Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 16:22:49 +0100 From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamsafish.com> Subject: Re: jumpstarting saabs
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 Agree with you that there is little difference between that and the normal setup, I have jump started my 93 9000 a few times, why not? It must be some urban myth; early car electronics could be temperamental. The recovery services also jump starts, but they carry a charged portable battery for that purpose. Johannes
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