1998 Ford Contour no crank/ no start

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1998 FORD CONTOUR
2.5L
6 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
120,000 MILES

My battery died, I got a jump and my car ran fine for about a day. Replaced the battery with a new one. Now when I turn the key, the car will not crank or turn over. The dash board lights come on, the windows roll down, everything else works. What could be the cause of this problem?

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Check fuse 10 in underhood fuse box then try resetting your security system as you disconnected the battery

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Saturday, February 1st, 2014 AT 6:33 AM

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Yeah, I tried both, checking all the fuses, including fuse 10 and trying to restart the Anti theft device while disconnecting the battery, No luck

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Saturday, February 1st, 2014 AT 10:54 AM

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Look online to reset the anti theft unit for your car if you didn't get it reset. If it won't turnover check the item I n pic with a like relay it may be that then finally see if starter gets same voltage as battery without turning key. If it does then try to turn it over with an assistant and hit eh body of starter with a hammer if you can an dif it starts it's needs a starter.

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Saturday, February 1st, 2014 AT 11:11 AM

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You can jump the starter the starter from the battery, the starter will crank, but not turn over. I checked out the starter with a multimeter and it passed.

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Saturday, February 1st, 2014 AT 12:10 PM

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