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Negitive battery cable smoking

Old Jun 23, 2006 | 03:36 PM
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Car: 1988 iroc-z/2001 zx-9
Engine: 350 tpi
Transmission: 6 speed
Negitive battery cable smoking

i have a 88 iroc with tpi and i just put a motor in it and sometimes after i run around the block a few times then shut if off its hard to start(turns over slow, but i have a mini starter). btu the kicker is is that the little wire running off the battery (neg side) is melting the wire casing off and smokes!! any one have any ideas why its frying the little negitive wire?
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 04:13 PM
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Car: 85 Trans Am
Engine: 350 (CCC QJet)
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.08 9 bolt
Motor ground is bad... redo the grounds, should be a large ground connected to the front of the motor, smaller on back firewall
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 04:16 PM
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Car: 1988 Chevy Camaro
Engine: 2.8l V6 MPFI
Transmission: 5-speed
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had the same problem man....it was because of a bad ground...make sure its grounded on the engine somewhere and it should fix ur problem
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