Electrical burning after a new starter/solenoid. Help!

[Jr.mudflinger]

My starter blew on me awhile back now and I replaced it, without replacing the solenoid with it, which I now know you should. So, I replaced the solenoid after smelling burning when driving it (with the old one still on). While I was replacing the solenoid, a spark flew (I didn't disconnect the battery-don't let me work on your rigs! lol), hooked everything up, wouldn't start (as if the battery was dead). I figured I blew the solenoid now and got a new one, come to realize the positive cable to the battery fell off the solenoid prong and sparked, and I never saw it hanging there, disconnected, so I never put it back on any of the new solenoids.

Finally realized my stupid mistake and connected the battery and voila! It starts, however, it still smells like something is electrically burning. Specifically from the area that the starter dwells (exhaust manifold, battery, solenoid) all that area, I can't pinpoint it. Any advice???

Thanks
Colton T.

 

[Viperwolf1]

Does the starter have good cranking speed? Is anything hot to the touch after cranking?

 

[broncnaz]

New starter could be the new brushes arcing and smelling or just your cautious side putting smells in your head.

 

[Jr.mudflinger]

I mean, it's warm, but i figured that's because it's so close to the exhaust manifold.

 

[Jr.mudflinger]

Does the starter have good cranking speed? Is anything hot to the touch after cranking?

How would I check the cranking speed?

 

[Viperwolf1]

How would I check the cranking speed?

Does it crank as fast as you expect it to or does it seem slow?

 

[ransil]

make sure the starter cable is not touching the exhaust.