Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 10:28:25 -0400 From: Malt_Hound <Malt_Houndnospamm*yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Replaced my DI cassette. Now getting misfire on 4... Help!
Colin Stamp wrote: > On Mon, 23 May 2005 14:12:06 -0400, Malt_Hound > <Malt_Houndnospamm*yahoo.com> wrote: > > >>Henrik B. wrote: >> >>>"es" <saab9turbonospamo.com> skrev i en meddelelse >>>news:1116856041.035129.150790nospam2000cwa.googlegroups.com... >>> >>> >>>>yeah all u need to do is disconnect the battery for like 5min and >>>>reconnect it the ecu will reset everything. >>> >>> >>>If you disconnetc the battery, remember that you should only disconnect the >>>ground cable, not the + (plus) wire. >>> >>>Cheers! >>> >>> >> >>Why? >> > > I've always thought of it as good practice ever since I nearly welded > a spanner to the engine of an Austin Allegro in my younger days... Sorry, I should have been more specific. I agree, you should disconnect the battery. But why *only* the negative (ground) cable? You could do both. I think you meant that you should always disconnect the negative *first* for safety reasons. -Fred W