2000 buick regal----electrical connection

Recently installed new battery. At random intervals car won't crank---everything is dead. Connections are clean, new bolts,all bright and shiny. After giving + connection the barest shake or just moving battery in its cradle, a click is heard from somewhere and power is restored, car cranks and starts. Can a new battery have an internal short such that the slightest cable and/or battery movement restores current flow?? All comments welcomed--------Bob

Reply to
byel
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Just change the + cable for new to rule that out. If it still does it after the change, it's likely a defective battery. BTW, why did you change battery? Was it doing that then?

Reply to
Sharon K. Cooke

It may be an internal problem in the battery cable end. This is common with GM battery cables.

Reply to
hls

Do the smart thing and replace both cables with new ones. Do not try and replace just the cable ends with those junk screw-on cable terminals, use the factory-made cables. Protect the battery terminals with a corrosion protectant...I use petroleum jelly or dialectric grease.

Dave S(Texas)

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putt

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