- Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:01 am
#278373
When I did my manual swap, I checked and rechecked everything before I finally hooked up the battery. Inside and out. Put the positive terminal on, got the negative close and got sparks, like welder style. Backed off, and tried again, this time it actually welded itself to the post. I checked fuses, pulled every single fuse out, checked my connections (solid), ground bolts (good), thought it was the battery thinking somehow it went bad in the little time it was out, so I bought a new (124$) one. That one was trying to weld itself. Tried Negative first and then positive, more welding. Gave up for the night. Next day, I see some flash rust on my brand new starter, lo and behold, a little bit of insulation had come off the starter cable and was resting on the solenoid. Felt real smart that day
swagga of a cripple