Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 20:39:33 GMT From: "Al" <alistairdorenospamo.com> Subject: Re: Replaced my DI cassette. Now getting misfire on 4... Help!
"Malt_Hound" <Malt_Houndnospamm*yahoo.com> wrote in message news:yeadnT6MA51mgQ_fRVn-ognospamphia.com... > 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? > > -Fred W It's a safety procedure, touch the bodywork/engine etc of a negative earthed car whilst (stupidly) touching the metalwork/contact of the positive terminal will cause a short, which can give you a nasty jump and even a burn. Advertised on motor mechanic courses here with photos of burns to wrists of guys who contacted with a metal wristwatch band. Disconnect the negative and touch the body/engine at the same time it doesn't matter. Other than the above safe working procedure Fred, you are spot on, a circuit is a circuit and you break it whichever side of the power source you disconnect. Al P.S. Is "like 5min" another way of saying five minutes, or does he mean 4 minutes and 59 seconds, which is similar but not the same? So therefore could be described as like. ;-)
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