2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Jump Start now no fuel guage etc.

[Hobart]

Got a jump start at the FastTrac/Denver Airport parking last week; and lost functionality of the fuel level gauge the over head gauge. Both are back on but erratic. I didn't think much about it at the time (during a downpour) but the guy hooked his truck plus a jumper battery all to one my passenger battery. Isn' that 24volts to a lot of 12 volt circuits? Still took a while to build up enough oomph to turn over. Could all that juice over 5 or 10 minutes have fried the gauges?

 

[WestTN]

That would depend on whether he hooked them in parallel (12vdc) or series (24 vdc).

 

[Skydiver]

I don't think it was 24 volts DC. He would of had to disconnect one of his cables and placed the extra battery in series. If he just placed the cables of the extra battery on top of yours ( Or ) his then that is 12 volts.



Clean and inspect your posts and cables befroe you do anything else. Even take time to check both ends of each of your cables. Simple and cheap.