If there was a dead short then the motor would not work at all ?
There are faults between "fully working" and "won't work at all". A motor with one bad winding or a short to ground may still pretend to work at low RPMs or without a load. Checking the windings is definitely one of the very first steps in diagnosing a motor.
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