I just got a 1998 Yamaha 90hp outboard on a 1991 Bayliner 1802 and it usually starts and runs ok but sometimes it won't kick over and the real concern is that the + battery terminal gets extremely hot when i'm trying to get it started. I'm afraid the battery could explode. <br /><br />I expect that I must have something connected to the battery wrong? The previous owner did'nt have this problem but he couldn't remember to proper connections. <br /><br />Here are the connections to the battery right now:<br />- terminal: big black wire, small brown wire, small black wire<br />+ terminal: big red wire, small white wire spliced to red, small black wire spliced to red.<br /><br />All other systems work fine with these connections. I assume that any wire that is red at the connection should be + but maybe not? What else could be causing the battery to get so hot and motor not always starting? Thanks.
