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Just me · 05-07-2002, 04:04 PM

Here's what happenend.

I went to the auto parts store and bought a battery tray so I can relocate my battery to its original location under the hood. The reason for this is because the positive cable that Summit sold me with their crappy trunk battery relocator kit.

The positive cable isn't thick enough for normal operation. It would get roasting hot while driving. Then when I would reach my destination and turn off the car, it wouldn' t restart because the cable was too hot. Well, yesterday, I tried forcing the car to start by turning the ignition on. The starter would barely move. I repeated to turn the ignition on and off, trying to get the motor to crank over. Its worked before, but not yesterday. When I turned the key this time the starter kept trying to turn - even with the key out of the ignition.

I started to see smoke coming from the engine compartment and I panicked. The first thing I thought of was to jump into the rear of the car and rip off the positive cable from the battey. It was either this or jump out of the car and possibly watch my battery blow igniting my gas tank. There was alot of people around.

I reached over to rip off the positive cable and it severely burned three of my fingers on my right hand. With the massive burning pain I grabbed my adjustable wrench that I keep next to the battery box and managed to undo the positive cable. My skin looked wrinkled and the pain was massive. I actually thought I was gonna blow up with the car. Similar feeling as Hurricane Andrew. The worst nightmare of my life.

Ok, so with the detailed description of what happened, lol, the final result is a dead car. Only the door locks work. I have absolutely no power. I grabbed a volt meter and tested current. There is power going to the starter selenoid. The battery is still at 12.47 volts. I checked my fusable link. Is seems ok. There's not even power to my dome light. My headlights don't work either. I checked all fuses under the dash. All seems O.K.

What should I look for, guys?

I'm sorry that I wrote a long story, but I thought that this would be a lesson in safety everyone can benefit from. Maybe I'm just an idiot. Or maybe its ust me. lol!

Help me!

Thanks.

05-07-2002, 04:04 PM	#1
Just me Registered Member Join Date: Nov 1998 Location: Miami,Florida Posts: 159	Burned hand no more electric Here's what happenend. I went to the auto parts store and bought a battery tray so I can relocate my battery to its original location under the hood. The reason for this is because the positive cable that Summit sold me with their crappy trunk battery relocator kit. The positive cable isn't thick enough for normal operation. It would get roasting hot while driving. Then when I would reach my destination and turn off the car, it wouldn' t restart because the cable was too hot. Well, yesterday, I tried forcing the car to start by turning the ignition on. The starter would barely move. I repeated to turn the ignition on and off, trying to get the motor to crank over. Its worked before, but not yesterday. When I turned the key this time the starter kept trying to turn - even with the key out of the ignition. I started to see smoke coming from the engine compartment and I panicked. The first thing I thought of was to jump into the rear of the car and rip off the positive cable from the battey. It was either this or jump out of the car and possibly watch my battery blow igniting my gas tank. There was alot of people around. I reached over to rip off the positive cable and it severely burned three of my fingers on my right hand. With the massive burning pain I grabbed my adjustable wrench that I keep next to the battery box and managed to undo the positive cable. My skin looked wrinkled and the pain was massive. I actually thought I was gonna blow up with the car. Similar feeling as Hurricane Andrew. The worst nightmare of my life. Ok, so with the detailed description of what happened, lol, the final result is a dead car. Only the door locks work. I have absolutely no power. I grabbed a volt meter and tested current. There is power going to the starter selenoid. The battery is still at 12.47 volts. I checked my fusable link. Is seems ok. There's not even power to my dome light. My headlights don't work either. I checked all fuses under the dash. All seems O.K. What should I look for, guys? I'm sorry that I wrote a long story, but I thought that this would be a lesson in safety everyone can benefit from. Maybe I'm just an idiot. Or maybe its ust me. lol! Help me! Thanks.