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<blockquote data-quote="Jeremiad" data-source="post: 106946" data-attributes="member: 3108"><p>The hot cable would be an indication that it is a grounding issue. The heat that you feel is resistance, usually caused by the power not being able to flow properly to ground. It could be a dirty ground connection, or it could be just old cables with breaks and oxidation causing poor electrical flow.</p><p></p><p>I had a similar problem in my Capri RS many years ago. It was December, so it was pretty cold. The car would start fine being dead cold, and when I got to town and parked it, it would not start again. Barely turned over. Wouldn't do anything different on a boost, either. I replaced the battery, still the same. Took it to a shop. They replaced the battery (again), and the problem remained. They replaced the starter, same thing. Alternator, same thing. starter relay (old Ford, separate from the starter), same deal. I was very frustrated with it as I had spent a lot of money with a shop and they couldn't figure out the problem. Sitting at Canadian Tire trying to figure it out after having the same problem after picking it up from the shop, I touched the positive cable from the battery to the solenoid and damn near burned myself. It was so hot that the plastic was sticking to my skin. ouch.</p><p></p><p>The stock cables were a 6 or 8 gauge, just a silly little cable. I bought new 2 gauge cables and replaced battery to relay, relay to starter, and battery to ground. Bingo! Turned over so fast I thought the car might flip over on its roof! </p><p></p><p>The cables are the cheapest thing to replace, and make sure you clean the terminals and ground point to ensure a good connection. I bet it solves your problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeremiad, post: 106946, member: 3108"] The hot cable would be an indication that it is a grounding issue. The heat that you feel is resistance, usually caused by the power not being able to flow properly to ground. It could be a dirty ground connection, or it could be just old cables with breaks and oxidation causing poor electrical flow. I had a similar problem in my Capri RS many years ago. It was December, so it was pretty cold. The car would start fine being dead cold, and when I got to town and parked it, it would not start again. Barely turned over. Wouldn't do anything different on a boost, either. I replaced the battery, still the same. Took it to a shop. They replaced the battery (again), and the problem remained. They replaced the starter, same thing. Alternator, same thing. starter relay (old Ford, separate from the starter), same deal. I was very frustrated with it as I had spent a lot of money with a shop and they couldn't figure out the problem. Sitting at Canadian Tire trying to figure it out after having the same problem after picking it up from the shop, I touched the positive cable from the battery to the solenoid and damn near burned myself. It was so hot that the plastic was sticking to my skin. ouch. The stock cables were a 6 or 8 gauge, just a silly little cable. I bought new 2 gauge cables and replaced battery to relay, relay to starter, and battery to ground. Bingo! Turned over so fast I thought the car might flip over on its roof! The cables are the cheapest thing to replace, and make sure you clean the terminals and ground point to ensure a good connection. I bet it solves your problem. [/QUOTE]
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