deab battery, then hot cable

[miked.]

went out to start the truck and the batteries were dead. tried to jump it off, but the drivers side battery positive side is getting hot. i am afraid of cooking something until i figure out what is causing this. any ideas? short maybe? gpr is not getting hot to the touch either. thanks for any input.

[basicbajax]

I dont know but I had to have my positive cable replaced from ford after I had no luck changing batteries...

[miked.]

I TOOK THE BATTERIES TO AUTOZONE AND HAD THEM CHARGE THEM FOR A FEW HOURS. ONE WAS FIVE YEARS OLD AND WOULD NOT CHARGE AT ALL, THE OTHER WAS ONLY A YEAR OLD(DURALAST GOLD) WOULD ONLY STAY CHARGED FOR A LITTLE BIT. THEY REPLACE THE NEW ONE AND I BOUGHT ANOTHER GOLD TOP. TRUCK FIRED UP LIKE ITS SUPPOSED TO. BUT I HAVE NOT DROVE IT ANYWHERE YET.

[carolinaboy02powerstroke]

Low voltage will cause cables to get hot. You should be good to go.