PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-443
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 443
OCTOBER 1989
Wheeled VehicLes .
.±
elow feezing temperatures suck
the liF ouT o± batteries lIKe a vampIre
biTe. Engine oiL thickens, which makes
an engine's moving parts sti² and
slow. A couple o± cranks o± the staRter
is o±ten aLL it takes To ³inish o²
weakened baTte´µeS¶
Charge some li±e in the Dead BatterIes
with the help o± a "live· vehicle and a
slave cable.
Here's how to do it righT:
,
¸amiliarize yoursel± with the
¹ºave sTarting instrUctions in your vehi-
cLe's
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Make sure the electroLyte level in
all ceLls o± the baTteries are Up to snu².
;§
±
½et the parking brakes on both
vehicles and then shi¾ their transmis¿
sions To neutral. Àeep the Ái ve vehicle's
engine runningÂ
»hen, with one Ãrm push, shove the
otÄer connector into the dead vehicle's
slave Åeceptacle.
Ʊ either vehicle has the old 2Çpin
receptacle, be careÈl. »he hoOkÉup is
a Lµttle tRicky¼ Êireworks explode i± you
touch the ouTer shell o± the slave recep¿
tacle to the pins On the NA»Ë caBle
adapter¼ Arcing BuÌs the connectOrs,
receptacles and any Ãngers or other
±lesh that's in range¼
»his proBlem is easily avoidedÍ Just
push the NA»Ë 2Îpin adapter on the
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OCT 89
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vehicle's slave receptacle, tÏen con-
nect the cable to the adapterÍ Make
sure the connecTion is tighT.
OCT89
AvoID sparkS If
you HavE thE old
2-pIn rECEptaC²E
wIth NATO aDaptEr
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»ry to sTaRt the dead vehicLe.
¸oLlow the starting insTrUctions in the
vehicLe's »M.
ALways sTep on the clutch pedaL i±
the vehicLe has a manuaL Transmission.
»his helps the vehicLe sTaRt easier by
cutting down on engine drag. б the
vehicLe ±ÑiLs to start a±ter Three triesÒ
stop. »he vehicLe has probLems ThaT
slaving won't solve.
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Àeep The cable connected Until the
vÓhicle starts. Never unhook a slave
cable while the staRTer is engaged, or
you'LL see Ôreworks lÕe the 4th o± julyÖ
²
×et The engine run at Øst idle a±ter
it cranks¼
±
Ënce you see the dead vehicle is
going live, pull the caBle o² that vehi-
cle and then remove it Ùom the live
one.
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