Melted wire

[GaryS]

Hello, fitted my volvo engine all fine, took it out for its first drive for a mot and i only made it half way :( Me car just cut out and abit of smoke from the bonnet, took alook and the power wire connection on the battery to the starter had melted off :crap: i tryed holding it on and starting the car but the wire got really hot and burned me fingers. I kind bloke gave me a push outside his place and used his jack, i could not see any wires touching where the shouldnt. After a while of playing about i got it going again, got in drove 5 meters and the same happened again. Touched the wire in the battery and it got hot again.

What could it be?

[Nottswoody]

- & + the wrong way round?

[Markey Mark (BD)]

If its getting hot its shorting out somewhere so check all power wires and makje sure there not touching anywhere

[jamie_clioGTT]

Deffinetly sound like a dead short somewhere. Any live cable lugs touching the chasis or engine?

[chezzer85]

Mine did the same shortly after changing the engine loom, turned out it was the conection to the starter motor, postive touching the negitive.

[GaryS]

I can't see nothing touching where it shouldn't, how many earths where there on the Volvo engine? I also think its my starter motor.

[THE MASTER]

battery touching the wing
:p

[GaryS]

battery touching the wing
:p

Nope :p

[GaryS]

Right could this happen, when the cars running in my garage i can hear the starter motor rattling around so.... could the starter be stuck out and causing the rattle, also backing up the power some how when i drive it and melted the wire? :confused:

[GaryS]

maybe? :crap:

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Try a different starter motor mate, sounds like its still engaged when engine is running