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03-10-2008, 04:49 PM
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Fact or Fiction
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Join Date: Aug 2006
City: New Berlin
State: Wisconsin
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i was told that ford has a different electrical system that all other cars. I was told that when working on a ford you HAVE to put the battery termanial on the opposite way you took them off or eles it will reverse the cars polarity and will throw alot of electircal things off. Is this true? because i find it hard to believe. |
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03-10-2008, 05:02 PM
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Re: Fact or Fiction
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postarama
Join Date: Aug 2003
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State: Mississippi
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Sounds like a bunch of bs to me...
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03-10-2008, 05:16 PM
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Re: Fact or Fiction
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Eyes So Tight I Pass For An Asian
Join Date: May 2003
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03-10-2008, 05:52 PM
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Re: Fact or Fiction
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postarama
Join Date: Aug 2003
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... maybe that's what went wrong...
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03-10-2008, 06:01 PM
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Re: Fact or Fiction
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Eyes So Tight I Pass For An Asian
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 Could be
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03-11-2008, 08:20 AM
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Re: Fact or Fiction
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WTF^^...
Join Date: May 2003
City: Hoover / Florence
State: Alabama
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I am not sure what you mean by reverse the pos and neg wires vs other cars... the positivie HAS to go on the positive line and the negative HAS to go on the negative line, there is no such thing as reversing them.
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03-11-2008, 08:36 AM
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Re: Fact or Fiction
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v6 for now :)
Join Date: Mar 2007
City: Lexington
State: Kentucky
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i thought the OP was talking about if you take the pos cable off the battery first, then the negative, you will HAVE to put the negative back on first then the positive or else it will cause damage... regardless, i have never heard of that before but im no mechanic.
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03-11-2008, 11:46 PM
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Re: Fact or Fiction
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2006
City: New Berlin
State: Wisconsin
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yea shamdoodie, thats what i mean. |
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03-11-2008, 11:50 PM
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Re: Fact or Fiction
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Consumer of Beers
Join Date: Jul 2004
City: Huntsville
State: Alabama
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All the service manuals tell you what order to remove and reattach the cables, but I've never seen it matter. I just connect 'em up however I grab 'em.
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03-12-2008, 12:10 AM
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Re: Fact or Fiction
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Scut
Join Date: May 2005
City: Thousand Oaks
State: California
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you should remove the neg first then the pos.....when puttin them back on put the pos on first and neg last....thats for all cars |
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03-12-2008, 02:10 AM
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Re: Fact or Fiction
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Join Date: Jun 2007
City: South of the Turnpike
State: New York
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Since the '50's (GM until the early '70's) most car manufactures have adopted a negative chassis meaning the chassis acts as a ground for the whole car. Current always flows from negative to positive, from the anode to the cathode. The only way to reverse the polarity for a car is if you were to switch the battery terminals where the original negative lead is connected to the car's wire positive lead wire, in which case current wouldn't flow and could cause electrical damage to the car. If you notice on your battery and follow the positive and negative leads, your negative will ground directly to the chassis, most likely right under the battery or in the engine compartment and the positive will run into your firewall and all the other electrical components under your hood.
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