1998 Ford Contour no crank/ no start

1998 FORD CONTOUR
120,000 MILES • 2.5L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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SSTUBER1
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My battery died, I got a jump and my car ran fine for about a day. replaced the battery with a new one. now when I turn the key, the car will not crank or turn over. The dash board lights come on, the windows roll down, everything else works. what could be the cause of this problem?
Jan 31, 2014 at 8:01 PM
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HMAC300
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check fuse 10 in underhood fuse box then try resetting your security system as you disconnected the battery
Feb 1, 2014 at 6:33 AM
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SSTUBER1
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Yeah, I tried both, checking all the fuses, including fuse 10 and trying to restart the Anti theft device while disconnecting the battery, No luck
Feb 1, 2014 at 10:54 AM
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look online to reset the anti theft unit for your car if you didn't get it reset. if it won't turnover check the item I n pic with a like relay it may be that then finally see if starter gets same voltage as battery without turning key. If it does then try to turn it over with an assistant and hit eh body of starter with a hammer if you can an dif it starts it's needs a starter.
Feb 1, 2014 at 11:11 AM
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you can jump the starter the starter from the battery, the starter will crank, but not turn over. I checked out the starter with a multimeter and it passed.
Feb 1, 2014 at 12:10 PM
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then if you can do that it's your anti theft reset it if it won't reset there is something wrong with it.
Feb 1, 2014 at 12:11 PM