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elambeth Prowler Newbie From:Dallas, Texas |
posted 04-16-2006 12:39 PM
    
I bought a quick-battery-disconnector, and all I need to do to install it is to unscrew the positive battery cable from the battery and put this device in between the cable and the battery post. However, I am completely frustrated because none of my sockets fit the odd-sized nut which Daimlerchrysler saw fit to use for the battery cable. 3/8 is too small, 7/16 is too large. I guess it must be some metric size??? Anyone know what size of socket I need to buy to disconnect this !@@#@$%@ battery cable? |
pumpkin     POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Visit Waleke's World Personal ScrapBook From:Las Cruces, NM, USA |
posted 04-16-2006 01:05 PM
Just checked , mine is 10mm This message has been edited by pumpkin on 04-16-2006 at 01:09 PM |
392HEMI   POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:The Villages, Fl. |
posted 04-16-2006 02:17 PM
10 MM is correct, but normally you put the quick disconnect on the negative or ground side on a Mopar. Remember each time you disconnect your PCM will reset all settings including transmission and trip computer and will act like it is going to stall on first start unless you give it gas. I disconnect at all the car shows to allow doors to stand open. |
MDProwler    POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Fallston,MD USA |
posted 04-16-2006 07:33 PM
Uh, all the hardware is metric. |
idive POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Texas USA |
posted 04-16-2006 09:19 PM
quote: The power to the lights when doors are open shuts off after a short period of time. I don't remember how long. Maybe someone else knows. 2 minutes? |
ALLEY CAT           POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:mesa, az, USA |
posted 04-16-2006 09:29 PM
E-Bath - you might read the instructions on the package,,,but I believe Hemi 392 is correct,,,put the fuse link disconnect on the negative side. I don't know why,,,,but that is the way it is always done with marine applications though. |
catfish POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:scottsdale,az,usa |
posted 04-17-2006 09:26 AM
goes on the neg.side,interior lites shut off after approx.45 seconds.no need to disconnect the battery. ------------------ |
ed monahan POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, Oh, USA |
posted 04-17-2006 12:00 PM
Even the parking lights and headlights turn off after a few minutes. |
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elambeth Prowler Newbie From:Dallas, Texas |
posted 04-17-2006 05:00 PM
Why would you put it on the neg side? Isn't that just a ground? Does it even fully cut off battery discharge if you put it on the neg? (Not trying to be argumentative, it just doesn't make sense to me to put it there.) And I'm not putting it on for car show purposes or because the doors stand open. Mine is just a garage queen that is rarely driven and the battery keeps running down from sitting too much. |
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ed monahan POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, Oh, USA |
posted 04-17-2006 06:07 PM
elambeth, if you battery keeps going dead you need to get a battery tender, trickle charger. When your battery dies it also kills your computer and could do some harm to some of the electronics, possibly. |
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elambeth Prowler Newbie From:Dallas, Texas |
posted 04-19-2006 01:17 PM
So any time that you have to change the battery, you risk frying the whole car's electronics?? You sure about that Ed? If that's true, it seems like a gross oversight on the part of the Chrysler engineering department. |
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ed monahan POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, Oh, USA |
posted 04-19-2006 10:55 PM
Changing the battery is a one time thing. If you battery is dying it can be receiving low voltage over a period of time before it totally dies. There have been several instances of folks with computer problems after having severe battery problems. I guess it is possible the computer was causing the battery problem and not vice versa. My neighbor had to replace the computer in his 99 after several battery failures. Others have had the same problem. Maybe just a coincidence. A battery tender is about $ 30. Cheap insurance. |
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idive POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Texas USA |
posted 04-19-2006 11:04 PM
My uncle has collected cars for many years. When I got my Prowler in 97, I asked him about storing it... should I disconnect the battery, put it off the ground, etc... He told me not to disconnect the battery for extended periods of time, because in SOME of the newer cars, when this is done, the computer would lose its programing and would need to be reinstalled. Perhaps this is what could happen with prolonged periods of low charge, with computer replacement being a misdiagnosis/overdone service/charging for the more expensive fix?? DISCLAIMER: (He didn't know if the Prowler was one of those cars.) This message has been edited by idive on 04-19-2006 at 11:06 PM |
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brianwlong POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Douglasville, GA USA |
posted 04-21-2006 04:10 PM
quote: Hmmmmmmmm.....With quotes like this, I'm suprised this one didn't get hijacked quickly!
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392HEMI POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:The Villages, Fl. |
posted 04-21-2006 04:35 PM
If you disconnect the ground side, there is NO flow of those electrons at all. With capacitors in the system and the positive disconnected there can still be a current flow from the capacitors, because system is grounded. Length of time disconnected should NOT "create" a computer problem. Once disconnected the computer will then have to re establish program patterns installed into the base system. This will happen in the PCM,BCM and TCM. ie; Power Control Module, Body Control Module and Transmission Control Module. The key word is "cause". There are many things that can go wrong in the modules, and voltage and amp tests are available to verify the source of the problem. In many cases the module (computer) has to be replaced. |
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