Question just to make sure it all doesn't go up on flames

[TweeT91109]

OK simple question but I just want to run it by everyone cause I had a slight problem.

Q: Hooking up the starter, I have a cable from the positive batt. terminal to the stud on the starter, and tightened down with the nut. Then the signal wire hooked up to the spade clip on the solenoid.


This is correct right? Because I did this and the positive battery terminal got really hot really fast. So I unhooked the negative and was barely able to get the positive one off cause it was that hot.

 

[IJ.]

Nothing else on that Stud?
(seen the White with black trace grounds for the Intake bolted on there a few times)

 

[TweeT91109]

....i mean thats just kind of dumb, but I took a chance after checking and rechecking everything...and hooked it back up. And we are good, nothing is getting hot. But the battery is dead so it didn't start.

 

[IJ.]

Be surprised how often it pops up...

If it was getting hot there's a dead short in there somewhere time to break out the multimeter and find it.