Prior to installing tb/plenum....unhook battery?
09-21-2007, 05:39 PM
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Prior to installing tb/plenum....unhook battery?
I got my Accufab tb/plenum in the mail today. Can't wait to install it, but before I do, should I leave the battery unhooked? Just the negative? And when I start the car for the first time, do I need to let the car sit for a few minutes to re-learn the idle or something?
09-21-2007, 05:57 PM
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RE: Prior to installing tb/plenum....unhook battery?
i would unhook battery. with mine i let it idle for a bit mainly to listin for leaks. if you drive your car and it drives funny then yes let it relearn but you should be ok
09-21-2007, 07:13 PM
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RE: Prior to installing tb/plenum....unhook battery?
FYI working on car with power hotCAN equal blown PCM, just ask my OLDtransmission mechanic! you shouldnt hurt anything its just a tb and plenum swap, but always a good idea.
09-21-2007, 07:14 PM
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RE: Prior to installing tb/plenum....unhook battery?
There's no reason to unhook the battery for anything unless you're working on a starter or actually taking the battery out. I've taken off entire intake manifolds on Cadillacs, and they have tons of more wires to disconnect than a Mustang. Every GM service manual tells you to unhook the negative terminal for everything when you don't need to. You should be fine leaving it hooked up.
09-21-2007, 07:29 PM
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RE: Prior to installing tb/plenum....unhook battery?
should you not disconnect the Positive terminal... not the negative??? The negative is the ground... the Positive is what really give it the power sort-of-speak