markm7273

I replaced my starter today and when I hooked up my battery it started sparking real bad and the ground wire from the engine to the firewall started glowing red and almost caught fire. What's going on?...and did I cause any other damage?

white89gt

You've got a short somewhere. My guess is somewhere by the starter.. If it got hot enough to turn red, I'd be checking things out really well. You got it hot enough to melt sheathing off of cables too.

kd4gij

Sounds like you have the battery wire to the starter grounded out.

Fordrocks689

Shorted something! Retrace your steps!

RangoWA

Yep, sounds like positive went to ground with the hookup. Hope the starter is ok.