<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto">Thats the solenoid. I'm pretty sure it fried. Nothing else looks amiss. But it could have stuck. No way of knowing<div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Alex & Janet Thomson <aljlthomson@charter.net> </div><div>Date: 2/14/21 7:46 PM (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: 'dave' <dave@ranteer.com>, triumphs@autox.team.net </div><div>Subject: RE: [TR] TR6 starter </div><div><br></div></div><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">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?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Alex Thomson</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>dave<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, February 14, 2021 7:51 PM<br><b>To:</b> triumphs@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [TR] TR6 starter</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">This is a high torque starter that I just pulled out of my TR6. There was a lot of stinky smoke.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">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.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">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.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Towed it home and ordered a new starter.</p></div></body></html>