So for the past ~two weeks I’ve dealt with the clamp that goes around my negative post had been slipping off of the post. Today before work(seems to be only when you have somewhere to be) I went to crank my car, to hear a single click but no start.
Now, the lights come on, AC goes full blast, and the headlights and radio work. I jumped the battery from my wife’s car with no luck.
Based on this, could you give me some ideas/options/advice on how or what to fix/check? I have minimal tools and virtually no mechanical knowledge.
Any and all help is appreciated. Even if it’s just a “damn. That sucks.”
Video update. Yes I knowy car is dirty.
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It’s that clamp again (or the other one). Take them off, clean the terminals good, put them on again.
When starting, leave all the lights and the AC off for the first minute.
Ok. I had made sure that the clamp was fully down on the post but I couldn’t check to see if it was snug. I’m hoping it’s just a matter of tightening the contacts since that’s the cheapest option.