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My brothers friend changed the starter and when they tried to turn it on the battery wires burnt I bought him new wires and they replaced it but now the car wont start when I turned the ignition on there was a long beep sound like a fax machine what could that sound mean?. its an 1984 oldsmobile cutlass cruiser
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In simple terms, the starter gets hot from a high amount of voltage flowing thru it. The why part is another thing. Could be a bad connection between the starter and the battery including the ground. Could be a problem with the engine not wanting to turn over. For example, if you broke a timing belt the engine may lock up.
its possible that the starter is the problem,or the starter solenoid.you can try tapping on the starter while someone tries to start the car,if it starts then the starter has a bad spot in it.if not then you will have to check for voltage at the starter wires.the large wire should have battery voltage as it comes directly from the battery.the smaller wire should have voltage on it only when the key is turned to the start position,if not then the voltage from the key switch is interrupted. the other wires attached to the battery wire terminal at the starter are fusible link wires and should not be soft and stretch when you pull on them.
Before you go changing out the starter check for a burnt out fusible link going to the starter it will look like a wire but acts as a fuse and they burn in two just like a fuse. The symptoms you just describe are those of a burnt fusible link.
When its hooked up, you should be able to put 12 volts on the little stud on the solenoid and it should start. One large stud will have 12 volts on it, so just jump it right there. Did you get the wires in the right place. The solenoid should have 1 large wire going down to the starter. Be sure the battery cables are clean and tight ( both ends) Check battery voltage when cranking, should go to 10-11 volts. Check voltage between negative terminal on battery and engine, should be ZERO when cranking. The solenoid has 2 large studs, make sure the battery positive wire and all the other wires are hooked to this stud, the other large stud should just have the wire going to the starter.
Check and make sure you are getting power to the ignition switch and to the stator wire on the starter. Turn the key on and and measure the volts going to the starter on both wires. You should a atleast 12 volts going to the stator wire and to the main wire from the battery. If you are not getting power there it could be a fuseable link in the power wire from the ignition. I noticed that you replaced the ignition switch make sure the rod from the key switch has not come out of the switch.
check battery voatage with a volt meter. After verifying 12v or better at starter, check power at starter cable terminal and verify ground at block is good. Then put volt meter across both battery terminals and try to start car. If battery voltage shows 9.5 or less while attempting to crank, change starter. (make sure that there is 12v at the starter trigger wire with key in "start" before replacng) (By battery "hot" you mean it's charged, not getting hot, correct?)
loosen the battery cable.... start the car with a boost.... after it is running... unhook the battery.... if it dies... replace the alternator... if it keeps running... replace the battery.... make sure this is done outside and everyone working on the car is wearing safety glasses
if all it does is click with a new battery it is not the alternator because all the alternator does is charge the battery i would take the starter or selinoid off if it isnt built in with the starter and have it tested the same as you did the battery
It sounds like the wires from the battery to the starter solinoid are burned out, possibly even more of them to the main fuse box under the hood. You will have to start looking for the burned wires you can already smell and replace them. Starter and Battery area are a good place to start.
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