ok, so my camaro hadnt been messed with for a couple months after the megashitter cable broke.......i decided to crank it just to see if it still ran....you know, well it started right up and ran for a little while......i reved it and the tack went crazy and the engine shut off, i thought the ground wire was loose, so i tightened becuase it was a little loose..........now when i went to put the cable back on it arcs like im hookin it up backwards (i know its not on backwards) and if you do put it on without getting electricuted i have no dash lights and no power to the starter or coil...........btw the car is carbed with a hei dist and no computer control

it acts like a hot wire is grounding out, but ive checked and cant find anything
that ive messed with thats bare.......it doesnt smoke with the cables on, but the ground wire does get hot........is there some kind of relay that coulda went bad when the ground wire came loose?

all help on this matter is appreciated

 

anybody???? still havent figured it out

 

check your wiring oround the started or your distribution block. i would use an ohm meter from your positive wire to ground to find exact where the problem is ,but definetly use the meter it will save a lot of headache

 

i went out when it got dark to look for some arcing when i put the cables back on the battery.......it arced around the starter.....the main power wire had a small fray spot.....

 

there's a start. fix those wires and do what i said before.

 

thats a start and a finish.........fixed that and it didnt give anymore trouble