Wont start check

Well its been a while since I have posted a Defender post

So where have we been....... nowhere, well clearly nowhere in the Defender. It sat for 2 1/2 years in a shed. I drove it in there (as reliable as always) and now finally I am ready to tinker with it.

Took battery's off charged, back on and it tries to start but feels flat. I have charged both batteries and tried 3 battery's so its definitely not that, they were all fully charged and green.

Before I check the earths etc I wanted to be sure. If its an earth problem would the starter try to turn even ? most earth problems don't even get that far ?

Type of engine may help

In tank pumps fail if not used so do a lot of other things.

J

As above and is it turning and just not firing? Turning but slowly ?

Hi Thanks Chaps..

Sorry should have thought...

92 200TDI....

Turning but slowly...

ER1C said:

Hi Thanks Chaps..

Sorry should have thought...

92 200TDI....

Turning but slowly...

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Get a good battery & it should start.
A jump lead off the earth battery to the engine/starter area may help

Hicap phill said:

Get a good battery & it should start.
A jump lead off the earth battery to the engine/starter area may help

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Thanks Phil, I will try the earth lead thats a good quick test never thought of that.....Pretty sure its not the battery as 1 is < year old and 2 are <3 years old.

I had the charger on JUMP mode as well which should have covered the battery failing.

ER1C said:

Thanks Phil, I will try the earth lead thats a good quick test never thought of that.....Pretty sure its not the battery as 1 is < year old and 2 are <3 years old.

I had the charger on JUMP mode as well which should have covered the battery failing.

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Earth leads are proper shti on the 200, bridge it as suggested, then run new earth leads from battery to chassis, and a second one to the engine, I also have a third at the front of engine to chassis.
If its the starter, they can be taken apart and cleaned for another life.

Result, it was the battery, I tried 2 earth straps, and then swapped to another battery without the straps and it fired right up. Both batteries had been charged on/off over the last 2 weeks, MY original battery was giving out 12.34 volts.... the secondary battery a 3 year old winching battery hardly used was giving out 11.2 volts.. so I will be taking them both to the tip.

Ironically I got it started off a nigh on 10 year old Optima Yellow top gel battery, which was my old winching battery so I will be keeping that... I thought it on the way out but clearly a matter of perspective

Battery's left sitting, does em no good.