I think i broke somthin big this time??? i was cruzing all nite no probs, then i go and park at one of the local hangouts for about an hour. my car wont start. i got full power but not the slightest hint of power going to the starter
my starter has one of those relay switchs (supposed to make it harder to steal) i was hitting the button and then i seen a poof of smoke by the starter. i stopped and let it site for about 3 more hrs.
Then i had a friend tap the starter and had jumper cables hooked up to an other car while i turned the key. i seen it smoke again and i'm like thats enough got it towed

the last time we tried it, it made my windows, radio and dash lights stop working. i bought a new starter (lt1) and hooked it up just now put in a new battery and still same **** now power except the dome lights. All the fues's under the dash are good

NOTE: who ever installed this switch on the starter used really small wire that i've seen over heat.


WHAT SHOULD I LOOK FOR!?!? thanks for the help

 

i duno if i can help u.. but if my car gets around 220 and i leave the fan on it wont start back up, b.c the starter gets to hot.. so i have to wait for it to cool off



maybe ur starter just to got to hot

 

nope i had that problem last yr.... i fixed it by runing a 160 thermostate and a manual fan switch

 

okay so i found some things out on another form about the wiring and i have power now.... but its an lt1 starter and all its doing in wining when i turn the key.... could i have fried the starter???? or is there a trick to making it work???

 

i found that all my acceseriorys are ran through my starter... causeing my little problem here. the guy at murrays suggested running my accesories straight to the battery. would this all function good?? (radio, windows, locks)

 

What accessories? There are spare places in the fuse box to plug a tap into. There are batt(always on) and acc(key on) depending on what you need it for.

 

there 4 pretty large wires... i hooked them up straight to the battery, it worked out good

 

yea its doing the same thing...they just run the wires to the starter, because there is a nice thick wire going there anyways, and it cleans up the wires a bit by keeping them on the engine...

it sounds like a problem internally with the starter...not sure what tho, sounds pretty wierd...i wish i was a good electrician, but I'm not...