Recently while I was driving my car, there was a burning smell and i parked the car to know what it was. After that when i tried to start it again the self starter was not working. When I checked my battery it ws perfectly OK. The near by mechanic came and checked it and told me the self starter motor is burned out.
2006-11-05 00:00:37 · 7 answers · asked by brus 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The other answers are both good possiblities. It's also possible that the commutator was very badly worn and it basically got ripped to bits against the brushes the last time you started and then it shorted out. (The commutator picks up the electric power through the contact brushes [which are actually blocks of hard carbon usually] and transmits it at an even rate so the starter motor will actually turn.)
In any case, the car (or at least the starter) is probably several years old. It's rare for them to burn out otherwise.
2006-11-05 00:11:28 · answer #1 · answered by Lenky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the starter drive becomes locked to the fly wheel gear it will burn out the starter. That is just one way.
Remember that a starter is an electric motor and will go bad.
2006-11-05 08:06:50 · answer #2 · answered by Scott E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The starter motor will not burn out just running the car unless it is left engaged some how. That should have made a horrible sound . It sound really strange to me. You can check that separately .
2006-11-05 08:06:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
electricals will go bad after a while. Maybe the motor did not disengage from the flywheel and was being driven instead of driving. Or there was a mechanical obstace for which it had to overcome a much greater load in getting your engine to start. One of the driving gears may have had a loose tooth/cog which might have come in the way for a while.
2006-11-05 08:27:19 · answer #4 · answered by WizardofID 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I concur with starter burn out, many causes though. So, how did you get home ? Get the car fixed, preferably by the nearby mechanic who was nice enough to come over and diagnose your car. Probably for free.
2006-11-05 08:16:26 · answer #5 · answered by James 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly the hot wire was shorting to the frame or block causing the starter motor to run continuously. Or another cause would be the starter was not disengaging and again running continuously.
2006-11-05 08:05:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Defective starter. Sounds like the starter solenoid froze up meaning that the starter was engaged while you were driving. That could be what you smelled.
2006-11-05 08:03:54 · answer #7 · answered by tumbleweed1954 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋