Well i've been having some starter issuse for about 6 days now.
Today it really struggled to get it to start. This evening I did on me at my cousins house.

I was cranking it at least 5-6 time when i notice smoking coming from the engine bay. I poped the hood and it was coming right under the starter.

now my question is this:
1) smoking from the starter means?.... bad starter alone or possible altenator too?
2) does MSD 6al cause premature ware to the starter cause of extra spark/amp?

 

when my starter went, it smoked a shitload under the hood, it was just the starter for me so i would assume so for u as well, my alt is still fine 8 months later

 

bump anyone else?

 

Smoking starter = almost dead starter.

Either you are cranking the starter for to long so it is overheating, or, it is simply taking a dump.

Alternator has nothing to do with this.

same as ignition coil (msd)

fs

 

thanks.

thats what i figured cause my buddie tried to jump my car with his eg battery and still nothing.

i;m sure its just that.

 

Hahaha.... sounds like the starter armature got stuck (stayed engaged into the flywheel) and the engine was spinning the crap out of the starter. That happened on my uncles boat a couple years ago... started smoking all over the place, LOL. Definitely time for a new starter

 

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hah yeah i'll inspect it when i take it out. lol

 

well it was just the starter...