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I replace my starter on my 96 gmc v6 safari and when I re-started the engine it started just fine and turn it off; then after about 3 minutes later I started it again but it started to smoke and found a wire (I believe the wire is from the starter to the positive) started to melt and turn off the engine by disconnecting the positive wire on the battery because I could not turn it off from the ignition. So, I disconnected the affected wire which connected from the starter to the positive (not directly to the battery but to a little small covered box near the battery) but having trouble separating the skinny melted wire that meets with the thicker wire towards the starter with another wire plug under the transmission and what cause the smoke?
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Try putting a little fuel in the carb, if it fires up and starts it will be the float in the carb float chamber has got stuck, easy to strip and clean, be up and running well within an hour ;)
Could be bad starter. Miles don't matter, only how many times you start the car. I would first check for corroded or loose connections between battery and starter solenoid..
your starter might be getting stuck you might have it checked to see if it is working right but it would'nt hurt to have it replaced this doesn't cost much to have replaced.
I had the same problem with my 2000 GMC Safari two years ago....drove me CRAZY!
Sometimes it would start right up...other times it just would crank and not start.
It turned out to be a cracked coil....I found it by using a spray bottle with water in it, and "misting" the engine, at night....with the engine running. (On a night when it DID start!)
It took a while, but finally the hairline crack let in some water and the electrical short showed by a spark coming out of the coil.
I replaced the coil with a new one, and it has never "not started" since.
Evidently the coil cover gets brittle and develops small, hairline cracks due to heat from the engine.
Oh...by the way....I tested the coil it showed that it was fine!....but it took the "misting" at night...in the dark...to find the spark "leaking" out.
Check fuel presure.I believe its 61 to 65 psi, with little or no drop off in ten minutes.V-6 access port for fuel presure is at left rear of engine,(remove dog house to access). Fuel pump is in fuel tank.Use AC Delco only, there is a updated wire harness conector for these.
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