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Old Jan 22, 2013 | 05:19 PM
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I went to put in transmission ect went to start the car after install it won't turn over it appears to be a wire issue the terminals get crazy hot need help need ASAP
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Old Jan 22, 2013 | 05:30 PM
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Check your wiring to the starter. Make sure you have the power wires on the correct terminal and make sure they are not contacting anything but the starter terminal it's bolted to.
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Old Jan 22, 2013 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by MrGoodnight
Check your wiring to the starter. Make sure you have the power wires on the correct terminal and make sure they are not contacting anything but the starter terminal it's bolted to.
Nothing looked to be touching the starter terminal bolts do you have any other suggestions of what it might be?
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Old Jan 22, 2013 | 11:35 PM
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You may have that Positive cable on the Wrong Terminal of the starter.
I know there are 2 that look alike.
Try this:Cable hooked up at starter,IF you just touch the positive to the battery and it goes "SNAP",it is hooked up WRONG at the starter.
Either that or your starter is pooched.(could be bad from new,it happens.)
NOTE: that the Long Starter bolt also holds a Ground ON the engine side off the Harness.
That bolt needs to go through the Harness bracket,then through the Engine bolt hole,through the Trans bolt hole and end up facing you at the starter so you can put the nut on.
IF that Harness is not hooked up the car will not start.

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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 01:13 PM
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I took a look and do not have that ground connected so im ganna give that a try i appreciate the help
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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by misterstyx69
You may have that Positive cable on the Wrong Terminal of the starter.
I know there are 2 that look alike.
Try this:Cable hooked up at starter,IF you just touch the positive to the battery and it goes "SNAP",it is hooked up WRONG at the starter.
Either that or your starter is pooched.(could be bad from new,it happens.)
NOTE: that the Long Starter bolt also holds a Ground ON the engine side off the Harness.
That bolt needs to go through the Harness bracket,then through the Engine bolt hole,through the Trans bolt hole and end up facing you at the starter so you can put the nut on.
IF that Harness is not hooked up the car will not start.
So now when I hook up battery terminals car seems be trying to turn itself over and the slave cylinder starts smoking
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