1984 70 hp evinrude electrical help

[juandapoolboi]

so i was hooking up the batterie and tried to turn over the motor no turn but it did make a whining noise and smoke from the neg wire on the side of the motor i checked the connections on the batterie and the colors match the bat so i tried it again and it melted the neg terminal off the batterie whats going on?????? please help

 

[tx1961whaler]

Re: 1984 70 hp evinrude electrical help

Sounds like a shorted out starter.

 

[juandapoolboi]

Re: 1984 70 hp evinrude electrical help

how can i test it to find out if it is indeed the starter

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 1984 70 hp evinrude electrical help

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.

also have the battery load tested at the auto parts store, free, i've had new batteries go bad

 

[juandapoolboi]

Re: 1984 70 hp evinrude electrical help

found the problem it was grounding out problem was the starter case is ground and the hot wire from silinoid is spaced off the case with a rubber washer wich was not there thus grounding on the starter it self thanks for a;l the help