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Well new one it is then. Thanks for the advice chaps

Well blew £100 on a new battery and it still wont start, still just a click of the solenoid as before.

Now I'm not a mechanic type - but is the new battery fully charged - they sometimes need a charge having stood on a shelf for a while. T'other thought - is the battery earthed to the chassis well?

The sort of problems I've heard about anyway.

I'd check all the wiring from the battery, to the starter/solenoid, and from the alternator in case you've got a short. Mine once burned itself out on the exhaust and was erratic like you describe, as the positive wire was shorting out.
Failing that, maybe you had a bad replacement starter when you fitted the new one ?

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Well I'm thinking faulty starter now. Both old and new battery are fully charged. Started with new battery a few times then click only. I think ill ring real steel tomorrow about the starter.

Silly i know, but are you sure ALL the battery cables/engine earths are tight?
Also, have you relocated the battery?, the reason i ask is, if you have, thereis the possibility that the cables used simply cant handle the current.(unlikely given the symptoms you describe, but possible)

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Well cables/wires ok think ill rip out the starter get it tested local. Real Steel say send it back to them for testing but what i spend on postage will pay for the testing local.

Starter may be the problem - your check may sort that out though.

Poor earths and the like can be very random and very very irritating as she will work sometimes and not others. Hopefully you are sorted by now, but if not check the earth strap. Seems odd she has started occasionally and failed occasionally.

Good Luck, nothing worse than a mystery when you all you want to do is drive.

Ye baffled about the intermittent nature of your issue. It does seem strange that it always starts with the charger plugged in. Or was that just lucky coincidence?

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Sorry to hear that a new battery did not solve your problem. Is the battery in the factory location?

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