why would my starter wire burn, going from starter to battery
Yes, but only when you have the starter engaged
bad starter or bad connection to starter or bad ground on battery or starter
Check your battery terminals one is either loose or the grounds are bad.... On the firewall.... The clicking is the starter not getting enough power... No Clicking means no power or bad starter..Or you killed the battery(no power).. Google starter problems etc...
Starter selenoid no good
So many things could be wrong and cause it to not start, but from what you have provided the next step would be to trace the cables to the starter and see if they are corroded or broken, you didn't mention if the car was turning over or not, so I assume it isnt, so if the battery has power, and the alternator isn't the cause then you need to follow the power, it goes from the battery to the ignition, then to the starter, since we know the battery is good, check to see if power is getting to the starter, if not trace the problem in between those two points.
A bad starter. A loose connection @ the terminal ends-the battery cables-the starter solonoid-IF IT has Rubber covers around the battery ends corrosion from battery acid could cause it.EVEN a bad ground on the engine from the battery 2 the frame.(battery cables) The battery cable ends could be corroded and should be cleaned. The next step would be to check the starter selenoid and then the starter.
the starter may not be good or the connection on the starter may be loose
if you just put a starter on you shouldn't have any problems cause i just had the same thing happen to me i thought it was my battery so i brought a new one and it still would not start so then i had a new starter put on and i have no more problems except i have to get the codes for my radio to start back to working and the dealership want at least 50 dollars and up i hope this answer your question
bad starter or starter solenoid.
Corrosion on the wires, bad starter or starter solenoid, worn flywheel or flexplate, many things. Even just corroded battery terminals could cause no start.
It might be due to a dead battery or to a poor cable connection to the battery.
check your starter wires there should be wires going to 2 different places on the starter, 1 large gage wire to the copper terminal and 1 smaller to activate the solenoid