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Originally Posted by SVOboy
Indeed.
Here's a thought: what's the danger of running all the electronics with the engine sitting on wood blocks in the bay? I would leave the starter and hybrid stuff disconnected, but should I be able to hook the rest to a battery and give it a whirl? If so, can I expect to learn anything useful from it?
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If you have everything including the starter wired up, and you want to test your electrical connections, you can bump the starter even, with the engine sitting on wood blocks. Make sure there is no fuel to the engine.
The only thing you could hope to find is a short or an open circuit somewhere, and test the ECU's function.
You'll be able to hook up and check codes, although a good many of them will show up. You'll be able to see if the ECU cares about the ABS/SRS systems, etc.
Frankly, you won't learn much that will really benefit you, AFAIK. At least nothing that will make you any better of for having known it now, as opposed to in a week or so when you're ready to test drive. Ya know?