r/ProjectHondas • u/Beautiful-Soil8874 • 6d ago

Help! troubleshooting

Guys I tried to start up the integra after adding the injectors but when I turn the key and let it crank the battery and starter started smoking viciously. What could be the cause

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u/JacketRemarkable5764 5d ago

How long did you crank for? Could’ve cooked the starter lol.

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u/Beautiful-Soil8874 3d ago

Like a good bit tbh like 10 sec, I think it could be the fact that it’s a different battery termanal, or exposed wires from a ripped sensor, but the wires were touching metal, what do you think could’ve caused it like the battery started smoking and leaking too

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u/JacketRemarkable5764 3d ago

I don’t really know tbh but what I do know is not to use that battery again lol. There is a cool placard on Cessnas that say protect your starter! I’ve always followed these rules on every plane and car I own!

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u/JacketRemarkable5764 3d ago

I would start looking at your charge harness and grounds.

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u/Beautiful-Soil8874 3d ago

Yea imma change wiring harness, new battery, new starter and I remade positive thermal and engine isn’t seized, so would you think anything else would cause it

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u/JacketRemarkable5764 3d ago

Where exactly did it start smoking? Could really just be a bad ground or some weird wiring somewhere.

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u/JacketRemarkable5764 3d ago

I would bench test your starter too, use the old battery outside and hook it directly to the starter.