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Old 04-29-2009, 12:26 PM   #50
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The car will run with the terminals disconnected, BUT you do have the potential for a voltage spike. AND if there's some large instant draw at low RPM (like a cooling fan coming on) it usually can't make up for it by the time it's too late and the engine will die.
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