Q: Truck won't crank after putting in new battery.

asked by on February 28, 2017

Truck won't even crank just put in a new battery before that worked fine, its been real cold its a manual also blinkers don't work or brake lights

My car has 328000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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