1987 Dodge Diplomat car cut off and won't start back up

1987 DODGE DIPLOMAT
97,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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FRANKIEJ662
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i got a 1987 dodge diplomat and one day i was cranking my car up and is started up but the i was checking my alternator by taking the positive terminal off the battery to make sure it was charging my battery but whie the positive terminal was still off the battery i got inside the car and hit the gas while still in park and the car cut off and will not start back up i put a new coil on it and still not cranking so i was wondering could you tell me what's wrong with it
Oct 2, 2008 at 2:47 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi:
Are you getting spark and fuel to the engine?
Mar 11, 2009 at 1:28 PM
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