What was found
THE BATTERY WAS THE INITIAL SNAG FROM THE PILOT. THE PLANES ELECTRONICS WEREN`T COMING ON. FUMES WERE COMING FROM THE OIL DOOR ON THE COWLING WHICH WAS THE BATTERY BEING BOILED OVER. FOUND BATTERY HAD PUKED ITS GUTS OUT. TLOOKED FOR CAUSE AND FOUND WHEN YOU ENGAGED THE STARTER IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. RING GEAR AND FEEDER CABLE TO THE STARTER GOT VERY WARM. RELAYS WOULD STAY CLOSED AND BATTERY SHORTING ITS SELF OUT. STARTER SHORTED OUT INTERNALLY, WHICH CAUSED THE SOLENOID TO FUSE IT-SELF CLOSED AND DRAINING THE BATTERY COMPLETELY. PULLED THE REAR CASE OFF THE STARTER AND FOUND THAT THE COMMUTATOR AND ARMATURE WERE COMPLETELY MELTED.