When you're measuring current the multimeter presents as low a resistance as possible. What you are doing here is putting a dead short across the leads that are supposed to go to the starter.

October 21, 2013. Saelig last week announced it is offering a 6 ½-digit DMM, 400- and 800-W programmable power supplies, and a wireless transmission tester.

The Model 2110 5-1/2-digit Dual-Display DMM, from Keithley Instruments, is optimized for a variety of general-purpose system and bench design applications.