spark from battery!!!

[92306gt]

i put the pos term on and then go to put the neg term on and it sparks real bad. im thinkin maybe a ground or something. what do you guys think? i just replaced the starter but it was doing this before i did that.

[cam303]

Any load will cause a spark. Hook the pos up first.

[Rodeheaver's]

was the key in the ON positon when you put it on??

[92306gt]

i did put the pos on first and the key was off

[92306gt]

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[lib88stang]

Mine does the same thing, just not everytime.

[KeystoneJohnny]

Rick,

You should always put the ground on b4 the hot. Well, atleast I do. And do you have any aftermarket fans or any kind of load on the battery drawing current you will have that spark. Is this on the green one or hers? How big a spark when you touch the terminal will depend on the load at the time of the connection. Give me a call when you get a min.

[92306gt]

Rick,

You should always put the ground on b4 the hot. Well, atleast I do. And do you have any aftermarket fans or any kind of load on the battery drawing current you will have that spark. Is this on the green one or hers? How big a spark when you touch the terminal will depend on the load at the time of the connection. Give me a call when you get a min.

i disagree with ya on putting the ground on first. it is the primer one. it has no elec fan and its a hell of a spark. it actually is melting the terminals nd the post on the battery.

[White5.0]

check all your grounds, and not only that but also make sure they are clean connections

[383taman]

I would have to say that your positive cable is touching something.

[92306gt]

I would have to say that your positive cable is touching something.

its not. i put it on first and even look to make sure nothing was touching

[92306gt]

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[Martin0660]

Rick,

Best way to troubleshoot this kinda issue........

Disconnect everything from the solenoid. Connect the battery, it shouldnt spark. Start connecting one thing at a time, and find the circuit with the draw / short.

Same deal inside, pull all the fuses, start plugging them in one at a time, the one you put back that casues the spark is the circuit to trace.

Unfortunately, if you can pun down something you changed, then you got to find the circuit causing the issue, then troubleshoot it from there.

Bob Myers

[92306gt]

ok so i took the starter wire form the selnoid off and put the terminals on and now there is no spark. i then went to put the starter wire back on and it tried to turn over, and the key wasnt even in the ignition.

[Martin0660]

Starter solenoid is going away, that was your load. Pick a new one up at any parts store. Real commong Ford issue.

Bob Myers

[92306gt]

Starter solenoid is going away, that was your load. Pick a new one up at any parts store. Real commong Ford issue.

Bob Myers

i thought it had something to do with the starter and it might but i thought it was weird that it did this with two different starters

[92306gt]

anybody got a starter i could borrow to see if this is it

[Martin0660]

I dont think starter, I think its the solenoid on the inner fender ;)

Bob Myers

[INSANELY CRAZY]

I dont think starter, I think its the solenoid on the inner fender ;)

Bob Myers

specially if it did the same thing with two different starters

[92306gt]

I dont think starter, I think its the solenoid on the inner fender ;)

Bob Myers

i was thinkin maybe that too but i did just put a new one on it, but i guess that dont mean sh!t. ill try that tommorow