Q: So my car lost power on the highway due to the positive battery cable separating from it's self. After fixing that, my car won't s

asked by on December 02, 2017

So my car lost all power after the positive battery cable split into to. I replaced it and the fuses and now my car won't start. It's clicking over but wont start. What could be the issue

My car has 188000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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