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Old 11-22-2011, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by barry123400 View Post
Just a friendly reminder. Do not disconnect the battery with an engine running. You will get away with it usually. Then one time you will not and the resultant repair cost may be very high.

These 123s are an old technology car but can still also suffer damage. It is just not as bad.
whats the risk? can the alternator not go from load to no load gracefully?
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