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Starting problem

Old Aug 6, 2010 | 12:10 PM
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Car: 88' Z
Engine: 350 .60 over
Transmission: W/C T5
Axle/Gears: 3.23
Starting problem

First signs were: my ground from block to firewall is getting red hot when i try to turn it over and my ground from my starter to my battery is hot as hell. and it would crank reallly slow ? but battery was fully charged.

i took off my starter and had it tested at advanced auto, its drawing the right amperage and everythings good with it. so i put it back on and hook everything up and wow watta ya know more problems

now it wont do anything when i turn the key and the battery was on charge all night
i have the black ground wire from my battery and another wire with two red wires hooked to the big terminal on the solenoid and a little red wire on the little terminal. i just put in a 3.23 rear end and i would really like to drive it
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Old Aug 6, 2010 | 12:34 PM
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From: Mercedes Norte, Heredia, Costa Rica
Car: 1984 Z28 Hardtop
Engine: 383 Carb
Transmission: 4L60
Axle/Gears: 3.54 Dana 44
Re: Starting problem

There are no ground terminals on the starter, what do you actually have connected?

Where are the rest of the ground connections on your engine?
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 07:55 PM
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Re: Starting problem

i figured it out it was the ground behind my engine to my firewall, i moved it and somehow it started
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 10:23 PM
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Re: Starting problem

There's more than just that one ground. Where are the rest of them?
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