Re: Have you ever changed a battery this way?

Bryan, 1/16/2007,10:59:00 PM, wrote:
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> I need to replace the battery in my '97 4Runner and I have never had
> the code for the radio. It wasn't in the owners manual and it was a
> few years after I bought it that I noticed. The dealer hasn't been
> helpful so before paying them to look up the code or tell me the
> default one, I ought to at least try replacing it as explained below.
> I know they know the code because they replaced the last battery and
> it came back fine. I'll go elsewhere to buy my next Toyota.
>
> I was thinking that I could take my deep-cycle trolling battery (12
> volts of course) and hook it up to the battery cables in parallel
> before removing them off the old battery. That should keep the
> voltage the same and power available while I install the new battery.
> I understand the importance if "being careful" and not shorting the
> connections. It shouldn't be very tough and you could probably do it
> with jumper cables if careful.
>
> What do you think?[/color]

Doesn't the radio have a backup battery or hold its code for a few
minutes for just this reason? I don't know, I'm just asking since it
would make no sense to me that you would have to take the car to the
dealer to change your battery.

"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:xn0f1b70p1wc7jo000@news.readfreenews.net...[color=blue]
> Bryan, 1/16/2007,10:59:00 PM, wrote:
>[color=green]
>> I need to replace the battery in my '97 4Runner and I have never had
>> the code for the radio. It wasn't in the owners manual and it was a
>> few years after I bought it that I noticed. The dealer hasn't been
>> helpful so before paying them to look up the code or tell me the
>> default one, I ought to at least try replacing it as explained below.
>> I know they know the code because they replaced the last battery and
>> it came back fine. I'll go elsewhere to buy my next Toyota.
>>
>> I was thinking that I could take my deep-cycle trolling battery (12
>> volts of course) and hook it up to the battery cables in parallel
>> before removing them off the old battery. That should keep the
>> voltage the same and power available while I install the new battery.
>> I understand the importance if "being careful" and not shorting the
>> connections. It shouldn't be very tough and you could probably do it
>> with jumper cables if careful.
>>
>> What do you think?[/color]
>
> Doesn't the radio have a backup battery or hold its code for a few
> minutes for just this reason? I don't know, I'm just asking since it
> would make no sense to me that you would have to take the car to the
> dealer to change your battery.[/color]

No, the radio does not have a backup battery.
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Ray O
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