There could be some truth to that. If you were to accidentally reverse polarity for even a moment with the key on it could have damaged the GC. There is no reverse polarity protection (diodes) for the GC built in. And no proper filtering. David Teitelbaum --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Elvis" <elvisnocita@...> wrote: > > > Please please please finally forget that BS ! > > those were cheap capacitors drying out due to the heat down there. > > There never was a jump start problem with the Governor "computer". > > Pleae help to get that old myth burried deep below the Titanic. > > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Daryl Scott <daryl_scott32@> wrote: > .... > > As to the auto trans computer question, DMC Houston used to recommend pulling fuse 13 if you have to jump start a DMC12. Supposedly a voltage jolt from a jump could lead to the shift computer failure... > ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/