1993 ford tempo remote starter

One more thing I noticed. It appears that that unit may be adaptable for both a standard and automatic transmission. See if there is a loop or wire to cut, or a programming option that you have to activate / cut / alter in order to bypass the manual transmission sequence.Kenny

Owner / Technician

KKD Garage LLC

Albany, NY 12205

the writing i have crossed out is for glow plugs. There is a loop of wire on the unit that would make sense if it were to be cut in the event of a certain type of transmission. The manual which pretty much consists of the 2 pages i sent you does not mention this wire loop at all and also doesn't mention a neutral safety wire either. How would i know if the wire loop needs to be cut for auto or manual? thanks again for all of your help.

Its a tough call, but I would say to cut that loop. On every unit I've ever seen with a loop, that loop had to be cut for an auto trans. Worse comes to worse you can solder it back together, its just a little bit of a pain to strip the wires. I would go ahead and cut that and see if it works. You can also check on the back of the actual brain in the vicinity of that loop and see if it has any labeling in the actual brain. Kenny

Owner / Technician

KKD Garage LLC

Albany, NY 12205

getting closer!! so i cut the wire and now it receives the signal and the parking lights flash 3 times slowly which indicates it did not detect a tach signal. should i have 12v coming from the tach wire at all times or just when it's running?

neither. The tach signal should register as an alternating voltage depending on the rpm. Connect your tach wire to any odd colored wire on one of the coils / injector. You will see a common wire between each injector / coil, and one odd colored.Kenny

Owner / Technician

KKD Garage LLC

Albany, NY 12205

Make sure to program the tach signal once you get it connected. I am heading to bed now but if you still need help come morning I'll be back. Good luck with everything.Kenny

Owner / Technician

KKD Garage LLC

Albany, NY 12205

TACH      TAN / YELLOW (AC)      @ IGNITON COIL

i originally had it connected to the tan / YELLOW at the coil but no luck so i switched to offroadzj's suggestion of picking an odd color wire. same light flashing sequence indicating bad tach signal. The tach programming seems to have gone off without a hitch though.

Try changing the programming to voltage just to see if it is indeed the tach signal. If so then go back to the tach and see if there is a tach threshold on the unit. You may need to change that setting.Kenny

Owner / Technician

KKD Garage LLC

Albany, NY 12205

I was unable to find a voltage setting in programming. I have tried changing the jumper to both normal and high threshold. when i check with the multimeter i get between 11 and 13 volts reading from the tach wire.