View Full Version : Popular mechanic's on jump starting your or anothers car.


SteveW
01-08-1999, 05:22 PM
They state that the ABS light may come on due to blowing the fuse when jumpstaring another car or if charging system exceeds 16 volts - FYI

Warren
01-08-1999, 07:19 PM
Not that I don't believe them, but these are the same folks who printed that the Saturn SL (base model) had only 89hp but remarkably, possessed 225 ft-lbs of torque. I knew it wasn't a misprint either when they then went on to state that these torque figures were in the Mustang GT range. That's when I stopped reading :).<p>Warren

Bob Petruska
01-09-1999, 08:35 AM
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Rich Quinlan
01-09-1999, 04:28 PM
Your voltage should never exceed 14 volts, or whatever it is the other car's charging system puts out. Now I have heard a looooong time ago about people getting jumps from tow trucks with a 24volt elec. system, it is rare these days.<p>Personally I HATE getting jumped.. I'd rather put it on a charger.. but if you must jump, just ensure that the jumpER has a 12v system, and you shoudl be fine.<p>Rich Quinlan<ul><li><a href="http://home.att.net/~richquinlan">Quinland</a></li></ul>

James M. De Arras
07-30-1999, 03:55 AM
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tk2x
09-17-1999, 12:48 PM
I am not a car care expert, but glaze is used to "refresh" the paint every year or so, kind of like cleaner. Won't be necessary on a new coat of paint-- just clean off the dirt and protect it with wax...