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Old May 11, 2004, 3:04 am
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graraps
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Originally Posted by pdhenry
Don't forget that disconnecting a car battery for any amount of time is likely to reset the engine computers to their default states
That's not necessarily true, indeed I believe it not to be true for most cars. I used to disconnect my car's battery and leave it for months, then I'd come back and it would be running smoothly from the first second. I only had to set the time/date and make do with the trip computer not holding the older data.
If you want a general cut-off point, I'd suggest 7 weeks (providing your battery is in reasonably good condition).
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