Will not start, positive post gets hot?

Tiny
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  • 2007 CADILLAC SRX
  • 3.9L
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
  • 19,000 MILES
It won't start at all, and the positive post gets super-hot it won't make no sound at all now.
Tuesday, August 8th, 2023 AT 10:23 PM

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Tiny
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That is not good, I would use a breaker bar on the front of the engine to make sure you can turn the engine over by hand. It sounds like the engine is locked up. Here is the bolt and should try to turn (tighten to turn the engine over) this will be a little difficult, but it should move. Check out the images (below). Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem so we can see what's going on.
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Thursday, August 10th, 2023 AT 11:55 AM

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