Re: smoke from engine (archive)

Just a guess, but could be a dead short in the starter motor???
Mike L.
Bear with me, I'm a novice. I just replaced a dead battery on a '86 528e that had not been cranked in 3 months. The car belongs to my neighbor and I am considering buying it. After connecting the second terminal, smoke immediately came from underneath the engine. I disconnected the battery immediately. Out of morbid curiosity I tried it again with the same result. What could be causing this?

Follow Ups:

Re: smoke from engine a 11:23 11/27/2000 (10)
- Re: smoke from engine, about the starter MikeL 11:39 11/27/2000 (9)
  - Re: smoke from engine, about the starter thomas 14:48 11/27/2000 (8)
    - Re: smoke from engine, about the starter MikeL 15:08 11/27/2000 (7)
      - Re: smoke from engine, about the starter thomas 15:42 11/27/2000 (6)
        
        Re: smoke from engine, about the starter thomas 00:46 11/28/2000 (3)
        
        Re: smoke from engine, about the starter Richard Beaver 10:54 11/28/2000 (0)
        
        Re: smoke from engine, about the starter MikeL 08:19 11/28/2000 (1)
        
        Re: smoke from engine, about the starter thomas 12:42 11/28/2000 (0)
        
        Re: smoke from engine, use a meter MikeL 17:38 11/27/2000 (0)
        
        Avoid smoke-use an test meter RonW 16:05 11/27/2000 (0)

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