'66 Stang 289 starter issues

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ragman069

Discussion Starter · Feb 3, 2015

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The past few times I tried starting my 66 Mustang(289,4speed), the starter was turning very slow as if I had low voltage in the battery. The battery tested fine. The last time I attempted to start it, it barely cranked and didn't start. I noticed some smoke coming from near the voltage regulator on the radiator support. It turned out to be a ground wire heating up to the point where it charred the insulation. This wire came out of the harness and was grounded to the top voltage regulator mounting bolt. Would a bad starter cause this wire to heat up? Two feet of snow in Rhode Island has prevented me from crawling under the car and removing the starter.

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Ivy66GT

· #5 · Feb 3, 2015

Rex,

A '66 is as you described it. I also agree with your assessment; the battery isn't grounded to the block good enough so that the return current is going through the small wires near the voltage regulator to find a ground. Those wires are tiny in comparison and will burn easily with that kind of current. If the block is grounded correctly starter current will not being going through those small wires.

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