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Originally Posted by jb92563
Thats some good karma you generated.....kudos
However a little caveat, to avoid killing your own electrical system always Jump another car with your engine OFF.
If it can start your own car then it can certainly start someone elses, and if not then there is a greater issue than just a dead battery.
I learned the hard way in Canada, at night in -20c weather that giving someone a jump with your engine running can over strain your own electrical system (Running 2 cars instead of one) and blew the diodes in the alternator.
The car ran for another couple hours before the battery ran flat while driving and the engine stalled at a stop and left me stranded.
Just saying...
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Wow. Never would have guessed. I've always left my truck running and never thought twice about that. Thanks for the heads up!!
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