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05-13-2019, 12:38 PM

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ValveBounce

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Originally Posted by Daytona-Dave

AS above just swap the battery and stop piss balling about with something that may create a spike if you arc it out or slip, you will only need to reset the radio code,
after you start it let it idle till warm and the fan has cut in a few times to relearn the idle and your good to go, it actually does them good to reset once in a while you are worrying over nothing but have the potential to cause problems by going down your route,

Piss Balling (verb) Used by professional mechanics when referring to the actions of an amateur who, while trying to avoid a minor and insignificant problem, actually risks making a far more major and expensive stuff-up.

Thanks to Daytona Dave for his sage advice.

Last edited by ValveBounce; 05-13-2019 at 11:05 PM.

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05-15-2019, 09:24 AM

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Nick Graves

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I sure play mean piss ball...

I always plug in the CTEK battery conditioner prior to swapping accumulators. There are a lot of EPROMs on the Leg End...