So as usuall I had left the car a few weeks standing, turned the key and it started first time. So drove it out the garage so I could work on it. I removed the steering wheel and 2 airbags ( so obviously disconnected battery ) as well as ripping some bits out of dash for stripping purposes. After re fitting wheel and finished all my other bits and bobs I reconnected the battery and.. wouldnt start. It sounded like it was trying to start fine but just wouldnt fire. so I left it a while tryed again. then tryed again. then it started to sound like battery was dying so I put up another fresh battery and still no go. So having left it for an hour I tryed to start it one last time and it fired with a splutter then ran fine. anyone got any ideas as to why it done this? ive always felt its ran a bit rich and a strong smell of fuel. cheers.