Hey guys, more issues
So basically I just had my carb completely cleaned and redone, reinstalled the cold air intake, blew and replaced a radiator hose, and replaced the battery in my car. After all that a few days later, it's not starting.
I tried to start the car today, it was kinda cold weather (21 degrees?) , and I gave it a few pumps. Tried turning the key a few times, everything seemed normal, making the right noises and all that, never held the ignition for more than 4-5 seconds. At first I thought the engine was flooded, since I was still getting used to way the cleaned and tuned carb worked, but the petrol smell around the exhaust and engine wasn't very strong.
Popped the bonnet, looked around, didn't see any smoke or anything out of the ordinary. Tried starting it again, and then noticed smoke coming out of the red battery terminal???
Since the battery is new, I'm inclined to believe it could be the starter motor? It started to sound a bit slower towards the end. Battery is a brand new HD lion battery, last one I had was a tiny battery for a smaller car. Maybe something in the electrics going on? There was definetly a weird smell around the engine after that, I've smelt it before but I didn't know what it was, maybe it was an electrical burning smell?
Any ideas?? I don't think I'll find a starter motor around here any time soon, especially a decent original one.