Q: Car won't start
The other morning I started my car it idled for a couple minutes while I let it warm up and the it shut itself off. I tried starting it again it started but died right away. I had the starter tested and it failed so I replaced it but it's still having the same issue. The car cranks but it doesn't turn over. I replaced the battery connectors cause they were a little sketchy and needed to be replaced anyways but still not fixed. Could it be the alternator?
My car has 170000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.
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