Well I burnt my starter (BJ 74. 13BT 24volt). O
n Monday I started and heard a whining sound that wasn't normal. I parked and shut down the engine. I expected a belt or one of the pulleys. After shutting down I lifted the hood and the belts and fan are still running. After about 30 seconds I realize the starter didn't dis-engage. I ran to the shop for wrenches and after about three minutes I am taking the battery cable off but I was too slow and there was smoke coming from the starter.
After towing it in to the shop my mechanic tapped the starter and it dis-engaged, and now it does start. However, I'm pretty sure it will be very damaged by the amount of smoke it emitted, and because it probably ran for 4 or 5 minutes before I got it shut down.
So, I have a used starter coming to put back in. The contacts have been replaced and the starter bench tested and is strong (thanks to Raddcruisers).
Two questions; how would I know that it was the solenoid contacts on the starter that caused this? Is it possible that it was a problem in the ignition instead? If so, how would I test it? There was never an issue before and the vehicle has only 137,000 km.
Second question; given how expensive the starters are, is there any value in having it sent away to a starter shop to see if they can rescue it? I could always handle having a spare around.
Thanks for any advice.
n Monday I started and heard a whining sound that wasn't normal. I parked and shut down the engine. I expected a belt or one of the pulleys. After shutting down I lifted the hood and the belts and fan are still running. After about 30 seconds I realize the starter didn't dis-engage. I ran to the shop for wrenches and after about three minutes I am taking the battery cable off but I was too slow and there was smoke coming from the starter.
After towing it in to the shop my mechanic tapped the starter and it dis-engaged, and now it does start. However, I'm pretty sure it will be very damaged by the amount of smoke it emitted, and because it probably ran for 4 or 5 minutes before I got it shut down.
So, I have a used starter coming to put back in. The contacts have been replaced and the starter bench tested and is strong (thanks to Raddcruisers).
Two questions; how would I know that it was the solenoid contacts on the starter that caused this? Is it possible that it was a problem in the ignition instead? If so, how would I test it? There was never an issue before and the vehicle has only 137,000 km.
Second question; given how expensive the starters are, is there any value in having it sent away to a starter shop to see if they can rescue it? I could always handle having a spare around.
Thanks for any advice.