my engine wont start. so i use a pair of rusty jumper cables. and didnt work? do you guys think its the ignition button? does it disconnect some how but yet i still here a little click noise every time i press the button i dont kno wat else to do but ask you guys? ill left the other car running for about 15-20 minutes then tried sarting my car didnt work you guys think its the rusty jump cables? or sumthin else?


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If you have not replaced your battery since the car was new, then you need to get a new battery. Have your alternator checked at an auto parts store. I personally would not use rusty jumper cables. You could do more harm than good. That clicking sound is your starter relay solenoid.

 

I would go ahead and test the battery first an auto parts store and I'd pick up a new pair of jumper cables. Rust isn't a good conductor of electricity but it's not going to do any harm, aside from leaving you stranded. Make sure you're connecting the negative to a very solid ground under the hood.

 

I had an occasion like that, and using clean cables did the trick.

 

rusty jumper cables will get really hot since the current can flow as easily .. i wouldnt use them.