Q: I was able to pin point the bad ground cable in my 97 Mustang. There is no visual issues with cable.

asked by on March 01, 2017

I've cleaned the terminals at the battery and engine. I have just replaced the starter.

My car has 160000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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