"Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message
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Graeme formulated on Tuesday :
I tried Harry's bulb trick again (small MES panel light bulb between -ve
battery terminal and earth strap), and nothing. Tried using an ammeter.
Nothing. Yet current must be flowing somewhere.

Other than the above, then the most likely issue is the battery, or
secondly that you are being fooled by the sometimes poor cranking speed
into thinking the battery is near flat....

Poor brushes or connections to the starter motor, or a bad solenoid can
sometimes give similar symptoms as a near flat battery. Try cranking the
engine over with the lights on, to see how much they dim. If it barely
cranks over, yet the lights remain bright, look to a starter motor issue.

Had this on my daughters car once Sometimes it would hardly turn over
SIL fitted two new batterys as he was Positive it Must be a faulty battery
replacement started motor fixed it

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