We tell this to our truck drivers all the time when they self-jump.
Luther
On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 06:21:27 -0600, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> dangerous with one of the newer can bus
>> cars because of the strong possibility of electronic damage due to
>> voltage
>> spikes.
>
> A lot of
> dangerous with one of the newer can bus
> cars because of the strong possibility of electronic damage due to
> voltage
> spikes.
A lot of the danger can be mitigated by making sure the donor
car is OFF when you hit the patient's starter. That and, of
course, making sure you use proper cabling
Guess that's the last time you'll get the fancy car.
Far as jump starting 'new' cars with fancy electronics, far as I know it
is still doable but the penalties for stuffing it up are har$her.
There should be a section in the operators manual about this but
*always* connect the positive ends first
dangerous with one of the newer can bus
cars because of the strong possibility of electronic damage due to voltage
spikes.
Yeah, my heart skipped a beat on that one too. This is the very reason that
the '07 Dodge Ram wasn't used to jump the '95 Rodeo who's batttery had gone
dead. The 300sD wa
it's true. modern cars aren't stout enough for stuff like jump starting.
that why i drive a 79. jump start people. drive over big curves. hit speed
bumps at triple digit speeds. take it out on the trail. all the stuff you
just can't do in a modern car.
On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 9:52 PM, <[EMAIL
> < it
> was time to leave, one of my trainees could start his car and he asked for a
> jump. It was funny to watch him and everyone else that was nearby in the
> parking lot wonder what the heck I was doing when I was backing up towards
> the front of his old bomb.>.
>
Oh boy. This sort of thing
