Re: Well now isn't that special!

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

Before hooking up a battery, just remember that there are no fusible links 
in the main wiring. You may want to try a 6 volt battery just to make sure 
there are no shorts before giving it a full 12 volts.

Matt

At 11:28 AM 8/23/2005 -0400, you wrote:
> Mark, even if water got in the gauges they should be fine now. If mud got 
> in there they may be jammed, but electrically everything should work (if 
> not badly corroded) as long as it's dry. Worse case is you short a couple 
> things out -- hook up a battery and stand by with the fire extenguisher! 
> Doesn't sound like there's much to lose if something shorts. I seriously 
> doubt anything would catch fire -- insulation might melt off a wire but 
> fuses or circuit breakers would blow first, and you can cut power quick 
> enough. You can always unplug the steering column and radio before 
> powering up since you want to try saving those, just to be safe.
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