Originally Posted by eightlitermopar
Originally Posted by John_Kunkel
I would think a direct short at the starter lug would isolate any damage to the main battery cable and none under the dash.


Hmmm, that is kinda what I was thinking too. The main hot wire that goes under the dash is attached to that wire which is why I thought I would ask. I didn't have any problems for 20 years. This happened suddenly. Now the car sits and it's driving me crazy.


Correct me if I'm wrong but shouldn't the power feed going inside come off the starter relay not the starter itself? Pretty sure mine's a fuselink off the relay...only thing on the starter is the main batt cable and the switch wire(also coming from the relay)