No, the starter casing acts as the ground.
The Chevy starter does not have a ground wire, the starter grounds through the starter casing.
you have a wire that is going to ground(electrical short on another wire or piece of metal).
You have to disconnect the ground wire from the block. You have to disconnect the positive wire from the starter and the alternator and the powerline going to the fuse box. and connect the new ground then the positive
there is no ground wire it is grounded through the case
There is no ground wire from the starter. You should have one large wire from the positive battery post that connects to the large stud on the starter solenoid and one small wire that attaches to the small stud on the starter solenoid.
the hot wire goes to the starter and the ground wire bolts to the engine block.
There is no ground wire. The casing of the starter itself is considered the ground. Ex. If you take a battery and use jumper cables to touch the positive lead to the wire terminal on the starter, and then touch the negative terminal to the metal casing it will spin the motor.
Yes
why would my starter wire burn, going from starter to battery
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.
if it is a big power wire ( same size as the battery cable ) then it is the earth wire you should find that the battery has one wire going directly on to the engine or chassis there are different arangements the negative wire could be coming directly to the starter and if this is the case then the wire is just earthing the engine but in a lot of cases the starter is getting its ground from the engine and the engine gets its ground from the battery
If the starter and battery are good then it has to be the wiring. What I have seen many times is the ground wire to the frame of the car is the problem, Be it loose or disconnected it would stop the motor from turning over. So check that the smaller of the black wires,coming from the battery,is connected good to the frame of the car and the larger of the black wires has a good connection to the motor. Another wire you would want to check,is the one comming from the key switch and going to the starter relay.If the wire is broken or has no power comming out of it the starter will not turn. So remember, for the start to turn,you need to have a good ground for the stater housing,power to big red starter wire and power on smaller wire going to the starter relay. If the starter and battery are good then it has to be the wiring. What I have seen many times is the ground wire to the frame of the car is the problem, Be it loose or disconnected it would stop the motor from turning over. So check that the smaller of the black wires,coming from the battery,is connected good to the frame of the car and the larger of the black wires has a good connection to the motor. Another wire you would want to check,is the one coming from the key switch and going to the starter relay.If the wire is broken or has no power coming out of it the starter will not turn. So remember, for the starter to turn,you need to have a good ground for the starter housing,power to big red starter wire and power on smaller wire going to the starter relay.