i have a short circuit near the starter what could it be?

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Asked by 73venturaforsale Jul 02, 2022 at 11:33 PM about the 1973 Pontiac Ventura

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

i have a short circuit near my starter area we took the starter out n put a new one then the battery was short circuiting but its in the starter area because as soon as we take the starter off it doesn't short circuit we also taped the wires with electrical tape what else could it be please give me some advice or feed back

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73 G.M is about as simple as it gets , maybe you should find some help .

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Check the fuseable links for being burned out. Also the wiring runs very close to the hot exhaust manifold. Carefully inspect the wires going to the starter. You should also relocate the battery ground cable from the exhaust manifold to the power steering pump mounting bolt. I did that with my 1970 Catalina. Worked great. Hope that helps! Jim

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