1997 Dodge Neon "Starter"

[quote:7e916c432c="lisad73"]The mileage is approximately 290k.. Everything on the car is brand new accept the motor and trany. The starter blew and my husband took it out i bought a new one but he doesnt remember how the cables hooked up to the starter itself... When i tryed to start it there was a "pop" sound.. then the battery wire was rather hot so i assume he hooked it up wrong.
Also the fans for the rad are in working order and for some reason will not turn on so the car over heats?[/quote:7e916c432c]

Obviously the pop sound was NOT a good thing and the starter probably wasn't connected properly. Check ALL fuses associated with the fan and if my memory serves me properly there is a fuseable link to the fan system. This may have blown. Also the fan relays may have been damaged.