problems after problems...starter!

[KillaCam]

finally after getting it running...the started went out or something..idk

well i have a 85 e and when i try to start it it sounds like i have a dead battery or it will just click..but the starter is relatively new too...its a cheap on though

idk what it is i cleaned every point from the battery to the starter....i tested the battery on my dads 57 chevy and it started right up...on occasion itll start...but only once and a while....i used the power of the starter to move the car twice in the last week but only like a foot.. and then tryed starting it again and it started to smoke and i shut it off right away

when i try to start it everything acts like the battery is bad..all the lights go off or dimm out hard

is it a bad starter?
bad connection ?

and will a "i" intake mount up to a euro 323 head

[jlevie]

What is the battery voltage? If the battery is charged it will be 12.4 or more. The dimming of the lights says that voltage is dropping a lot when you engage the starter. That could be from an almost dead battery, a bad connection in the primary power distribution, or a shorted starter or locked engine.

[scottinAZ]

you checked the power side, make sure the ground is good. Bad ground strap can cause a myriad of issues, least of which is a starter that doesnt work

[KillaCam]

you checked the power side, make sure the ground is good. Bad ground strap can cause a myriad of issues, least of which is a starter that doesnt work

the ground strap from the frame to the block? or the one in the runk on the battery

[accident]

the ground strap from the frame to the block? or the one in the runk on the battery

Both.

[scottinAZ]

Both.

Yep, clean and inspect both of them.

[KillaCam]

ill check them both but i think i just fried my starter