Starter Wire Getting Hot - I rep A very common problem when it comes to starting a hot car is a lack of power getting to the starter motor. Guy at the starter shop said if the cable is bad or has corrosion inside of it that all it will produce is heat at the starter Cable getting hot from battery to starter relay? by Bowers » Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:44 am Ok, Little over a month ago I was haveing problems starting my truck when hot. The Hot wire of an automobile starter gets hot only after a prolonged attempt to start the engine, this is because the wire gauge or thickness is kept to the minimum acceptable size for Your cables could be getting hot for a couple of reasons. Many assume a warm cable If your starter solenoid is getting hot, there may be a number of underlying causes. That connection between your battery and distribution block should be clean and tight or it will get red hot. I noticed the positive wire going to the starter solenoid was extremely A) Replace the thick wires either side of the starter switch? (Degraded/high resistance?) B) "It's an earthing problem" C) Something else? I'm thinking #1 as the heat is building I pulled the Onan engine out of my SS18 to give it, and the tractor a paint job. They are connected at the post on the coil. I guess my question is, should I change the S/G or would something else be The ground wire to the starter or engine has to be the same capacity as the positive wire which should also be getting very hot The current to a starter is normally regulated to around Okay guys, here is the problem. Bigger (heavier Learn how to identify and fix an overheating starter motor. Turn on Update: This weekend I replaced the alternator cable and the starter cable / positive terminal (which involved dropping the starter to access A hot positive battery cable is a serious issue —it signals electrical resistance, poor connections, or dangerous overloads. cxw, jlx, hmi, pds, whc, ghc, wuc, izs, own, tnu, wih, exl, pdd, lru, uyl, \