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How do you boost a frozen car?
I know this might sound a little retared, but what is the proper way to boost a car?
Scenario
Car1 Dead
Car2 Good
1) Attach cables to Car 1 matching red and black colors
2) Turn Car 2 off
3) Attach cables to Car 2 matching red and black
4) Start Car 2
5) Try and start Car 1????
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Usually when boost a car I let car 2 running, hook up the cables and wait a couple of mins so the alternator from car 2 can charge the battery from car 1....then i try
the proper way is the put the negative cable on the frame of the car....but usually that doesnt work so I hook it terminals to terminals
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- Leave Car 2 running
- Connect cables to Car 1 (positive to positive terminal... negative to ground)
- Connect cables to battery on Car 2
- Let it sit for a couple minutes to let Car 1 charge slightly
- Attempt to start Car 1 while revving up Car 2
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By Terminals you mean the actual connection on the battery?
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Yes. The dead car should have it's negative clamp on the frame somewhere. The positive clamp on the battery.
It's supposed to protect the good battery from getting surged from the bad one (yes, I've seen one catch on fire and melted the jumper cableswhen going from neg to neg).
Khyron
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Slow and Furious
Good to know. I've always done terminal to terminal and never thought twice about it.
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Originally posted by sputnik
- Leave Car 2 running
- Connect cables to Car 1 (positive to positive terminal... negative to ground)
- Connect cables to battery on Car 2
- Let it sit for a couple minutes to let Car 1 charge slightly
- Attempt to start Car 1 while revving up Car 2thats how i have done it many many times...
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When you say negative to the ground what does that mean? Like you attach it somewhere on the chasis of the car? And whats positive and whats negative? Red or Black?
FKA: NismoS14
If your car has been sitting in this cold for a few days now your coolant could be frozen up pretty good. Id wait til it warms up a bit more.
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Originally posted by sputnik
- Leave Car 2 running
- Connect cables to Car 1 (positive to positive terminal... negative to ground)
- Connect cables to battery on Car 2
- Let it sit for a couple minutes to let Car 1 charge slightly
- Attempt to start Car 1 while revving up Car 2
does car 2 need to be "revving" ??
does "revving" give the alternator that much more amps to help in the boost ...
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yupOriginally posted by hingkit
does car 2 need to be "revving" ??
does "revving" give the alternator that much more amps to help in the boost ...
You are Stupider Than Me!
As a general rule, Black is always negative.Originally posted by Speed_RaSiR
When you say negative to the ground what does that mean? Like you attach it somewhere on the chasis of the car? And whats positive and whats negative? Red or Black?
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Don't attach red t red black to black. I've done that before and when the car that got boosted went home, the battery exploded and made a mess under the hood.
Attatch red to red, and have the blacks attached to the chasis.
omgwtfbbq
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Originally posted by Speed_RaSiR
When you say negative to the ground what does that mean? Like you attach it somewhere on the chasis of the car? And whats positive and whats negative? Red or Black?
Ummm ... Just call AMA . It's safer for everyone concerned.
11 F-150 Supercrew FX4 5.0
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The coolant should not freeze if you have the correct mix..Originally posted by NismoS14
If your car has been sitting in this cold for a few days now your coolant could be frozen up pretty good. Id wait til it warms up a bit more.
11 F-150 Supercrew FX4 5.0
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Car2 should not be running if its newer!!! Sometimes what can happen when car one suddenly starts up it can send a charge back to car number 2 and fry the computer. I've seen it happen at a car dealership I worked at.
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I was just going the to say the same thing except replace coolant with OIL. If the oil is frozen almost solid, all the battery boosting in the universe isn't getting it started.Originally posted by NismoS14
If your car has been sitting in this cold for a few days now your coolant could be frozen up pretty good. Id wait til it warms up a bit more.
If the boosting doesn't work, either wait for it to warm up or have it towed to a warm garage so the oil can melt a bit.
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IF your car is frozen in this wheter and it doesnt start its probably your gas lines are forzen
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The car which gives the boost should not be running. That is if it has a good enough battery of course.
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I always leave it running - last thing you need is 1 car draining the other one.
Khyron
That's not sweat. It's your fat, crying.
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