Mista Blazer

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This is probably a stupid question... but is it possible to get the power and neg words backwards? I just got my motor back in and installed a new starter. But went to start it. And wouldn't crank it acted like it have enough tourqe to turn the crank. But I know it will turn I was turning it by hand. I didn't put much thought into it when I checked my terminals but the power was pretty warm. Didn't think much tried to start it again and saw smoke. I melted the two wires... so is it possible I worked the starter wrong?

Paul Bell

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The starter gets a heavy positive cable from the battery. The heavy negative cable from the battery goes to the engine block, not the starter so it's kind of impossible to mix them up at the starter.

Something else is wrong. DISCONNECT THE BATTERY because they tend to explode when presented with a dead short.

Mista Blazer

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Not sure if I follow on this.. there are 3 wires 1positive. One ground. One enigizer. All attached to the starter. Other ground goes to body up by the battery, only two other positives one goes to alt other goes to fuse block.

Is there supposed to be a wire on the battery harness that only goes to the block?

Mista Blazer

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Right?

Paul Bell

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Tell us where the "starter neg" wire was originally attached to before you started this job.

soundengineer

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there is no "Starter Negative"...the starter negative is the Engine Block...the starter does not have a Ground lug

the one you have labeled "Starter Negative" in that picture, connects to the Block...it is an engine Ground.....the starter will ground thru the engine


the starter gets the odd lug with the sideways piece coming off of it...
this goes to the main lug of the starter

there will be a smaller wire coming from somewhere else in the car that goes to the small lug of the starter
if its an F-body...the smaller terminal on the starter gets a wire that comes from the 3 connectors on the passenger side strut tower area

Mista Blazer

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...welp.. now i know why my wires melted...

Ok so i know i dont have the bolt for the block ground anymore due to it still atached to the LS1 i sold.. what size is the bolt so i can buy a new one. also the ground strap on the driver side, what bolt size is that? we took it off while tesitng other possiblities and now we cant find it either -.-"

soundengineer

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M10x1.5 I believe...
I know its the same size as the knock sensors because you can put a knock sensor in the same hole on the block...LOL
and I know this because I moved mine from the valley to the side of the block...

Mista Blazer

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Oh hell ddidnt know it was the same spot! hell i was thinking about doing that.


Would you by chance know the one for the ground strap on the engine on the driver side?