Went to get a haircut, after about 15 minutes I realized that I left my lights on. Turned them off. Ten minutes later I tried to start. Starter turned but kind of slow. Tried again, the third time sounded really dead so I turned the key off. Here’s where it got weird… the starter keep trying to turn over, intermittently and very slow about 4 times. Called my neighbor for a jump, while waiting I figured I’d try again. 0 electricity. Not even the dome light would come on. Neighbor arrived. Tried to jump (correct cable orientation triple checked). When we hooked up the last ground the motor tried turning over one last time. The ignition was off and keys on the seat! Within seconds the cable at the ground started smoking. Quickly pulled it off to find the cables overheated.
Where do I even start? I’m a backyard mechanic that only knows enough to be dangerous, but if there’s some simple things that I can check, I would really appreciate the help. Thanks in advance.
John
‘71 351c 4v
Where do I even start? I’m a backyard mechanic that only knows enough to be dangerous, but if there’s some simple things that I can check, I would really appreciate the help. Thanks in advance.
John
‘71 351c 4v
