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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 03:10 PM
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Jump Starting...which Battery?
Does it matter which battery you hook to for jumping off a PSD?

How about hooking up an inverter? Does it matter which one?

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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 03:33 PM
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you always jump the battery closet to the starter,or passenger side,due to the large draw the starter pulls .ford should have a sticker that states not to jump the driverside battery.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 10:08 PM
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I have jumped...and been jumped from both sides (not sure if I like the sound of that ), and never had any problems. Not saying it's right, just that I've done it.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 11:31 PM
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I have jumped...and been jumped from both sides (not sure if I like the sound of that ), and never had any problems. Not saying it's right, just that I've done it.
Man I aint touchin that.!!!!!
 
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Old Oct 4, 2005 | 03:51 AM
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batteries are wired in parrallel so it wouldn't matter how you jumped it.

I have done both.
 
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Old Oct 4, 2005 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by cookie88
I have jumped...and been jumped from both sides (not sure if I like the sound of that ), and never had any problems. Not saying it's right, just that I've done it.


I am not touching that one either..

The batteries are wired parallel. This is why you can unhook one and not loose your radio setting (i.e.). It should not matter which you use.
 
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Old Oct 4, 2005 | 02:26 PM
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I've neither jumped nor been jumped from both sides.
 
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Batteries..... We're talking about batteries here That's enough jumping for one thread.
 
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man..! you gotta love it when a moderator steps in it..!
 
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Personally, I'm not that fond of it....but it wasn't the first time, nor will it be the last.
 
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Awesome, gotta love a good sense of humor!
 
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sorry cookie...! we don't get to poke fun at you all that often...! LOL..!
 
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It's a requirement when hanging around this bunch.
 
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It's a requirement when hanging around this bunch.
that 'aint no lie..!
 
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Owmers manual on my early '99 says to jump from passenger side battery. Carroll
 
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