Last week I jumped my car and it started just fine. After it ran awhile it died. While it was running I seen I had a flat tire so I just left it that way till yesterday having fixed my tire I tried to jump it again. Only this time it started to arc when I touched the post with the cable clamp. It was bad too. It acted like when you are welding and the amps are set wrong and it wants to grab onto the stick. That the only way I know to explain it. But it was right, pos. to pos. neg. to neg. What would cause that to happen ????<\/p>\n\n\n
A dead battery or internally shorted battery. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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