AkCurse Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 I have 92 pathfinder xe-v6 that i just did a full rebuild on. got it all back togethor and when i went to prime it the starter started to smoke. i checked all my whiriing and from what i can tell i got it back togethor correctly. it still cranks over strong but after bout 2-3 secs of cranking it starts smoking and you smell hot electical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj big shoe Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Are you sure its not an oil kinda smell? I know mine smoked a bit after putting it back together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkCurse Posted April 3, 2010 Author Share Posted April 3, 2010 no it is definatly an electrical smell, and u can see the smoke come up from the/ around the starter area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsb1957 Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 I had a problem with my 92 a while back similar to yours.It ended up being a faulty starter but what was smoking was the fusible link off the positive battery post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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