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That is great news. Who says we don't help new guys? Oh wait, that would be the dozen or so new ones banned this week. :-)

The word you are looking for when reading Ohms (resistance) is infinite resistance or more commonly known as an open. Holding the meter leads away from each for example. Going the other way it would be zero resistance or a short. (Reads 0 on a digital meter) Touching the tips of the meter...

Define tons of smoke as it applies here. Smoke from where?

Since you are unsure of how to use the meter.... Continuity is resistance and it is Ohms on the meter. Flip it the resistance and touch both meter leads together and it should read zero. Then do what Doghead said.

These links may help you with the meter. http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/202 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF3OyQ3HwfU

If you are talking about a fuse in the meter, then yes, sometimes they have fuses.

Is it the kind that takes a battery or is it digital/analog? The one on the right is from HF but you can get them free with a coupon. Even the cheapest will work for your issue. (Could be you just need a battery. Analog and digital both need batteries.)

A disconnected from vehicle, fully charged battery will read about 13.6 volt DC on your meter. Put the meter on the 20VDC or 200VDC range. With the meter it does not matter which way you connect the leads to the battery. It will either read +13.6 or -13.6 volts. The voltage will vary with...