Electrical issue

[Cbyersh37]

Hy i've got a 91 Explorer that is now sitting in a les schwab parking lot that is not running. A ground wire coming off the negative battery cable melted and now every time i put cable back on it arcs, i was told there might be a short somewhere but i don't know where to start or what i'll need. if someone could help that would be great.

 

[Pensa]

That is a serious short. It has to be something that doesn't go through a fuse or the fuse would blow and that eliminates a lot of things. What I would look for would be a shorted starter motor or something in the starter circuit.

 

[Tony H]

Big Arch or not. you will get a little spark when 'making' the negative cable to the battery.

 

[Cbyersh37]

Positive cable under the truck got too hot by touching the engine and exposed the wire which made it contact with the engine. Thanks for the replies. Now I need a new cable.