Dead Battery and Sharp Temp Drop caused Crank-No Start Condition

DonDotta

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Friday night we got hit by some snow, and I got caught driving in it. It drove great home (besides tires spin, and fishtailing :D). Temp friday night also dropped from 25 to around 6 with a -10 wind chill. So last night, I left to pick up my GF. I go to start the car up, and it just clicks. My battery is kinda of week on CCA (around 500), and the cold weather might have killed it. So I drove my mom car, and I let the car charge for around 3 hours, and all it did was crank, but it didn't start. It was a smooth crank with no sputters or coughs. My thinking is that the sharp drop in tempature caused moisture to get into the CKP or CMP sensor connectors. I haven't checked it this morning, so I am about to go out side in about an hour how to do some troubleshooting. This is my list:

Check fuel pump relay
Check Fuses
Check CKP and CMP connectors

Is this a good start?

Thanks
 

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