OK, On my 75 FJ40, 2f, stock, new battery, not my DD and hasnt been started in a few weeks. I went to start it this pm and it cranked over, ran for a few minutes then melted the hot wire that comes off the positive battery terminal into the harness on the passenger side. I went through everything w/o the wire hooked up and it all works fine. Once you hook up the 10 ga. wire from the battery terminal it starts smoking. I asked a buddy of mine and he says when a starter sits for a while it can get a flat spot in it which would cause slow cranking and after a while it could possibly freeze the brushes or something could break off and cause this problem. Does this sound right? Any ideas?
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