1987 Dodge Dakota "causes car starter catch fire" Questions

...insures that a short from alt or starter or which ever circuit it is connected to will not cause car to catch on fire. Direct short in circuit or component supplied by that particular fuseable

...Fire was coming out of the right hand side of the wheel well and hood.. so what burnt..... we cant see it so you must tell or show. see? no i cant see... LOL fires start 3 ways, (no smokers) 1: ...

...catch on fire??? This is probably a grounded starter. You are lucky the fuse panels are intact and it is not melting the fusible link. You may possibly have a bad solenoid or someone put the wrong ...

...starter wires hot enough to catch fire after car sat for 3 hrs. Any input? A short in the starter wiring and/or a loose wire in the same area could cause wires to heat up and cause the issue. I would ...

...starter two days later battery catches fire and melts terminals. why? I had the same problem occur on an 86 model Nissan truck. It was determined that the alternator was overcharging the battery and ...

...bad wear on that shaft can cause the pinion to become stuck engaged. Last test is to fire up the starter out of the car, and see if the pinion fails to retract after the solenoid feed is

...starter engauges but dosnt catch flexplate or flywheel, maybe dosnt engauge at all) barely turns over? (like theres no battery causing hard crank) you can test your battery by starting the car with ...

...starter life but seldom in fire I am also interested in the statement of " internal engine problem" as that would be evident in engine performance , noise , economy so I would like to find out any ...

...starter relay which is grounded thru the neutral safety switch and also thru your computer. The neutral satey switch is located at the front lower edge of the trans and is subect to damage and ...

...starter replaced and the next day my truck caught fire. Did i mention i hadnt even drove it yet. What could have caused it to catch fire? can be for any number of reasons --short in wiring -faulty ...