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Old 06-14-2005, 07:11 PM
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Reconnecting the battery..

OK.. before you start to flame, as I'm sure this has been discussed before. I just can't find the thread.

But!!!!

Is there a right and wrong way to reconnect the battery?? What I'm trying to get at is that, are there specific steps one must adhere to when reconnecting the battery to avoid a CEL??

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Old 06-15-2005, 05:43 AM
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anyone???
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Disconnet the negative battery cable first will not effect your computer............. NEVER disconnect positive first .

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You disconnect the NEG first in case your wrench hits metal when disconnecting POS. (POW)

Make sure you adhere to the following service bulletin when re-installing the battery, especially if you have NAV.

http://www.finishlineperformance.com...6-03-1241a.pdf
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Originally Posted by valpac
You disconnect the NEG first in case your wrench hits metal when disconnecting POS. (POW)

Make sure you adhere to the following service bulletin when re-installing the battery, especially if you have NAV.

http://www.finishlineperformance.com...6-03-1241a.pdf
Hey... thanks a bunch Valpac... the procedures in that tsb worked a treat. the CEL has disappeared, but I'll keep an eye on it over the next few days to see if it comes back.

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hmm dumb question a lill off topic...where can you download all the tsb's for the 8 valpac?
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Not a dumb question, and I'm not one to say , "do a f'in search", so here you go...

http://www.finishlineperformance.com...ins_index.html
Old 06-15-2005, 03:18 PM
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I always disconnect the one that is the easiest. The other terminal is so huge and with so many wires attached to it, I leave that one alone. Hope I got the right one.
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hmmm.. this is really weird...
The topic reads "Reconnecting the battery" and I get all these responses about how to DISconnect the battery
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Originally Posted by LittleJohn
hmmm.. this is really weird...
The topic reads "Reconnecting the battery" and I get all these responses about how to DISconnect the battery
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I know this is old...Was doing a search...

Valpacs final reply cracks me up!!!

Sorry for wasting everyone's time
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^lol Yeah that was good. Thanks for the laugh.
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