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Old 06-07-2017, 02:58 PM   #1
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Negative Cable Issues or Maybe Starter Issues

I tried starting my 99 Cutlass a couple of days ago but it wouldn't turn over so I looked under the hood and saw that the negative battery cable/battery was melting inside of the connection(side post battery). The negative cable was also very hot so I checked to see if the connections were secure and they were so I tried restarting but still nothing. There was also a whining sound coming from the starter. Could it just be the starter or a wire issue OR a combination of battery, wire and starter???
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Old 06-07-2017, 07:53 PM   #2
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Re: Negative Cable Issues or Maybe Starter Issues

When things melt, you have a bad connection.......bad connections create heat, and create a voltage drop, depriving voltage to the rest of the circuit...
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Re: Negative Cable Issues or Maybe Starter Issues

And your battery may be crapping out.
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Old 06-08-2017, 12:27 PM   #4
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Re: Negative Cable Issues or Maybe Starter Issues

Well I guess I'll start with the wire connection first and if that's not the problem then I'll see about the battery. Thanks Y'all
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