2001 Mitsubishi Galant "smell hot wires" Questions

smell is from the wires getting hot, from the cranking amps delivered by the battery. When your car does'nt start it's normal for you to try, and try again, over and over to start the car . . . making

its a shake it may be a head gasket that is out. Did the cars radiator get hot ? Check the radiator and dipstick for signs of oil. The dipstick will be milky. You can usually smell oil in the radiator

...the car has been driven for about 20 minutes or so it starts to have a hot wire/burning smell. Doesnt happen all of the time though... check coolant temperature and water level as it may be ...

hot air only cold air so that means that the ac is not working (leaks low on gas etc). The hot air is from the heater in the car and the smell is probably wire overheating or the resistors are burning

...wires under dash , carefull now wires might be pretty warm , if you can smell rubber or plastic there probably hot, when you find warm or hot wire follow wire find short or what is bad and

...smell is coming from . dont see smoke or hear anything humming / clicking or feel any wires getting hot . but i would unhook battery when not workin on .its not blowing any fuses or relays . feel you ...

...smelling a hot smell in front interior area Sounds like you may have a short in the wires at the seat. At a minimum, you likely blew the fuse. Look under the seats for a chafed and/or broken

...smell it there. All the gauges are fine, the vehicle is not running hot, no dash lights are on. What could this be? Have a look under the van and see if you have any plastic melted to the exhaust. ...

hot the radio started crackeling and the dash lights got bright now there's no power to anything You must have smelled a live wire getting a short cicuit. You will need to check your red positive wire

quickly determined. Check your treadmill belt for wear. Try to find where on the treadmill feels hot when you smell the burning. It could possibly be the electric motor or wiring giving out under load