2005 XLT not cranking after it was bitter cold for a week?

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zoldos

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I hadn't cranked my 2005 XLT for a bit, and it was around 25 degrees F for like a week. Then when I tried to crank it, it turned a couple times, but wouldn't start. I jumped it, and it ran perfectly thereafter, and cranked just fine the whole rest of the day.

Comments? Is this normal? The battery is about 7 months old. Thanks!
 

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I hadn't cranked my 2005 XLT for a bit, and it was around 25 degrees F for like a week. Then when I tried to crank it, it turned a couple times, but wouldn't start. I jumped it, and it ran perfectly thereafter, and cranked just fine the whole rest of the day.

Comments? Is this normal? The battery is about 7 months old. Thanks!

I would remove and clean the battery terminal connectors and the battery terminals with a terminal brush. May not be fully charging, or permitting full power for start-up.
 
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I would remove and clean the battery terminal connectors and the battery terminals with a terminal brush. May not be fully charging, or permitting full power for start-up.
Okay gotcha. Just strange as it worked perfectly before, and the only thing different was that it had been really cold the past week...
 
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