brand new boss 302 question

[CAP1]

HEY GOLFER......


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Mustang-2012-Ford-Mustang-BOSS-302-/320916053231?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item4ab8165cef

[Golfer]

Just put an offer on a house so no Boss. I'll be building my 11.50 index and bracket C3 Vette

I just passed Americab Muscles Boss on high sy here in Wrst Chester. Orange as hell. Dealer by my housenisngiving away a 12 in the Competition Orange. I inquired in Feb and got my last call on it earlier this month. Mosey on over

[smoe]

Yea.  Don't disconnect the battery.  That's bad for cars nowadays.

Give me examples of why it is bad?

I would be careful about this suggestion. If the car catches on fire you and your insurance may be covering the bill. The dealer wants nothing to do with fixing this car because it is a loss to them and I can't blame them. They will do everything to NOT spend any more money fixing this car. This happened to my sister back in 1988. My sister bought a 2 year old used Nissan from a Nissan dealer. The car ran fine for a few months and one day it smoked a little and stopped working. Sorry, but I don't remember what failed. I took a look at the car and found an in-line fuse had blown. I called up the dealer and told them. The dealer gave me a new in-line fuse and I replaced it. A few more days went by and the car started to smoke again. My sister pulled over and was lucky another person stopped and helped her put out a small fire under the hood. We took the car to a neighboring car mechanic. The mechanic looked at the car and discovered the wiring harness was changed. The mechanic recommended taking it back to the dealer if still under warranty. After calling the dealer they agreed to pickup the car and tow it to one of their shops. The dealer discovered the wiring faults and blamed my sister for changing the wiring harness (please remember the 2-1/2 year old car was a Nissan and recently bought used from a Nissan dealer). The dealer wanted to charge my sister for labor and a new replacement wiring harness. I called the dealer up and told them what had happened. The dealer only charged my sister for the cost ($1500) of the new wiring harness. I still think she should have paid nothing. I have a feeling the wiring harness was changed by a dealership mechanic or maybe even at the factory at some point, but that's unknown.

[CAP1]

dealers don't lose on warranty work. they get reimbursed from the manufacturer. on the other hand, the mechanic doing the work won't get paid as well as on a paying job.

 disconnecting the battery will kill memory. these computers learn. they'll lose all of that. if disconnected for long enough, they'll lose any associated codes.

 if you disconnect the battery with the engine running, you can spike the computer. you don't want to spike the computer. more bad things can happen.