Q: Will not turn over

asked by on October 05, 2016

I was installing the battery the negative was hooked up while tightening the positive I hit the car body with the ranch and it cracked a little bit I have lights and all dash lights no fuses are blown but the car will not turn over what could possibly be wrong?

My car has 174000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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