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Old 12-07-2012, 05:23 AM   #6
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You need to be very careful where you bridge electrical contacts in these cars, as you found out. Many of the control systems, particularly the ECU, do not like stray voltage inputs or spikes. Rather than use a meter, a test light would have been a better choice.
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