1994 Plymouth Acclaim starting problems

1994 PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM
175,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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we had battery checked and suggested cleaning terminals...cleaned ....car started ....set for a few hours...nothing, not even guages...wiggled pos and neg cables...guages came on and put on cables took 5 mins and started no problem....definitely not battery but thought maybe pos or more likely neg cable...what do you suggest
Feb 22, 2009 at 5:07 PM
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RASMATAZ
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You might as well just replace the cables or do a voltage drop test on the cables to find out where that high resistance is.
Feb 23, 2009 at 5:46 PM
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