Re: Jump Starting

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Re: Jump Starting

To: king5zreo@juno.com
Subject: Re: Jump Starting
From: Ned Glenn <elg2@axe.humboldt.edu>
Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 15:54:07 -0700 (PDT)
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Many manuals warn that if you try to jump start your car directly (with
battery attached to car electronics)  you may fry the FI ECU, very
expensive!  I always disconnect the battery, charge it of another car for
a few minutes, then reattach the battery to car.  Start!

ned
'69 fi semi-fryed Squareback

> 	Using a set of jumper cables, is it safe to jump start a vehicle
> that has an alternator with a vehicle that has a generator & visa-versa?

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