bizzle
Veteran Member
The last time his car was turning over his battery and/or wiring started smoking. I just re-read through the thread and do not see any mention of testing or replacing the battery. I don't think it's safe to assume the battery is any good after what it went through.Do you have a multimeter? If so check the battery voltage with the car turned off. Then take the red multimeter lead and put it on the stud at the starter.
The one the positive battery cable is hooked to. It should read the same voltage as your battery. If not your cable needs replacement, you’ve taken everything else out of the equation.
In this case a bad battery would be good news because otherwise it's going to be a royal PITA trying to find where that short lit off (gotta find the source of that smoke--something melted and for sanity and wallet's sake let's all cross our fingers the battery sacrificed itself).
g0nefish1n, when you had your old starter on the bench did you see or smell anything to indicate it was the source of the smoke you saw?
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