Q: My cadi won't start
My car started overheating and I found out it was the water pump and a leak in the cover plate. And while it sat for a months and a half for me to get money to fix it it wouldn't start no dash lights or anything. When I tried to jump it the lights came on but it just clicks.
My car has 170000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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