Put a new battery in a car that had been sitting for a while. Cranked the first time, let it run for a little. Tried to back it out and it stalled like I new it would. Turned the key again and nothing

Asked by Busterwatts Sep 06, 2018 at 03:16 PM about the 1996 Lincoln Town Car

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Check the engine ground cable, check for an open battery. I forgot to ask if the entire car is without power? if so see above and yes they make a lot of new bad batteries

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