High-tension cable? Power steering fluid drain

[searcherrr]

Below is the shop manual's instructions for PROPERLY REPLACING the power steering fluid.

Two Q's:
1. What is the high-tension cable? What are they referring to?
2. What does "then while operating the starting motor intermittently" mean? Do they mean to turn the car on and off or do they mean to flip it back and forth in and out of ACC mode just before actually starting the car?

I ask because I'm not exactly in the ideal situation to start the car. The brakes are off the car and its on jack stands. Is it ok to start the car like that? or will it freak out? I'd think it would be ok, but still wanna know. Also, its humid today and I've got car parts drying in the garage with me so I don't want to open the garage.

From the manual:
FLUID REPLACEMENT
1. Raise the front wheels on a jack, and then support them with rigid racks.
2. Disconnect the return hose connection.
3. Connect a vinyl hose to the return hose, and drain the oil into a container.
4. Disconnect the high-tension cable, and then while operating the starting motor intermittently, turn the steering wheel all the way to the left and right several times to drain all of the fluid.
*Caution
Be careful not to position the high-tension cable near
the carburetor or the delivery pipe.
5. Connect the return hoses securely, and then secure it with the clip.
6. Fill the oil reservoir with the specified fluid up to the lower position of the filter, and then bleed the air.
Specified fluid:
Automatic transmission fluid “DEXRON II” (My note: Dexron III since II is no longer available)

This is the only picture it shows and I've done a text search in the manual for "high-tension" cable and I find 3 other hits but no pictures.

[searcherrr]

Well I found out somewhere else. It doesn't make sense to me (the name), but its referring to the spark plug wires. I don't understand why the word "tension" would be used to describe the spark plug wires. Anyway, it is easier as someone told me to disconnect the CAS (or Crankshaft Angle Sensor or rather referred to in the manual as Crankshaft Position Sensor) and then do what the power steering page in the manual says to do.

[Linebckr49]

glad you found the translation of "high tension cable". i searched through the manual and found the exact picture & text of what you posted. at first i wanted to say high tension cable = pwr steering drive belt, but a few pages later it mentions the drive belt specifically.

basically, pulling the spark plugs (or even better as your friend told you: disconnect the CAS plug) prevents the car from starting. so as the manual said, "operate the starting motor intermittently", this basically drives the pwr steering pump to expel the fluid via the hose you've connected to a container.

[91STT]

Tension is just another name for voltage (potential) that was/is used in association with transformers and power lines. It is used by the automotive industry because the "spark plug" wire carried high voltage. Most people just call them spark plug wires because that what we're use to hearing. Just my

[Igovert500]

Thanks for the clarification, but please check the dates before you bring back old threads.