burning out starter

[defective1]

i have a mercrusier 888 ford 302 for some reason i keep burning out starters i have gone thru all the wiring (i think i got it all) and checked for propper routing and for shorts everthing looked good and right (going by wiring diagram)so replaced starter and selenoid turned over 3 times fine then went to start it a fourth and starter is fried any suggestions would help ?

 

[Bondo]

Re: burning out starter

and starter is fried

Ayuh,... Welcome Aboard,... Define Fried,..??

 

[mkast]

Re: burning out starter

starter is fried

Did you dissemble this starter?
How is the starter fried, specifically.

 

[defective1]

Re: burning out starter

no i havent dissasmbled was planning on doing that tonight but on bench test theres no go

 

[Bondo]

Re: burning out starter

no i havent dissasmbled was planning on doing that tonight but on bench test theres no go

Ayuh,... What about the other 2,..??

 

[defective1]

Re: burning out starter

almost wondering if its ignition switch perhaps not sure how tho before rebuild had no issues so im assuming its somthing i did or missed although if gone thru every wire in the harness and dont seee anything missed or otherwise

 

[defective1]

Re: burning out starter

have all the starters still gonna look into dissasembly tonight and find out

 

[defective1]

Re: burning out starter

would wiring the selenoid cause this cause it seems i have the power in from the battery to the s side and the power out to starter on the i side which is opposite to the wiring diagram ?and after dissasembly of starter theres no obvious burn marks and i have no volt meter to check coil or armature but when bench tested it sparks so gotta be a dead short somewhere could bad ground cause this maybe ?

 

[Don S]

Re: burning out starter

Since none of us where there to hear it, could it be that the starter didn't disengage and was spinning while the engine was running?

 

[defective1]

Re: burning out starter

what i ment by sparked on the bench is at the ground point on the battery.one starter is marine and the other is automotive till i get the marine rebuilt and yes i have a manual and going to pickup a new volt meter today as my old one not working.but seeing as the marine starter was working fine before i redid head gaskets i assume its either a short in the wiring harness which ive gone thru completly and besides the sel being backwards is all right and no burnt or or frayed wires or a ground issue cause the marine starter never did turn over when i installed it and the sel was dead as well so i got a new marine sel and a auto starter turned over 3 times with no start and that was that (gonna have to get that volt meter i know)

 

[Don S]

Re: burning out starter

it and the sel was dead as well so i got a new marine sel

What's a sel ??

 

[defective1]

Re: burning out starter

sel- solenoid sry anyway look like it was a battery prob gotta it worked out now must of been causing some weird ground issue now just gotta tune the carb and dial in the timing and im going fishing lol. thx for the effort on the help tho guys.

 

[sschefer]

Re: burning out starter

Since none of us where there to hear it, could it be that the starter didn't disengage and was spinning while the engine was running?

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