most likely toast now also

Yep, the alternator isprobably the issue. Unfortunately when I have seen this done it has killed the alternator before blowing any fuses. No good deed goes unpunished, and a guy I gave a jump to hooked the wires up while I was still in my car. His car got jumped and off he went, I got to sit there with a fried alternator.

 

[Antagon]

Where would I go about checking fuses and fuseable links? This is my first car so it's also where I get all my experience.
I'm gonna take my alt. in to get tested, but how do I go about testing the ECM? I've also got a hotwired Walbro, would that be affected at all? Thanks for the help, seems I've got a long road ahead of me.