Alternator and Voltage Regulator Questions

YIKES!! If you "let's say" shorted the main alternator wire, you likely did not hurt anything as long as you did not burn up wiring in the harness itself. If the fuse popped right away you might be lucky. In other words you might only have to replace the fuse link.

If there was a lot of smell/ smoke/ melted plastic, there's only one thing to do..........Pull out the underhood engine harness AND pull out the dash harness and repair/ rebuild them What happens is that wiring melts together in the harness and welds wiring together. It can be evil. BUT you can often unwrap them and repair them with a few new wires