ok, the good news again.....
the marina who installed my new mainfolds routed the hot battery lead over the y-pipe on the way to the starter, and when i got on plane and the y-pipe got hot, it melted the positive cable and shorted to the Y-pipe.
lucky, it shorted before the starter, and did not burn any small wires.
my insurance company said I can file a claim for "incorrect repairs", and they will investigate the marina.
i was planning on small claims court....
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