[85_SS]

Starter pic:


It was definitely smoking - question is, what came first, the chicken or the egg?

Originally Posted by nytrainer

a couple of years ago I had similar situation...

Came across your thread earlier while seaching - scary situations indeed.

Originally Posted by Txbobcat

You are lucky you caught it. Mine did the same thing at home after a 2 hour drive. I was able to save it as well.

Was yours a shorted positive cable as well?

[Old Goat 67]

Originally Posted by 85_SS

Starter pic:


It was definitely smoking - question is, what came first, the chicken or the egg?

I'll bet that starter will NOT test good!
It came first.

[85_SS]

I had a chance to test it with a battery and jumper cables last night after the kids went to bed and to my surprise it actually tested fine (tested solenoid & starter motor separately, then together). I'm going to take it to a shop and have them test it as well though - perhaps they have a more comprehensive method of checking it out? I am curious if it's possible that the short occured only when it was hot (though I wouldn't expect this to "fix itself" after cooling down)?

Has anyone had a starter actually short out before? Anything is possible, but from searching here and elsewhere online, it doesn't appear to be a likely problem.

If I do end up with a new starter, it appears that the Powermaster XS Torque 9510 is popular - any other suggestions?