Originally posted by Sammyprgandy
Hooooleeee CRAP!! Look guys...I have NEVER seen this before. I replaced the selenoid,wired it to diagram,which was the way it was wired originally. Hooked up the positive and...yeah!!! no sparks or false starting. Problem solved,right? Not!! Heard a whining from the engine. I assumed that it was the alternator trying to catch the battery up and loading down. So,i went to turn the truck off and the engine quit. The battery began to spark at the terminals and both terminals began to smoke. i disengaged the positive and came in here to say...WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON??????Help me,guys,help me.
It sounds like your starter is still engaged, or youve got a dead short. i still dont see Danny why the short couldnt be at the starter. if his starter bolt is shorted to the case, wouldnt that be the same if it was shorted to the headers? the sol would have to be bad also, but it sounds like hes got more than one problem anyway. Sammyprgandy go out to your truck and take the starter wire off of the sol., hook your bat back up and take a test light and see if you have voltage on the post. if you dont get someone to try to start the truck, and then check and see if you have voltage on the post while the key is on start. then come back and tell us if you have voltage all the time or just when you are starting the truck. dont put the wire back on until you tell us when the sol. post, on the starter side is hot.