burning smell

m5b6l · 09-16-2008, 11:04 AM

I replaced my starter and got 2 new batteries within the past weel and today i starter up my truck no problem and started driving it and started smelling a electrical burning smell, then my volt gauge dropped to zero and i had a check gauges light come on. what could it be now?

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DodgeLuvr · 09-16-2008, 11:07 AM

This Has happened to me before not my diesel though, when your gauges start acting up its usally a sign of a bad ground so check your ground and if there good i could not tell you where to go from there.

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5.9 guy · 09-16-2008, 11:11 AM

My truck did some what of the same thing but with out the burning smell i put two new batteris in it and checked all of the connections on the alternator and started and cables before i put batts in but ended up put new ones in anyway. The truck ran fine for about a week just like your and then it started buzzin at me and the check guages light came on, it ended up bein a loose connector that plugged into the alternator. not say thats what yours did but check all the connections and wires for bare spots.

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m5b6l · 09-16-2008, 11:43 AM

ok thanks i drove it for about a mile going to school today and noticed the smell so i pulled over and it smelled like it was around my alternator area. ill check it all out before i go to work today.

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m5b6l · 09-16-2008, 06:17 PM

i checked all the wiring and looks to be fine and the batteries are hooked up correctly. i have almost no idea now. and it didnt happen before with my old batteries after i changed my starter.

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***Polaraco*** · 09-16-2008, 06:27 PM

Make sure the bat wire going to the starter isn't rubbing anything and you haven't shorted anything down at the starter. There's a heat shield on that isn't there? I don't remember. Make sure that isn't bent and touching the battery cable.

I assume it kept running?

I have to ask this, has anyone been recently fooling around with the wiring under the dash? Radio, extra lights. . . .

Besides for the volt meter, what else isn't working?

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m5b6l · 09-16-2008, 06:36 PM

i havent touched anything under the dash except for my quad commander and fuel pressure gauge, but that was about 2 months ago. and the only gauge that went dead was the battery gauge. i didnt check the cable going to the starter good because the truck would run back when i had the old batteries in it, then when i put the new batteries in the truck started acting up.

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***Polaraco*** · 09-16-2008, 06:43 PM

check those connections again. Especially the positive cross over wire. That alternator is a 100 amp. It might be trying to charge the 2nd battery unsuccessfully.

You better gat a volt meter on that and make sure it's charging

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16 MPG local--21 Hwy. Poor quality control. Things just keep falling off.

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sweet99 · 09-16-2008, 06:44 PM

i bet you blew the altenator fuse i think its a 140 amp located in the box under the hood check it out and let me know. my truck did the same as yours and after lots of swearing i finally figured out that it was a $5 fuse after spending $200 onbatteries and altenators

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Last edited by sweet99 : 09-16-2008 at 06:48 PM.

m5b6l · 09-16-2008, 06:46 PM

believe it or not i did check the fuse out and it looked fine to me. ill actually go and check again right now just incase.

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2000 Ram 2500 Quad cab - 4x4 - long bed - Airdog 150 - S&B Intake - Quadzilla Adrenaline - Commander + Fuel Pressure gauge - Muffler Delete - DTT valve body - Mag-Hytec deep trans & diff covers - BD Steering Stabilizer - Smoked Out....

m5b6l · 09-16-2008, 07:01 PM

the fuse looks fine. ill have the check the wiring tomorrow because its about dark out.

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sweet99 · 09-16-2008, 07:07 PM

really hope you figure out what the problem is

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09-16-2008, 11:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
m5b6l Cummins Nut Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Lyon, MI Posts: 440 m5b6l's Truck Pics	burning smell I replaced my starter and got 2 new batteries within the past weel and today i starter up my truck no problem and started driving it and started smelling a electrical burning smell, then my volt gauge dropped to zero and i had a check gauges light come on. what could it be now? __________________ 2000 Ram 2500 Quad cab - 4x4 - long bed - Airdog 150 - S&B Intake - Quadzilla Adrenaline - Commander + Fuel Pressure gauge - Muffler Delete - DTT valve body - Mag-Hytec deep trans & diff covers - BD Steering Stabilizer - Smoked Out....

09-16-2008, 11:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
DodgeLuvr Cummins Fan Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 55 DodgeLuvr's Truck Pics	Burning This Has happened to me before not my diesel though, when your gauges start acting up its usally a sign of a bad ground so check your ground and if there good i could not tell you where to go from there. __________________ 2006 Reg Cab Long bed Lamarie, Brilliant Black Pearl, Edge Juice w/ Attitude, 5" TB w/ 6" Tip 100 hp injectors, AFE air intake, Fass 150, Southbend 550hp clutch 2" level kit/w 35" tires on 20" Mazzi Hulk rims 2 12" Subs and a 1200W Amp.

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09-16-2008, 11:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
5.9 guy Cummins Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Era MI Posts: 221 5.9 guy's Truck Pics	My truck did some what of the same thing but with out the burning smell i put two new batteris in it and checked all of the connections on the alternator and started and cables before i put batts in but ended up put new ones in anyway. The truck ran fine for about a week just like your and then it started buzzin at me and the check guages light came on, it ended up bein a loose connector that plugged into the alternator. not say thats what yours did but check all the connections and wires for bare spots. __________________ 02 2500 extended cab edge comp/drag box, K&N intake, 4 in MBRP exhaust, built trans, billet converter,HTS valvebody, autometer guages (trans temp, boost, egt, fuel press) bd frame mount lift pump, silencer ring moved out , lock-up switch

09-16-2008, 11:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
m5b6l Cummins Nut Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Lyon, MI Posts: 440 m5b6l's Truck Pics	ok thanks i drove it for about a mile going to school today and noticed the smell so i pulled over and it smelled like it was around my alternator area. ill check it all out before i go to work today. __________________ 2000 Ram 2500 Quad cab - 4x4 - long bed - Airdog 150 - S&B Intake - Quadzilla Adrenaline - Commander + Fuel Pressure gauge - Muffler Delete - DTT valve body - Mag-Hytec deep trans & diff covers - BD Steering Stabilizer - Smoked Out....

09-16-2008, 06:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
m5b6l Cummins Nut Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Lyon, MI Posts: 440 m5b6l's Truck Pics	i checked all the wiring and looks to be fine and the batteries are hooked up correctly. i have almost no idea now. and it didnt happen before with my old batteries after i changed my starter. __________________ 2000 Ram 2500 Quad cab - 4x4 - long bed - Airdog 150 - S&B Intake - Quadzilla Adrenaline - Commander + Fuel Pressure gauge - Muffler Delete - DTT valve body - Mag-Hytec deep trans & diff covers - BD Steering Stabilizer - Smoked Out....

09-16-2008, 06:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
*Polaraco* I MODERATE nothing Join Date: May 2008 Location: Jorsey Mob Posts: 2,268 Polaraco's Truck Pics	Make sure the bat wire going to the starter isn't rubbing anything and you haven't shorted anything down at the starter. There's a heat shield on that isn't there? I don't remember. Make sure that isn't bent and touching the battery cable. I assume it kept running? I have to ask this, has anyone been recently fooling around with the wiring under the dash? Radio, extra lights. . . . Besides for the volt meter, what else isn't working? __________________ 2008 2500 Long Horn, 4 X $, 6.7, Auto . . . Inferno Red, all the options with sun roof 16 MPG local--21 Hwy. Poor quality control. Things just keep falling off. *Premium Mopar Forum - All Bodies WELCOME* from 1955 to 1973! - - -** Main Picture Info Site

09-16-2008, 06:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
m5b6l Cummins Nut Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Lyon, MI Posts: 440 m5b6l's Truck Pics	i havent touched anything under the dash except for my quad commander and fuel pressure gauge, but that was about 2 months ago. and the only gauge that went dead was the battery gauge. i didnt check the cable going to the starter good because the truck would run back when i had the old batteries in it, then when i put the new batteries in the truck started acting up. __________________ 2000 Ram 2500 Quad cab - 4x4 - long bed - Airdog 150 - S&B Intake - Quadzilla Adrenaline - Commander + Fuel Pressure gauge - Muffler Delete - DTT valve body - Mag-Hytec deep trans & diff covers - BD Steering Stabilizer - Smoked Out....

09-16-2008, 06:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
*Polaraco* I MODERATE nothing Join Date: May 2008 Location: Jorsey Mob Posts: 2,268 Polaraco's Truck Pics	check those connections again. Especially the positive cross over wire. That alternator is a 100 amp. It might be trying to charge the 2nd battery unsuccessfully. You better gat a volt meter on that and make sure it's charging __________________ 2008 2500 Long Horn, 4 X $, 6.7, Auto . . . Inferno Red, all the options with sun roof 16 MPG local--21 Hwy. Poor quality control. Things just keep falling off. *Premium Mopar Forum - All Bodies WELCOME* from 1955 to 1973! - - -** Main Picture Info Site

09-16-2008, 06:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
sweet99 Cummins Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 153 sweet99's Truck Pics	i bet you blew the altenator fuse i think its a 140 amp located in the box under the hood check it out and let me know. my truck did the same as yours and after lots of swearing i finally figured out that it was a $5 fuse after spending $200 onbatteries and altenators __________________ white 99 qc sb 5-speed, 4:10's, 53 block, Blue Chip FMS/ Van Aaken stack ,Edge Jammer stg3, traction bars, AFE cold air, silencer ring gone,boost elbow,fuel pressure gauge, chrome rockers,20'' eagle alloys, tool box, FBD 5'' straight pipe, carter pusher pump, Last edited by sweet99 : 09-16-2008 at 06:48 PM.

09-16-2008, 06:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
m5b6l Cummins Nut Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Lyon, MI Posts: 440 m5b6l's Truck Pics	believe it or not i did check the fuse out and it looked fine to me. ill actually go and check again right now just incase. __________________ 2000 Ram 2500 Quad cab - 4x4 - long bed - Airdog 150 - S&B Intake - Quadzilla Adrenaline - Commander + Fuel Pressure gauge - Muffler Delete - DTT valve body - Mag-Hytec deep trans & diff covers - BD Steering Stabilizer - Smoked Out....

09-16-2008, 07:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
m5b6l Cummins Nut Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Lyon, MI Posts: 440 m5b6l's Truck Pics	the fuse looks fine. ill have the check the wiring tomorrow because its about dark out. __________________ 2000 Ram 2500 Quad cab - 4x4 - long bed - Airdog 150 - S&B Intake - Quadzilla Adrenaline - Commander + Fuel Pressure gauge - Muffler Delete - DTT valve body - Mag-Hytec deep trans & diff covers - BD Steering Stabilizer - Smoked Out....

09-16-2008, 07:07 PM	#12 (permalink)
sweet99 Cummins Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 153 sweet99's Truck Pics	really hope you figure out what the problem is __________________ white 99 qc sb 5-speed, 4:10's, 53 block, Blue Chip FMS/ Van Aaken stack ,Edge Jammer stg3, traction bars, AFE cold air, silencer ring gone,boost elbow,fuel pressure gauge, chrome rockers,20'' eagle alloys, tool box, FBD 5'' straight pipe, carter pusher pump,