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Starter986 · 03-27-2020, 01:35 PM

"Are you sure both of the heavy duty wires go to the same post? Isn't one a ground wire, and the second the battery wire? Please double check the two big wires.

Just a thought.

-EricThe yellow circle was the easy one."

Yes... one of the wires (the one I had to massage on) is grounded to the top of the secondary air pump on the passenger side.

The other wire... from where it originates I don't know... but it was clear it went to the larger post. It fit right on... and I had disconnected no other wires.

"I haven't done this job on my car, but here's the Pelican article on it: https://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Boxster_Tech/83-ELEC-Starter_Replacement/83-ELEC-Starter_Replacement.htm
See pic 5.

I had seen that pic... and it didn't help me at all.

Thank you, both, for the input. I remain flummoxed.

The yellow circle wire was a no-brainer.

The red circle has the smaller diameter post... and that connection came from the left... the wire coming from the small loom with another wire connected to the part that snaps onto the electrical connection on the throttle body.

The grey circle is where I connected the two heavy duty wires (one of wires took some massaging to get on the post).

I don't even want to reconnect the battery. Perhaps I blew a fuse. However, I first have to identify if properly I reconnected the starter. It's not rocket surgery... and it appears the heavy duty wires went where they were supposed to go. I'm lost.

Any other ideas? Thank you.

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Edit: OK. I see what you're saying, Eric. That wire from where I don't know it comes likely is from the battery... I'm thinking it comes fronm the square box with a positive wire goint to the altrnator. So I guess a new question is:

Should that wire go to the red circle post? That would mean that there's two wires connected to that post. Should there only be one of the heavy duty wires... the ground wire coming from the top of the secondary air unit... connected to the larger post? Should there NOT be two wires connected to that larger post... and I was incorrect trying to put both heavy duty wires on that larger post? That would mean that I connected both a ground and positive wire together... and on the ground of the starter. Should there be two wires connected to the red circled post?

Since I had no dash lights wafter the battery sparked... which fuse should I be looking at?

Hmmm. I'll wait for a response from anyone.

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Starter986 1998 Boxster Silver/Red Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: 92262 Posts: 3,085	"Are you sure both of the heavy duty wires go to the same post? Isn't one a ground wire, and the second the battery wire? Please double check the two big wires. Just a thought. -EricThe yellow circle was the easy one." Yes... one of the wires (the one I had to massage on) is grounded to the top of the secondary air pump on the passenger side. The other wire... from where it originates I don't know... but it was clear it went to the larger post. It fit right on... and I had disconnected no other wires. "I haven't done this job on my car, but here's the Pelican article on it: https://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Boxster_Tech/83-ELEC-Starter_Replacement/83-ELEC-Starter_Replacement.htm See pic 5. I had seen that pic... and it didn't help me at all. Thank you, both, for the input. I remain flummoxed. The yellow circle wire was a no-brainer. The red circle has the smaller diameter post... and that connection came from the left... the wire coming from the small loom with another wire connected to the part that snaps onto the electrical connection on the throttle body. The grey circle is where I connected the two heavy duty wires (one of wires took some massaging to get on the post). I don't even want to reconnect the battery. Perhaps I blew a fuse. However, I first have to identify if properly I reconnected the starter. It's not rocket surgery... and it appears the heavy duty wires went where they were supposed to go. I'm lost. Any other ideas? Thank you. Edit: OK. I see what you're saying, Eric. That wire from where I don't know it comes likely is from the battery... I'm thinking it comes fronm the square box with a positive wire goint to the altrnator. So I guess a new question is: Should that wire go to the red circle post? That would mean that there's two wires connected to that post. Should there only be one of the heavy duty wires... the ground wire coming from the top of the secondary air unit... connected to the larger post? Should there NOT be two wires connected to that larger post... and I was incorrect trying to put both heavy duty wires on that larger post? That would mean that I connected both a ground and positive wire together... and on the ground of the starter. Should there be two wires connected to the red circled post? Since I had no dash lights wafter the battery sparked... which fuse should I be looking at? Hmmm. I'll wait for a response from anyone. __________________ 1998 Porsche Boxster Last edited by Starter986; 03-27-2020 at 01:43 PM.