jus woke up and started car to go to work.... no cranking just a click noise and starter(brand new) started smoking(smells like burning paper).. checked all wires n nothings wrong but one of the bolts that hold the starter in was loose(not the one holding the ground) tried jumping and no crank...negative terminal on battery really hot...?
90-b22dawg [andrew]
+1y
sounds like a bad ground. make sure all your terminals are clean, also clean the battery post. and the contact surface of the ground on the block and at the fender well.
kfz
+1y
If you have access to a voltmeter or multimeter verify that your battery has at least 12v, if it's lower then that even jumping can be unsuccessful, also like Andrew said clean battery post is a must.
oldspice213
+1y
same thing happened to my friends just cleaned up the terminals and the connectors and it worked fine