[DML] Re: What the hell is going on here...my shift cable MELTED?

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd suspect a dead short. Somewhere along the line you probably
accidentially grounded the starter motor supply line to the block. Why
it manifested itself there I do not know. Just be glad your battery
didn't explode.

BTW: most people jump the solenoid trigger with a piece of little
wire, not the big lines in & out themselves (starter motor pulls
tremendous amperage straight from the battery. Very painful).

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Matt Spittle" <supermatty@xxxx> wrote:
> Yes, that's right folks.  Remember the other day I was talking about 
> all that smoke I saw when I was trying to start my car with a 
> wrench?  It turns out that it was the shift cable melting.  I found 
> this out when I tried to wiggle the shift lever and it wouldn't 
> budge.  So, I take a look underneath my car, and the black part of 
> the manual transmission shift cable is all bubbled up and melted.  
> What the HELL just happened here?????  BTW, I'm still trying to 
> remove the shift cable, as it's not coming out easily.
> 
> 
> Matt
> #1604 - the cursed car




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