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If you "shorted" out the battery, then you merely had a "shorter" circuit from the starter (-) cable to the chassis and back through the (+) cable. So your "short circuit" included the battery, both cables, and the chassis. There really shouldn't be too much that you can hurt in that circuit but the cables and the battery, since the chassis, being a large chunk o metal, is pretty electrically sound! Once you replace the cable to the starter, check to make sure the connection on the (+) side to your chassis is "clean, brite, and tight." If it was a little corroded, the high-current short could heat it up and make it effectively high impedance. Also, remember, that reading 6V open circuit (with no load) does not nescessarily tell you much about the health of a lead acid battery. A bat with an open cell can still read 6V, but not be able to source any milliamps even. Need to measure it with a load. Hoot
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