Hey H/t
yet again another problem with a honda not starting..
So today i started my car let it run for a bit, after letting it run for a little i turned the car off and let is sit for a minute while i got dressed. So after getting dressed i go back down stairs to leave and my car does not wanna start.. I checked the dizzy for spark, checked the fuel pump, Main fuse etc.. But also i noticed that when i have someone try and start my car for me the ground wire from the engine to the chasis is smoking and getting really hot? Any Ideas?

 

Sounds like you have a short somewhere.

 

Check your main power connections, start with the grounds, batt. clamp to batt. post, batt. to chassis and chassis to engine, do not just eyeball the connections, remove/undo them, [paying close attention to the chassis to engine ground] clean to bare metal both contact surfaces, reconnect making sure connections are snug/tight, careful not to over-tighten. 94

 

yea i figured that would be the problem.. i just didnt want it to be true..

 

should i upgrade the gauge of the ground wires?? you think that would be better?

 

Stock guage is not the problem if the connections are good. You could smoke a lead and need to replace it because of that. Unless you have something with huge draw, or a partially broken lead, then it is more likely connection than size. You can't always look and see a problem. As FCM says above, clean and redo connections.

 

Most deffinately. I 3rd that. Size only matters well....lol anyhow. A bad connection can cause lotts of issues. Recently my car had a similar problem after swapping the gsr in my ek Minus the smoking. No start. Was a loose main ground

 

okay cool.. im do all this stuff you guys said.. and check everything because i didnt have any of these problems untill i did the ls swap soo yea.. but hopefully after i get everything figured out and my head gasket changed again.. then the engine will start running smoothly and such.. but thnx again to everyone who responded..