Ohtoo
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- Aug 2, 2019
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- Vehicle Year
- 1990
- Vehicle
- Ford Bronco II
So my bronco has had a little trouble starting if it has been running for awhile and then is turned off. Starts right up on the first crank from cold. If I say, kill the engine while parking, I often have to wait a few minutes before it will do anything but a low groaning crank like it has a dead battery. The other day was in the situation described above and tried to turn it over again immediately. After a couple tortured cranks the power died and some smoke came out from under the hood. Looks like I melted something at the battery terminal.
Now the lights will come on if I out the key in the ignition bit when I try to crank it the electrical system does for a few minutes. I'm guessing I shorted something in the starter but I wanted to see if anyone has had a similar issue before I start buying parts.