Donohue96M6Z28

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I know this is an insanely dumb question. But my battery just died (was messing with the headlightts for a while and I guess it killed the battery). I remember reading somewhere that its better to jump an fbody by popping the clutch?? dumb question I know.

35thANNIz28

should be fine...unless you tuned the car not to handle jumper cables haha

Donohue96M6Z28

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Alright thanks. I remember pushing a buddies fbody a few yrs back so he could pop the clutch bc he was worried about using the jumper cables .

02Z28LS1

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jumper cables can cause problems with ANY car if you're not careful, or if you don't know what you're doing (you'd be surprised how many DON'T know how to do it correctly).....but it should be fine otherwise.

but as far as using the jumper cables, why go through the bother if you can push it, or if you're on a hill that you can get it rolling down? much quicker/easier that way.....

Soul TKR

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i don't doubt some people don't know what they are doing... but how the F#@$ could you mess up something so simple?

red to red / black to black.... let it set for 5 minutes or so, then turn the key...

Havok2

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your not supposed to jump our cars or newer cars for that matter

if you do
dont use ground on battery, just use a ground

Donohue96M6Z28

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just started it. used ground on battery

y2k_ta

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But my jumper cables are yellow & black

The battery ground is grounded directly to the body. Either way it's the same in the end. I jumped many cars by grounding to the battery post, and haven't experienced any problems.

JEB99TA

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If your cables will reach, connect ground to alternator ground.

02Z28LS1

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wow, then you're royally screwed.....

02Z28LS1

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yep, this is the "correct" answer. you're "technically" not supposed to put the negative lead of the jumper cables on the negative terminal of the battery that's trying to jump the other car.

on the car being jumped, the cables should go + to + and - to -. on the car doing the jumping, it should be + to + and - to chassis.

now having said that, i've seen many cases where going directly to the terminals doesn't cause any problems, but that doesn't guarantee that there won't be problems.

dochall22

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A tune wouldnt affect the electrical setup I wouldnt think.

johnnybravo

You should be able to go terminal to terminal with out any problem. The reason you should connect the last cable clamp to a ground instead of a terminal is: When you complete the circiut, there could be a spark. If the spark is directly over the battery, and ignites any flammable gases emitted by the battery, it could go boom. Generally, your face is in close proximity when this happens..........

Dskeet6

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do you have a custom grind on your overhead terminals?????


if not you should be fine

Pro52R

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alot of the newer Chebbies have a jump post somewhere under the hood...a sport for the positive and negative cables...instead of directley on the bat-tree

just my .02

Gaunt

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I even think the owners manual says to not jump it clutch style rolling down the hill or whatever.

It actually points out to not do this.

35thANNIz28

never heard of that..must be a valley thing

8a8mfh

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Like said already, the only reason not to use the ground terminal on the dead battery is because of the explosive gasses that MIGHT be present that MIGHT ignite if the cable sparks.

35thANNIz28

makes sense

Havok2

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oh well