Melted ground wires near battery.
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2021 8:40 pm
Hello all,
I have a 1985 Honda spree that I bought a couple months ago. Seemed to work alright at first, but then it started to bog down, lights were dimming, and began to have trouble starting and saw that the battery looked pretty old so replaced it. It worked great after that but I checked the voltage on a whim and saw it was not charging so started to poke around. I found a bunch of the ground wires melted coming off the battery.
So my questions are before I replace the wires:
1. What generally causes melted grounds besides a bad ground or damaged wire? (I did check out the fuses and rectifier and they seemed alright).
2. How many grounding points are there typically? I only see the one that attaches to the bolt that holds the rectifier.
3. Does anyone make wiring harnesses or have a good guide for making them or do people buy used ones? (Just in case I mess this up).
4. Any other advice at all?
Thanks for any advice, I’m pretty new to this and trying to understand the wiring diagrams/manual but it’s pretty new to me. Also added some pictures for a reference point.
I have a 1985 Honda spree that I bought a couple months ago. Seemed to work alright at first, but then it started to bog down, lights were dimming, and began to have trouble starting and saw that the battery looked pretty old so replaced it. It worked great after that but I checked the voltage on a whim and saw it was not charging so started to poke around. I found a bunch of the ground wires melted coming off the battery.
So my questions are before I replace the wires:
1. What generally causes melted grounds besides a bad ground or damaged wire? (I did check out the fuses and rectifier and they seemed alright).
2. How many grounding points are there typically? I only see the one that attaches to the bolt that holds the rectifier.
3. Does anyone make wiring harnesses or have a good guide for making them or do people buy used ones? (Just in case I mess this up).
4. Any other advice at all?
Thanks for any advice, I’m pretty new to this and trying to understand the wiring diagrams/manual but it’s pretty new to me. Also added some pictures for a reference point.