1991 Mazda 626 Won't Start

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I have a 91 Mazda 626 which has 8,000 miles on it. It was running fine, I pulled up in front of my house and turned if off. I realized I needed to pull up a little more. When I went to restart the car, nothing. I mean nothing, it wouldn't turn over I couldn't open the windows or anything. I had the battery checked two weeks ago and they said it was good. What could the problem be?

Jun 2, 2006 at 10:30 AM

LOSONE

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Check the battery and make sure it has a good charge. Good chance you have a battery cable problem most likely the ground side. Remove and clean all grounds from the battery to the engine, battery to the frame and engine to the fire wall. Do the same for the + side but insure the ground cable is off when clean. Let me know

Jun 2, 2006 at 10:35 AM

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Check that the battery is fully charged. Clean the battery cables, especially the grounds from the battery to the engine, battery to the frame, and engine to the firewall. Also clean the positive connections, with the ground cable disconnected while doing so.

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A 1991 Mazda 626 with low mileage suddenly had no electrical power and would not crank after being shut off, despite a recent battery test. The expert advised verifying the battery charge and cleaning the battery cables, focusing on the ground connections and also cleaning the positive side safely.

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