1998 Ford Contour Car Needs Jumped Machine Tester States Battery Alternator

1998 FORD CONTOUR

134 MILES

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car needs jumped, machine or tester states battery, alternator and starter okay. Put battery charger on car starts right up within 5 minutes. Next day back to battery not starting car again. Turn the key and wipers work but car clicks.

Mar 10, 2013 at 10:12 PM

CJ MEDEVAC

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READ THIS---IT MAY APPLY TO YOU TOO!

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/1989-ford-tempo-98-tempo-bran-new-battery-shut-car-off-didn-t-days-now

LEMME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK AND IF YOU HAVE AN "ABNORMAL DRAW", FROM TESTING

IF YOU CAN ISOLATE THE CIRCUIT (INSURE I KNOW THE EXACT NOMENCLATURE OF YOUR CAR AND ENGINE SIZE) I MAY BE ABLE TO GET YOU DIAGRAMS OF THAT SPECIFIC CIRCUIT SO YOU CAN NARROW DOWN WHAT'S ON IT, SO YOU CAN FURTHER NARROW DOWN THE SOURCE

THE MEDIC

Mar 11, 2013 at 6:11 AM

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