Q: I changed out my torque converter and didn't unhook the battery and when I put the transmission back in it spark

asked by on August 13, 2016

I changed out my torque converter and didn't unhook the battery and when I put the transmission back in it sparked an when I get it all put back together to start it cranks but doesn't start an it started before great

My car has 180000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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