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Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 21:20:22 -0400
From: Four Weis <mweinopsamcom>
Subject: Re: jumpstarting saabs


I know they don't recommend it anymore, but I used to be able to roll start my Ford. The Saab manual specifically recommended against this because it puts raw gas in the catalytic converter. Bob wrote: > On Sun, 29 Apr 2001 14:49:50 GMT, "simon" > <simonremillardnopsamatico.ca> wrote: > > >Hello, > >Hopefully someone here has the good answer to this: Can we or can we not > >jumpstart a Saab. I own a 95 900 and people have been telling me that > >because of all the electronics in this car, boosting is not at all > >recommended. > > Maybe not recommended. However, if you just hook up the jumper cables > to another car's battery in parallel, there's little electrical > difference between that and your normal setup. If the other car is > running, the rules change a little. I jump started my 97-900 with > no ill effects. > > Bob

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