okay so the starter is good and the neg wire gets smoking hot

starter is good but the neg wire on side of motor gets so hot it smokes then the neg terminal on my batt melted rite off the batt what the hell is going on?????????

Re: okay so the starter is good and the neg wire gets smoking hot

1984 evinrude 70 hp omc controlls forgot to descride motor

Re: okay so the starter is good and the neg wire gets smoking hot

Resistance in wiring generates heat much as the filament in an incandescent light bulb gets bright and heats up. Probable resistance in this case indicates that the wiring is bad or inadequate, probably due to corrosion inside the cable sheathing where you cannot see it. The part that melted at the battery end was probably the weakest point in the cables.

Re: okay so the starter is good and the neg wire gets smoking hot

90% of starter problems are bad connections. remove and clean both ends of the battery cables, so that they are shiney, also the cable from the solenoid to starter. check for nicks in the cables. and make sure the connectors are on the wire good. the cable tend to corrode from the inside out, if nicked, corroded wires, and connections, heat up and cause resistance to the follow of electricity, thus the starter doesn't get enough. you can also take jumper cable pos battery post to large post on starter. with a good connection, the engine should spin. then if the starter is good clean everything and retest. then trouble shoot solenoid. starters can be rebuit at a starter/alternator shop, much cheaper than a new one.