SPARKS and smoke from Steering Coupler

[vr4boostin]

I recently put a 383 in this 1973 C10 and I'm getting crazy sparks and smoke at the steering coupler right at the gear box. It is very strange, has anyone ever seen this? I suspect a bad ground or a very broken ignition starter switch?

here is a short video
https://youtu.be/n4DnkzfuGCQ

 

[Rusty Nail]

I would stop doing that. The whole cranking thing, i'd quit it.
Disconnect the battery and reckon id look at the starter. You've got power to ground somewhere. The starter is hooked up wrong.

 

[smoothandlow84]

Your power wire to the starter is shorting out at the frame or your starter solenoid is shorting out. Definately trouble shoot the power supply and STOP cranking it in that condition.

 

[Rusty Nail]

Haha.

*Thanks for chiming in".

ROTFLMFAO

 

[BiggG74]

Could it be in the steering column? I'm just curious. Because of how it's smoking on steering axle.


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[BiggG74]

Oops. Steering shaft.


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