Talk Morgan Forums Thread Like Summary - Cold start 'click' only from starter motor?

1990 +8 Back using the car this week, each day when cold first turn of the key to start just a 'click' and engine does not turn over. Second twist of the key and it turns over and fires up. When warm fires up straight away. Battery in good condition. Imagine it's a starter relay starting to play up that will eventually fail?
Appreciate others experience and thoughts?
Many thanks.

Check the connections to the starter motor are really clean and tight.

Probably a sticking solenoid, the one that piggy backs the starter motor. The armature corrodes and this inhibits movement within tight clearance housing. A tap with a mallet or block of wood (not a hammer) is a temporary cure in an emergency, best performed whilst someone is turning start key simulataneously. Permanent fix is to replace solenoid, this may involve some heavy duty soldering though. You could also try getting some releasing fluid inside.

Check the earth strap between the block and the chassis , connection should be tight , and a bit of dielectric grease doesn't hurt matters either.

The earth strap is a good one. Undo it and spray with contact cleaner. On my S1 Roadster it looked fine but was corroded on the inner faces where bolted to the chassis. I had the same issue as you.

My 1980 Plus 8 decided to wait until the second week of our European tour to start doing this. A garage in Montpellier said a new "demarreur" was required but couldn't locate one. I Whatsapped PowerLite who gave me the name of a French stockist. They replied to an email (phone not working) within the hour and a new one was waiting at our hotel in Aix en Provence 24 hours later. A local garage fitted it within an hour of opening on the Monday and so we didn't lose any holiday. Excellent service all round.