[AT] Electrical question

[steve smith]

Phil, I will have to agree with the service writer who says that Champion 
plugs will not work in a ford. They also won't work in any other engine LOL.
Smitty

At 08:11 AM 10/29/04 -0500, you wrote:
>my immediate response would've been "What needs to be done to simply
>replace a bad battery"? This is really a dumb statement by a service
>person that doesen't have the proper electronics background. Most
>likely he was told in a training session somewhere that any "static
>electricity spark" can blow the computer. This usually refers to
>handling the actual circuit card while it is completely disconnected
>from the vehicle. Otherwise, the sparks from simply turning on the
>ignition (yeah, I know it's a Diesel but I don't know what else to
>call it) switch would blow the computer, not to mention the sparks
>from the starter brushes. Sounds like the same service writer that
>told me "Champions don't work in a Ford".
>
>Phil
>
>----- Original Message -----
> >From    : Dave Ernst <dadadidi at cccomm.net>
>Sent    : Thu, 28 Oct 2004 16:35:22 -0700
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>Subject : Re: [AT] Electrical question
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>Subject: [AT] Electrical question
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> > Disconnect field!?
>
>Yea, just like the last time I had a problem with my Powerstroke.  The cam
>sensor quit when I was in the middle of nowhere and the computer shut off
>the engine. It would not start so I disconnected the batteries, waited a few
>minutes, put them back on and took off towards home. I had to do that 3
>times inorder to get it home. I told the Ford service people (mistake) what
>I had done and they threw a fit, saying I probably burnt up the computer.
>Asking why they said any spark could do it. I asked about using jumper
>cables and got another lecture. After that I wasn't about to tell them how
>many times that pickup has started tractors, bailers, swathers and such, not
>to mention the high HP chip..........
>Dave
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