BFL13 wrote:
Sounds like it is just a bad battery connection, like others suggest. Clean posts and clamps, try again.
When the starter went bad on my E350, it just whirred. Was the "Bendix" not engaging. New starter solved that. Needed a tow from campground to a garage nearby though. (Thanks, Good Sam!)
Possibly the starter or solenoid. I think the main problem is the Jambo hasn't moved in 10 years and only been started a few time within that time frame.
When running it started, ran and sounded very good. I'm next to the Ocean in the Pacific Northwest, perhaps the salt air has effected the wiring, starter, solenoid, etc. It's accumulated alot of rust underneath. The Searcher that had been previously in Calif most of it's life and had very little rust when bought back in 07.
