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Number: 4376
From: "Sandy Block"
Date: Sun Jan 25, 2004  6:40 pm
Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Re: New Owner of a McLaren

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[ASC McLaren ] Re: New Owner of a McLaren

DON'T GO FINGER POKING OR PULLING IT APART, DICK.

-- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Dick & Terrie" <rjohnson67@s...>
wrote:
> Thank you Sandy and Peter for the battery infomation and
suggestions.
>
> Sandy, the info on the top-down/release situation is particularly
valuable to me. Thanks again!
>
> And, may I add - TO ALL OF YOU THAT PROVIDE VARIOUS TIDBITS ON THIS
WEBSITE - I certainly do appreciate that you take your time to
contribute.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sandy Block
> To: ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:26 PM
> Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Re: New Owner of a McLaren
>
>
> I keep mine disconnected all of the time. Botht the + and the -
>
> However, I never use a tool. I have very slightly spread the "U"
> things and just slip them over the terminals. They are quite
secure,
> but not "tight" ~ never have had any trouble.
>
> The reason these cars go dead frequently without daily or semi-
daily
> running is because they have a hot-lead running all the time to
the
> top release motor. They is a constant draw. If taken to a
dealer
> and the do a search with a trouble light looking for ??? they
will
> ALWAYS tell you that you have a "short" because there is a
constant
> draw of current. Then they go messing up your car, for good. I
have
> connected & disconnected my convertible now for 13 years with
> absolutely zero problems. I stop doing this in May, as then I
run it
> & drive it once a week, around the block, or a little bit
further, to
> the tune of 150 miles between May and October 1st per year, so 5
> months divided by 150 miles or about 30 miles per month, May thru
> September. Out once a week or like 7 miles per outing.
>
> S A N D Y
>
>
>
>

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, Peter Shear <tfs2121@y...>
wrote:
> > always always always - first if you are takeing off +
> > and you have your wrench on the nut and your wrench
> > tuches the frame boom instintly you have just fused
> > the wrench to the frame (the frame has negitive
> > running through it "ground") my teacher once told me
> > about this guy that was removeing the + b4 the - and
> > he was whereing his wedding band and his band was
> > tuching the wrench and then his band tuched the fame
> > and it became fused to his finger and had to have it
> > removed and he had 3rd degree burns where the ring
> > was...
> >
> > shop safty!
> >
> > ~Peter
> >
> > __________________________________
> > > > > >
>
>
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