Q: Motor home not starting and engine turns over very slowly

asked by on October 25, 2016

Hi, due to my mothers illness and subsequent passing my Fiat E410 motorhome failed to start after9 months of non using.i replaced the battery and the earth cable became overheated and started smoking.the starter motor was replaced by a friend working at Halfords out of hours bit hes stumped as to the problem.it turns.over but very slowly.

My car has 160000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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