Q: Car won't turn over after 5 months of sitting
My 02 Taurus won't turn over after a long period of time sitting. Before it would turn over every time, the engine light was on but i have a scanner and it read it was only a vacuum leak. Battery is shot but even with a jump it just cranks and nothing, any advise?
My car has 113000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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