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What could cause my car not to start after sitting a while When i turn the key on nothing happens i have to hit the negative post on my battery to get power?
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∙ 16y ago
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There could be two causes to this problem. One might be that your negative post is loose inside the battery and the second reason could be that your negative cable is loose. If the post is loose there is no way to tighten it. You will have to change your battery. It sounds to me as though either the negative battery connection is bad (take it off clean it & smear with petroleum jelly/vaseline before replacing)
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