Went dead won't crank

Tiny
THERESA FARLEY
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  • 2002 KIA SPORTAGE
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 180,000 MILES
My Sportage was running fine I slowed down to park and it went dead. Had New timing belt 2 years ago. Got fire at plugs still won't crank. Tried ether just turned over would not crank. What now?
Saturday, April 20th, 2019 AT 9:23 PM

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Tiny
KEN L
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Hello,

It sounds like the battery shorted out. To confirm lets use this guide to test it, also lets check the battery cables. Here are two guides to help get us started:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-load-test

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/everything-goes-dead-when-engine-is-cranked

Please run down these guides and report back.
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Thursday, April 25th, 2019 AT 2:13 PM

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