Re: Dead battery, then smoking wires after jump attempt

Two possibilities...

A shorted starter winding. Will cause the deadening slow cranking.

and/or

You had a bad wire/terminal crimp connection in that wire. You are going
to have to replace that wiring that smoked, whatever.

OR you had both; a low batt and that wire crimp was bad


Test for a bad connection/battery, BTW, is to watch the lights WHILE
cranking.


chron78@xxxxxxxxx wrote in news:1127947332.106394.284070
@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> I have a 92 LX 5.0 notchback, and I got into the car today and it
> wouldn't start (engine would barely click). Radio and lights looked
> fine, but figured it was a weak battery. I tried jumping it but the
> engine would turn very slowly and would not start. Tried to jump again
> with a car that had a heavy-duty battery, and some smoke starting
> coming out of one of the wires that's attached to the side of the
> engine compartment. I guess this a solenoid or something? The battery
> connects to this box on the side, then smaller wires come from the box
> and go underneath.
>
> Anyway the smoke was bad enough I thought it was going to catch fire.
> After getting back in my car I noticed the engine won't even click now
> when I try to start it and the radio is dead. I assume something got
> fried, but I'm not sure. Any suggestions on what that wire may be and
> what I have to fix?
>
> thanks
>

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