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Oct 17, 2008 | 09:13 PM

q8stang

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electrical help!!

i want to know where to buy the part where the positve cable from the batery goes to a rely i think but i cant find it mine broke which cause it to ground it self in the body and almost burnt my car

Oct 17, 2008 | 09:37 PM

q8stang

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ok found it it is a starter relay and it is melted

Oct 17, 2008 | 11:08 PM

mjr46

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any local parts store should sell that stuff , like autozone

Oct 18, 2008 | 02:12 AM

q8stang

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ok when it grounded it self the starter went off and smoke and spark was comming out of the relay could that mees up anything?

Oct 18, 2008 | 08:31 AM

mjr46

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you'll have to replace the known bad and go from there but yes shorts to fround on the b+ side can fry anything and everything

Oct 18, 2008 | 03:05 PM

projectresto83

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You do know why your starter started going right? When it fried it sent power to everything that the relay supplies at the turn of the key which means it sent constant power to the starter. Making it engage.