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starter problems Alright guys this is what happens. I installed poly motor mounts the yesterday and when I got everything back together I put the battery back in and connected the positive cable. When I went to connect the negative cable the battery sparked and I could hear the starter click. Did I put the positive cable where the starter cable was supposed to go and vice versa? Or what did I do. Let me know guys, I was thouroughly frustrated after spending the better part of two days doing this install.
Getting the cables mixed up on the terminals is pretty much impossible. What it sounds like may be happening is you have the ignition wire hitting the battery cable. Try loosening the cables and repositioning them.
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I'm talking about where the starter is. there is a place right above the starter where two cables attach. The positive cable from the battery and the black cable from the starter. I may have put them in the wrong place. Are you saying that that is impossible. I'll take a look at it after I get home, and see if the wires are hitting.
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It sound like that's what you did since one cable would have constant power and the other switched power. If you swapped them (if possible) you would have engaged the solenoid permanently the second you connected the battery cable and the armature would not have enough power to turn so all you would have heard was "click."
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Well, if that's possible, that has got to be what it is. Because that is exactly what it did. Once I'm done with my finals today I'll go home and check it out.
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I don't have the battery in the car. I went to put on the negative cable and it clicked so I quickly took it off and then just put the battery in the garage. I'm home now so I'll be checking it soon.
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Ok the wiring is right on the starter. I have taken the starter apart. Now when I go to put the negative cable back on the battery the starter clicks pretty loud and sparks come off the battery. What's the deal. Should I start it and see what's up?
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Verdad Gallardo No do not try hooking up the battery. Not only can ya screwq up your battery but you can possibly hurt yourself doing that. It sounds like you either have a screwed up ignition switch which i doubt,a screwed up starter solenoid on the starter or something else still wrong with your starter wires. Pull the starter off and bench test it. Then recheck your wires again.If the starter was working fine before ya took it off it has to be something simple.
Make sure the wires coming off the starter aren't touching anything. When we did my dad's 396BB swap in his truck, the wires were laying against the starter itself and when we went to connect the battery cables, it started turning the friggin' motor over. Took us a few minutes to figure out WTF it was, but that was it.
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Ok problem found. But new problem arised. Well I found that the positive cable that goes to the starter was actually touching the ignition cable. Moved it out of the way and got rid of all of the clicking noise. Now when I go to crank it, it is like the battery is dead, but I'm positive it's not. The lights are working great and the battery is only a few months old. Anyhow just to make sure we put some jumper cables on and tried again. Still same results. Everything is normal but once you turn the key it just goes uhhhnn and no start. The light dim. I'm guessing the starter is now done for? Let me know what to do. Just get a new starter?
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I don't know what a fried starter would act like... But if you can't figure it out, email valvegod@aol.com, Shaun might have the best deal out there.
Sounds to me like the classic case of a fried solenoid...I've done it a couple times when I accidentally kept the charger on jump start mode for too long...YOu may try to hit the starter on the solenoid to see if it turns and if it does you know it's that...
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I don't know what a fried starter would act like... But if you can't figure it out, email valvegod@aol.com, Shaun might have the best deal out there.
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If your battery is good, then the starter went south if you don't hear it at least click. Remember, you gave the solenoid the full force of the battery (amps) which is way too much current.
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Well when I get home in an hour or so. I'll be bench testing the starter. If it's bad I'm getting a new starter. If it's not I don't have a clue what to do and I'll be extremely pissed. I'm ready to start driving again and I'm supposed to get my car re-tuned saturday.
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Starter is fine. I tested it and the solenoid works and the motor spins. One question if the motor spins does this automatically mean it should start or should it be spinning a certain speed? I went and tried to crank again after leaving the jumper cables on it for 5 minutes or so and it seemed like it almost wanted to go. It sounded like it turned a little but not like it normally will when it almost starts. It was a weak barely could even tell. It was just different from the regular click. Now after the second time trying it went back to the single click and the dimming of lights. I'm going to put it on the big charger tonite and see what's up. I'm just wondering if the starter turns with no load on it does it mean it's good.