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    Motor ground gets hot

    Well y'all were right, I added a couple extra grounds and no mo smoke! Thanks a lot gentlemen, sure appreciate it!
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    New longblock backfires while trying to start

    Another problem, got a new long block in,it backfires while turning over. I've checked the plug wires, they aren't cross wired. If the distributor is 180 off do I need to restab it? Do I take the whole dist out and turn it 180? Won't that make it crosswired?
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    Motor ground gets hot

    Thanks for the suggestions, I'm going to recheck all grounds and add a couple. I'll let ya'll know if it cranks up,burns up or blows up!
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    Motor ground gets hot

    I didn't think about that ground doing more than it's share of grounding. The battery ground is clean,no corrosion. I'll get back to it as soon as the rain stops, I don't have a shop or garage, doing it like a pine tree pitt crew. Thanks for the advice Ark-N-Saw,I'll let you know what I find!
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    Motor ground gets hot

    Yes the ground is clean. I unhooked it, it wasn't hooked up before I did the block swap but it always started. Can't find any frayed or broken wires anywhere. I looked for a couple hours yesterday before I got frustrated and called it a day!
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    Motor ground gets hot

    Morning ya'll. I have a 85 C10 4x4, just put a new long block in. Hooked everything back up and tried to start it. When it turns over the ground strap from the firewall to the right rear of the engine gets hot and smokes. When I unhook the ground strap the starter just clicks. Never had this...

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