What can blow a starter out???

[ezmaggie]

I am getting a little frustrated and need some help A.S.A.P please! I still have not gotten to emissions yet! Here we go, I took it in the shorts for the engine my friend put in my 77', 350, 4WD truck. # 7 piston was or became cracked up between the compression rings! Replaced that, However right before that another fellow hooked up the radio and rebuilt an edelbrock 600 cfm with an electric choke. I had a holley with a manual choke (first guy replaced my Q-jet...since it was stolen...with the holley and put in a manual choke cable). The cable is still in my dash and I have not looked yet to see what Kevin has done with the other end of it! Series of events as follows.. Pick up truck with this great engine in it...drove 3 miles a day round trip..4 days a week to and from work for maybe 3 weeks. Made two trips (50 mi. each trip) to town, last time for emissions. Some girl stopped the testing ..said I had oil drips!! GREAT..come home . Next day or so got the edlebrock and radio put in the truck. Truck is not as good as it was. One day, can't remember now ,I went to go to work...New 125.00 gel batery dead!! Tried to jump...almost went. Called Kevin ...he took it home after getting started...found #7 piston...replaced it and now when he tries to start it the starter gets fried. Gone through 2 in 2 days!! Guy at autozone says electrical peak! What do you think??? Radio or electric choke hooked up wrong??? Last two things done to it. THX Maggie