actually not the injectors but you have to be careful not to put voltage spikes into the system that will effect the engine control unit (computer). the warning is all over certain bosch and vw manuals to make sure all grounds are in place to prevent that kind of damage. they list 3 or 4 ground points that should be inspected regularly. battery ground, engine to tranny, engine to frame, and a accessory panel ground. any system with a computer you also never disconnect the battery with the engine running jimt On Monday, Oct 7, 2002, at 16:14 America/Denver, Dave Baker wrote: > Is anyone concerned about the admonition to not jump start your Westy? > From > what I read in the manuals, the only safe way to do it is to > disconnect the > battery while you're charging it. Seems the injectors can be easily > damaged > if an over voltage condition exists. > > Dave in KC > 85 Westy > |
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