help! i changed my battery, now the car wont start

[adrianfromthecastle]

my old battery was nearing its end, so i changed it and now it wont start. the cranking amps on the new one is less than the old one i have, can that be a reason? so i tried swaping it back to my old one and still nothing. the clock on my cluster doesnt even light up. got any quick ideas on what the problem could be?

[navysnail]

check your fuses and make sure you didn't reverse the polarity.

[adrianfromthecastle]

yeah.. i checked all the fuses in the box. all the fuses are ok. theres only one fuse box right?

[navysnail]

technicaly 3...one by the batt, one behind the driver headlight and one in the driver's kick panel. take a reading on the voltage of the battery, is it at 12.6?

[adrianfromthecastle]

well.... i checked the one behind the battery. all those were fine. as far as the voltage tester, i dont have one. i'm pretty possitive the polarity is correct. i still dont know what to do

[benemorius]

i still dont know what to do

Do what he told you. Check the battery voltage and make sure the polarity is correct. Make sure the battery terminals and connectors are clean, too.