[TR] TR6 starter

[Cliff Hansen]

I’d guess that the field coil in the solenoid had a short to ground, and the short circuit current heated the coil insulating material to the point of a fire.

Cliff

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From: dave<mailto:dave at ranteer.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2021 7:34 PM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net<mailto:triumphs at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 starter

Thats the solenoid.  I'm pretty sure it fried.   Nothing else looks amiss.  But it could have stuck. No way of knowing

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From: Alex & Janet Thomson <aljlthomson at charter.net>
Date: 2/14/21 7:46 PM (GMT-06:00)
To: 'dave' <dave at ranteer.com>, triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [TR] TR6 starter

Uh Oh! The smoke came out of the wires! I don’t want to make fun of the situation but could it be a sticking starter that never disengaged? But usually, you would think that you would hear that. What condition were the battery cables in? Did they show signs of overheating?

Alex Thomson

From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of dave
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2021 7:51 PM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] TR6 starter

This is a high torque starter that I just pulled out of my TR6.  There was a lot of stinky smoke.

Anyone have any idea what caused this?  or seen anything like this before?  It must be about 10 or even 15 years old.  No more than 10k miles ago.

I started the car the other day; it was in the mid 20’s.  let it idle for probably 10 or 15 minutes.  Drove a few miles and smelled it.  pulled off and popped the hood.  Lots of smoke coming out.

Towed it home and ordered a new starter.

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