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Jul 18, 2005 | 03:34 PM

egctreg

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starter cable, wire

i changed the starter wire that runs from my starter to the positive of the battery when connect both neg. and pos. it sparks what could the problem be?

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Jul 19, 2005 | 05:30 PM

PrettyLude

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you sure the wire you just changed is not grounding itself out somewhere?

Jul 19, 2005 | 11:57 PM

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Care to explain a little better?
Maybe some more detail, eeh?

Jul 20, 2005 | 12:53 PM

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Re: starter cable, wire (egctreg)

usually it will spark for a second when you touch positive wire

Jul 20, 2005 | 01:46 PM

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Re: starter cable, wire (egctreg)

i took the starter off and found out that it was the bolt that goes to pos. was not staying up and it was grounding it self

Jul 20, 2005 | 03:39 PM

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by egctreg »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i took the starter off and found out that it was the bolt that goes to pos. was not staying up and it was grounding it self</TD></TR></TABLE>