Starter help

[drewbert41]

I finally went to hook my battery back up today after pulling my starter and installing a heat shield a few months back. When I went to hook up the post I got a big spark and the starter clicked. I suspect that this is a wiring issue?

Pulling the starter was a pain with the headers on so I made sure to take pictures and triple check the wiring. There was a rusty old battery post underneath the existing wiring so I removed that while I had it off. So it should actually work better than before.

Since I am almost certain it is hooked up right could this be something as simple as a wire touching something it shouldn't be? I tried to ziptie the wires and keep them off of the shield and headers when I put it back on.

Please help, thanks.

P.S. it worked fine before I pulled the starter.

[66clow]

For it to have sparked like that something must be touching a wire.

[drewbert41]

Originally Posted by 66clow

For it to have sparked like that something must be touching a wire.

So I need to make sure no wires are touching metal (even the rubber parts)?

I have a long positive battery cable so could that be the problem? If the red rubber touches the frame?

[66clow]

Originally Posted by drewbert41

So I need to make sure no wires are touching metal (even the rubber parts)?

I have a long positive battery cable so could that be the problem? If the red rubber touches the frame?

Do you have any photos?

[drewbert41]

This is the way it is hooked up. This picture is before I installed the heat shield. You can see the rusty battery terminal underneath all of it. I removed that and installed heat shield and zip tied the wires. Can't see a damn thing with the heat shield installed.

So rubber coated wires should not touch any metal at all correct?

[66clow]

No the wires shouldn't touch metal. That blue wire is looking bare and touching the header. At least from how it looks.

[66clow]

Trace your wiring, here's a diagram. Looks like too many wires.


https://goo.gl/photos/Ue3KkCYgCXFyUoBM8

[drewbert41]

Should be right for HEI. Worked this way before.

[drewbert41]

Found an older picture. Starter is wired wrong..

[66clow]

Originally Posted by drewbert41

Found an older picture. Starter is wired wrong..

Check them closely. My wiring was a nightmare. Just have to take your time to trace them, even going into the dash and ignition switch. You never know what the po's did.

[hamjet]

also check the large red pos. battery cable going to the starter post. the metal shield in the photo looks as though its touching the threaded stud that holds the starter together. if not touching, it sure looks close.

[drewbert41]

How it is supposed to look.

[drewbert41]

Originally Posted by hamjet

also check the large red pos. battery cable going to the starter post. the metal shield in the photo looks as though its touching the threaded stud that holds the starter together. if not touching, it sure looks close.

I guess I had it right in the first picture. I think you are onto something with the shield arcing.]

[drewbert41]

Originally Posted by hamjet

also check the large red pos. battery cable going to the starter post. the metal shield in the photo looks as though its touching the threaded stud that holds the starter together. if not touching, it sure looks close.

Metal shield of pos battery cable was arcing to the S terminal. So opposite of what is pictured. Easy fix.

Thanks for the help. It turns over so that is a start.