some kind of short circuit ?, engine started Options

[Needles]

my starter does not operate at all, no clic or nothing

- i change it and put it back my old one who worked 100% good before my swap
- nothing


so i tried to connect positive from tranny direct on positive battery fully loaded
aND jump one cable from there to selenoide on the tranny ..... and a small spark goes and no sound from the starter , after 1 or 2 seconde, i notice my wire begin to weld to the selenoide cable .... what the heck ? i mean, its not my wiring or something, the starter is good, i have all the juice i need,

so nothing but when i unplug the cable to selenoide switch ther eis resistance, the wire grip together lol

any idea ?

This post has been edited by Needles: May 10, 2011 - 2:56 PM

[Geddes]

If you've jumped power straight to the starter and it has started to melt the wire...

a- you've shorted your jumper to ground somewhere before going through any resistance.
b- the starter is seized/has a short to ground internally.
c- your motor, or an accesory on the drive belt is seized (alt, ps, ac, etc). (not likely to be an accessory, but I have seen it happend on a few chevs in the past so I wont rule it out entirely)