WHoa! Positive battery terminal MELTED!

[alex e]

1995 T100 won't start at all. I noticed the positive terminal was friggin' melted! what is that from? that is a new one. replaced
battery and still NADA. next thing to try is replacing the starter, I guess.

Can anyone clue me in?

ps: off topic post

 

[Trollhole]

1995 T100 won't start at all. I noticed the positive terminal was friggin' melted! what is that from? that is a new one. replaced
battery and still NADA. next thing to try is replacing the starter, I guess.

Can anyone clue me in?

ps: off topic post

try in the tuck section. a 95 t100 and a 83 fj40 are very different machines.

 

[rusty_tlc]

Dead short to ground in the Positive cable?
Thats a lot of current flow if it melted the terminal.

 

[el_diabolico]

Yup, sounds like a dead short. YOu will get absolutely NO power to anything if it is bad enough. Disconnect the batt. or run the risk of frying your computer.

 

[Franky40]

Make sure your cable hasn't rubbed through the insulation on your frame, happened to me once, dead short and the battery exploded!!

 

[alex e]

weird. none of the fuses popped.

shouldn't they protect against this?
I don't know wiring so suppress the laughter.

battery disconnected already.

what's a dead short (looking it up now)?

 

[WristPin]

inpect all the wires, big or small. look for any signs of chaffing or arcing.

 

[Jukelemon]

I bet you have a rusted out frame ground and as such you are floating the current in the positive wires i.e. the current does not flow, it just heats up like a light bulb. Make sure your ground strap is new and has points of contact at the battery, frame and engine block/starter. That is the first place you look when there are major electrical issues. Often times the ground strap will rust and lose its ability to ground the system.