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1997 Mitsubishi Diamonte, 3.5L engine, auto. trans. I ...

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1997 Mitsubishi Diamonte, 3.5L engine, auto. trans. I unhooked the positive battery cable (without thinking!), noticed a small spark. Cleaned the throttlebody, put it all back together. Now everything is acting goofy. Cannot get the starter to turn over, headlights are wonky, etc. Could I have cooked the ECU when I stupidly unhooked the positive battery cable?

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1997 Mitsubishi Diamonte 3.5L

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March 23, 2006 4:18 p.m. (1 hour and 43 minutes later)

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Let's try disconnecting the Negative cable first, then disconnect your Positive cable. Wait! at least 5 minutes.

Clean the terminals and posts.

Re-connect Positive first, then re-connect negative cable. Make sure the connections are tight. Hopefully, the computer will reset itself, if not it is posiible that some damage may have occurred. Based on your description I don't think so.

When you do this make sure everything is OFF!

Dan

Edited by NYAnswer on March 23 2006 at 4:19pm

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March 23, 2006 4:35 p.m. (17 minutes and 5 seconds later)

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