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Title: Smoking starter motor!
Post by: Bigron on 31 May 2015, 18:19:38

Stranded in B&Q's car park today as Mig wouldn't start and smoke emitting from the starter motor.
Can any of the wonderful OOF mobiles help with supplying and fitting a starter, please?
Obviously I cannot take the ar to anyone - Green Flag got me home.....eventually!

Ron.

Title: Re: Smoking starter motor!
Post by: RobG on 31 May 2015, 18:52:51

Got a V6 starter here if needed

Title: Re: Smoking starter motor!
Post by: zirk on 31 May 2015, 19:22:47

Quote from: Bigron on 31 May 2015, 18:19:38

Stranded in B&Q's car park today as Mig wouldn't start and smoke emitting from the starter motor.
Can any of the wonderful OOF mobiles help with supplying and fitting a starter, please?
Obviously I cannot take the ar to anyone - Green Flag got me home.....eventually!

Ron.

Thats not good, they draw awesome amount of current when working, might be worth checking your pos feed to the starter and earth return to the battery as well.

Title: Re: Smoking starter motor!
Post by: Bigron on 31 May 2015, 19:29:57

Already done that, zirk, when I suspected the cabling a while ago and after checking and tightening, etc., it appeared to behave itself......until today - the motor was not turning at all and was smoking, so I'm pretty sure it's a goner!

Ron.

Title: Re: Smoking starter motor!
Post by: Kevin Wood on 31 May 2015, 21:23:21

Not often they fail so a 2nd hand one is probably a reasonable prospect. :y

Title: Re: Smoking starter motor!
Post by: flyer 0712 on 31 May 2015, 21:50:51

Is the earthing cable ..chassis to engine clean and not rusty where it is connected,,worth checking.. :y

Title: Re: Smoking starter motor!
Post by: Bigron on 01 June 2015, 09:20:52

"flyer", all connections are sound and secure, and the battery voltage dropped significantly when trying to crank - no rotation from the starter, only smoke!
Obtaining another starter at a sensible price is only part of the problem, gents; I have neither the skills or facilities to replace it and as I said originally, I'm looking for an OOF mobile mechanic to come to Witham and help me here, as I can't bump start an automatic and it doesn't have a starting handle! .

Ron.

Title: Re: Smoking starter motor!
Post by: Bigron on 01 June 2015, 15:56:29

RobG, how much are you asking for that starter motor? Carriage won't be cheap, unfortunately.

Ron.

Title: Re: Smoking starter motor!
Post by: Bigron on 01 June 2015, 16:08:14

Is this starter motor the correct one for my 2.6 V6 petrol, '51 Reg?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190757740771?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Anything known about the vendor and is the price good, please?

Ron.

Title: Re: Smoking starter motor!
Post by: 05omegav6 on 01 June 2015, 16:10:58

Seller is a big Vauxhall breaker, as for price, not bad at all... provided it works ::)

I would run with RobGs one personally  :y

Title: Re: Smoking starter motor!
Post by: powerslinky on 01 June 2015, 18:02:03

PM sent Ron  ;)

Title: Re: Smoking starter motor!
Post by: Bigron on 01 June 2015, 18:14:06

Please can anyone confirm that a starter moter from a 3.2 will fit a 2.6?

Ron.

Title: Re: Smoking starter motor!
Post by: RobG on 01 June 2015, 21:02:40

Quote from: Bigron on 01 June 2015, 18:14:06

Please can anyone confirm that a starter moter from a 3.2 will fit a 2.6?

Ron.

Yep, it`ll fit