Q: Campervan E410 not starting

asked by on October 25, 2016

Hi....my campervan fiat e410 was left unused for 10 months due to my mother falling ill and subsqently passing away.I went to start to camper only to find it dead, I replaced the battery, only to find the earth cable overheated and started smoking.a friend to whom works at Halfords replaced the starter motor but that has made no difference and the engine turns over but does not start....im stumped.

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