Check all earth wires from battery to engine and earths from body to engine
battery need to be at lease 14 volts to be able to start
No,there is no circuit protection between the battery and the starter. If the starter is causing a dead short to ground, there is definitely something wrong with the starter. Pull it and have it checked. The switch that engages the high current is inside the starter. If the starter is fried and perhaps something melted to ground, every time you engage it you will get a dead short.
bad starter or bad connection to starter or bad ground on battery or starter
Follow the ground wire from the battery. The ground wire from the battery goes right into the starter/connected to the starter. Passenger side of the engine compartment under the engine.
the best thing to do is to ground it to the engine or starter and then run a ground from there to the chasis
cables and or check for good ground first.
Dead battery, corroded or loose battery or starter cables, defective starter or starter solenoid, loose ground connection.
when your battery is good and starter doesn't turn over engine. try with booster cables directly from battery to starter to eleminate bad ground or positive wire connections.positive cable to positive connection on starter and ground cable to ground on starter and with jumper wire from positive connection on starter touch it to connector on starter from ignition switch . if your starter doesn't turn over , than you have a non working starter.
Be sure to chek for ground outs. that will drain a battery in no nime. usually doesnt happen but chek to make sure nothing is crossing the poles when the hood is down. check around starter, and into the fendors. these are typical ground sites.
After disconnecting the battery cables at the battery, disconnect the wires on the starter, then unbolt the starter. With the starter unbolted, pull it forward towards the front of the vehicle, then drop the nose of the starter and bring ti to the ground.
it goes from the starter mounting bolt to the battery box.
You may have a loose or corroded ground connection. Not just the battery ground but the engine to chassis ground. You may also have a bad battery cable. If you see swelling on any part of the cable, replace it. Make sure the connections are clean and tight. Did you replace the starter solenoid with the starter, or is it a separate item? If the solenoid is separate from the starter, it is probably bad. It is unlikely that the ignition switch is bad, but possible.