Impulse-990 Alarm/Remote Start, 2000 Cavalier Z24

Got some new information here for you:

• BROWN wire is the second accessory wire.
• ORANGE is the primary ignition wire

Where do you have the tach wire on the alarm  going to ?? Are you using the tachless or the tach input ? According to this other information I have there is no 2nd ignition wire. Now that we know this, what happends when you have the unit set to tachless input and all the other wires connected as above ? Post your results. If it does nothing... let me know if it tries to crank and then nothing or if the starter stays engaged and then nothing... tell me what it does and we'll go from there.

Something doesn't seem right, for the primary ignition the install manual says assure that this wire remains on during cranking.  I checked the ORANGE wire and it doesn't stay on when cranking, at "on" and "run" there's power but not during cranking. The only wire that does stay on during cranking is the PINK wire......So the car cranks but doesn't start at all.  Are you sure ORANGE is the primary ignition wire??  And as for BROWN being the second accessory wire, where would that go?  Please set me straight which is my primary ignition wire and which is my primary accessory wire?? and what do I do with the BROWN secondary accessory wire??  and do I have a second ignition wire??

thanks

SORRY !! It's been a long day..... I'll take my head out of my @$$ !!  the PINK wire is your primary ignition what I was trying to say above is that the ORANGE is your primary accessory wire . You mentioned that it tested 12 volts in the CRANK and RUN positions so this would dictate that the PINK is the ignition wire. The second accessory wire doesn't always need to be hooked up unless the two accessories combined power your AC & heater control. Other wise the second ignition only powers such things as defrost, or rear heaters where applicable. Try this first and post your results.

didn't want to doubt you!  but that is what I  realized, and already tried. Still the same damn old story.  start and stop!  I don't understand yesterday for a few times it worked fine but some lights stayed lit on my dash, now it's hooked up the same way and it won't work anymore.  I noticed someone else with a 98 honda civic with the same $hitty alarm with the same damn problem...........Please you got any more ideas?

If the  problem is that the unit starts the car and immediately stops, it's a bypass issue. The transponder is not seeing the correct resistance from the relays & resistors. The best way to check this ( I know it's a pain in the ass ) but disconnect the resistors and re-attach all 3 of the Passlock wires as if you never did anything to them. Don't disconnect any other wires and put the key in the ignition and turn it over to the ON position. Use the remote starter now to activate the start sequence and if it works.... you know it's the resistance that you had was incorrect.

Where did you attach the tach signal wire to ?? Did you make sure that the dip pin switch for TACH or TACHLESS was set properly ?Make sure that the dip pin switches are as described :

• Switch # 1: ON
• Switch # 2: ( Passive arming ) ON or ( No passive arming ) OFF
• Switch # 3: Ignition enabled door locks ON or OFF
• Switch # 4: Remote Start Mode ON

Try to attach the tach signal and set the pin switch to ON.

Well do you know of another wire I could use to attach the tach wire to?  I know the tach wire is white and at the PCM but I looked and there are at least 3 or 4 white wires! Or would you happen to know how to find the right one?  Just to get To the PCM, I have to rip half the car apart.

Actually Jeff thinking back to yesterday, I didn't turn the key to "on" when I tried starting the car with the remote, I just put it in the ignition.  Today I tried turning it to "on"  but it won't allow me while the key  is in the "on " position. ( I think that is normal)

There is a WHITE wire in a harness by the battery below the radiator hose, just above the transaxle. In this group of wire you will also find a PURPLE / WHITE wire ( this can also be used as a tach wire but it is not a clean signal ).

Well I finally got the remote start to work properly except for one minor detail the service and security light stays on (not flashing, and car works fine) Here is the bypass method I used (method 2) http://www.internationalelect.com/vatts.htm

A few things to remeber:I did not hook up the yel/blk wire to the white wire and pink wire of car as I don't have a white wire!  just pink! also if you go here http://www.internationalelect.com/mantis7.htm and see how to wire this alarm/starter it says you need a relay for the yel/blk (2nd ign wire) But with the new alarm I have, the instructions say you don't need a relay anymore, might that have something to do with it?  bcause the bypass method comes from the same site (might be the old way when a relay was needed for 2nd ign wire)

This may help also, I removed the relay's and put it back with just alarm and when I seperate the tiny yel wire those lights (security and service) come on when I turn the key.

If anyone can help with this I would really appreciate a post, this has been going on way too long now!  Thanks.