I have an 99 hatch with an automatic H22A, the swap was finished Thursday 3/10/05, i havent been able to drive the car too much since i dont have any insurance or a tag yet but i have been just crusing up and down some back neighborhood roads. Well last night after maybe a 5 minute drive i get home and smell something burning and smoke pouring out from under my hood. I pop the hood and my starter had caught on fire. Can anyone tell me what might have caused this, i already have a new one ordered, but i would like to know what caused it so it doesnt happen again

 

anyone?

 

wish i could help u, could be something electrical, im not sure. Rep for the 4 doors though! My daily driver too, got any parts?

 

perhaps a bad ground, something touching the ground wire?

 

naw no parts from the 4 door, gotta love em for the daily drive though

 

yea definitely sounds like a wiring issue to me.

 

Probably wiring issue.
How bout some pics?

 

sorry no pics, towing the car to the mechanic today to check out the wiring? i figured the starter did not disengage and overheated

 

if the positive wire of the starter shielding was exposed and touched metal it would be enough juice to arc and cause a fire..


you did the swap yourself and your taking it to a mechanic?

 

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This thread is usless. Why the hell did you even post a question like this if for 1, you are sending the car over to a mechanic and 2, you don't even have pics. THis is not the psychic network .

fs