Jumped my car and the jumper cables started to get hot and melt the insultion.I had at least lights before the jump.After nothing,no dashlights just dead.Put new battery in and still nothing.Did i blow a fuse or a relay.

if the battery is good.
and charged.
then the solenoid jumped will crank engine,(not start if you keep keys in pocket)
if that hot wire test fails and the battery and its lugs not green.
then the starter is bad.
try using a fresh known good battery first.
or jumper cable (AAA style) jump start it off a running donor car.
if the hot wire fails now, the starter is bad or the enigne is siezed.
can you spin the engine by hand, (using a socket and breaker bar , keys again in pocket::>?)
battery >>>>>>cables>>>>>starter.
this is all it take to crank the engine, just that. if you know how to hot wire a solenoid, do you? the switch below is just a jumper wire or even old screwdriver blade.
http://www.fixkick.com/starter-hotwire.jpg


battery needs to be 12.6vdc rested, is it ? or more.
less is discharged(and normal temps, not -40F)

the oldest GC.
see photo below... jumper at J.
as you can see security has zero to do , here.
if hot wired. zero.

do you have power even if lights go on dosent mean there is enough power to start ,did you try jump starting to get it to crank over

Charge your battery, clean your terminals and see what happens. If you don't have a charger, clean the terminals and try jumping it again. Make sure you have quality jumper cables.

Check battery cables are correct ! Prime suspect here ! Alternator may be damaged and shorting .. Don't drive any car that will melt jumper cables ! Something very basic wrong here.

I believe your starter is shorting this happened to me and we melted jumper cables then the battery went dead real fast. We replaced the starter and all well

if the car battery goes flat you must first reset the immobiliser BEFORE you turn the engine over,otherwise it will run then stop .the clicking noise is the starter solenoid trying to engage but not having enough power to kick in properly.reconnect the correct guage of jump leads.(heavy duty)

something is shorted out and should be getting hot as blue blazes..you must find the short...it will be something that is NOT FUSED ie starter or alt or a heavy wire or battery cable

Dead car --- Red to + ... Black to -

Hot car --- Red to + ... Black to any metal car part away from the battery. Let the hot car charge the battery for a couple minutes before you try it. Try it. IMPORTANT: DISCONNECT THE HOT CAR BLACK JUMPER FIRST, then take the black off the dead car. Then disconnect the dead car red and then the other end on the hot car.

If you banged on the starter motor and it started then you have a stickie bendix drive and solinoid sticking
But if you have to also jump start it as well then do this.....When it wont start before doing anything else turn on the lights and hit the starter and if the lights go dim or go out the battery is no good or you have a short in the eletc ...so take battery lead off for 2 days and if starts you have a SHORTin the eletrics

It all depends on several variables.

• Were the connections clean? (battery cables and posts
• Did you have a good connection with the jumper cables? (some battery posts are hard to get at and clamping a jumper cable can be difficult)
• How long were the jumper cables left on? (weaker batteries will require leaving the jumpers on for a longer period of time (15-30 minutes)
• Was the other car running? (jumping battery to battery will have the same effect as jumping alternator to battery)
• Was the car with the dead battery warm or cold? (if the car you're trying to start was hot, it may not be the battery that's at fault

If the car you're trying to start is cold, ensure your battery connections are clean (manually cleaning is better but there are some very good sprays that work pretty well.  Leave the jumpers on for a longer period of time with the other car running.
I hope this solves your problem.  Best of luck.
Greg