Starter clicks and positive on battery red hot
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Starter clicks and positive on battery red hot
I think it my starter but i wanna see what you guys think, normaly on cold starts the car will start just fine then after driving it after u shut it off and try to start it again it barly with turn over then stop or as of today it didt turn over at all even when cold when it normaly will start it just clicked everytime and the positive on the battery started to glow and started smoking i dont even think it will click now and i have battery power to everything else so its gotta be my starter right??? u should probly know it is covered in some oil scince i have a bad oil leak up front so im guessing that is causing it to act up and maybe even fry its self, id like to get some opinions before droping $160 on a starter
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Re: Starter clicks and positive on battery red hot
and its not the battery being dead its only a month old
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Re: Starter clicks and positive on battery red hot
Spend $75 on a reman starter at autozone with the lifetime warranty. It sounds like once the starter gets warm ( probably due to it being close location to the manifold/header) it stops working. Mine fails like this once every ~6 months. So Ive stopped buyin performance starters and bought a cheap one. Now I just exchange it when it fails for a new one every time.
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Re: Starter clicks and positive on battery red hot
Going with the assumption that your battery is not the problem:
The starter motor draws a lot of amps, which crudely defined is the number of electrons passing through the circuit. When your positive battery cable gets hot, it indicates that the ampacity of the conductor is not adequate. That is, if the resistance is high due to having too small of cross section area and a high ampere draw, then all the electrons trying to get through that area will generate heat which raises the resistance more. So, my guess is that there is corrosion around the positive battery post. Possibly the corrosion is hidden under the cable's insulation. If you were me, you'd check the cables and replace with a higher gauge (thicker, lower number) cable if needed.
The starter motor draws a lot of amps, which crudely defined is the number of electrons passing through the circuit. When your positive battery cable gets hot, it indicates that the ampacity of the conductor is not adequate. That is, if the resistance is high due to having too small of cross section area and a high ampere draw, then all the electrons trying to get through that area will generate heat which raises the resistance more. So, my guess is that there is corrosion around the positive battery post. Possibly the corrosion is hidden under the cable's insulation. If you were me, you'd check the cables and replace with a higher gauge (thicker, lower number) cable if needed.
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Re: Starter clicks and positive on battery red hot
ended up buying a new starter not a cheap one either, im gonna put it on the car and see what happens other wise trailer it to where i need it to be and tear the motor out for a swap
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Re: Starter clicks and positive on battery red hot
Before outsmarting yourself to that extent, replace the batt cable.
You'll probably find that the starter makes no difference whatsoever as well.
Oh well, sometimes learning stuff ends up costing money.
You'll probably find that the starter makes no difference whatsoever as well.
Oh well, sometimes learning stuff ends up costing money.
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Re: Starter clicks and positive on battery red hot
Yea, agreed... I think the cable needs to be switched out. Chesterfield did a good job explaining that too.
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Re: Starter clicks and positive on battery red hot
Spend $75 on a reman starter at autozone with the lifetime warranty. It sounds like once the starter gets warm ( probably due to it being close location to the manifold/header) it stops working. Mine fails like this once every ~6 months. So Ive stopped buyin performance starters and bought a cheap one. Now I just exchange it when it fails for a new one every time.
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Re: Starter clicks and positive on battery red hot
new starter is in and runs like a champ
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