viper 5301 remote starter in 95 explorer

no dash lights come on (the ones like brake, oil, abs, etc.)

the parking lights flash once - then the relays click - the engine does not try to turn over nor does the starter engage - it does retry but i hit the brake to abort the retries

i connected the tach wire to the tan / YELLOW wire at the pcm (labeled ignition control module (icm))

have not done the tach learning routine - thought it did that on its first start or when you make it do the learn routine - thought the remote starter had to start the car to do it

i have changed one setting from the defaults - automatic transmission

i am not sure if i am using the right wires on the viper heavy gauge harness - i tried the wires i think are right when i had the failure

start - viper violet to RED / light blue

accessory - viper orange to gray / YELLOW

ignition 1 - viper pink to light GREEN/ purple

ignition 2 - viper RED / white to BLACK/ light green

i also tried the viper pink/white to BLACK/ light green (ignition 2 wire on the viper?)

there is no GREEN/ YELLOW on the car's ignition harness - i assume it meant gray / YELLOW - there is no 12v on this wire in the key accessory position

here is the pinout of the ignition harness - i posted the results of testing with the dimm above but it might not be clear

http://mysite.verizon.net/respkm62/viper5301ina1995fordexplorer/id34.html

aha - i just noticed something - the 95 explorer was a strange year - its computer was a combination of the older obd 1 and newer obd 2 - so i looked at the 1994 chart from here

the gray / YELLOW is there but on my car, gray / YELLOW does not have 12v in accessory

not a perfect match to what is on my car either

the BLACK/ white is connected to ground - i used the same connection to the chassis as i used for the unit ground

i just tried the tach learn routine - when the light lit up, i heard a click in the viper - seemed to work - tried the resote start again - same result

sounds like several clicks - no start or cranking still - the parking lights flash once briefly then the clicks - these are not the idiot lights that flash (oil, fasten belts, abs, etc.)

this is what each wire on the car harness reads

r/lb - 12v start - 0 run - 0 accessory     (start)

lg/p - 12v start - 12v run - 0 accessory     (ignition 1)

bk/lg - 0 start - 12v run - 12v accessory     (accessory)

gy/y - 0 start - 12v run - 0 accessory    (ignition 2)

yellow - 12v always - i connected this wire to the primary harness red wire - constant - i think it powers the unit

the gray / YELLOW has 12v in run only

on the 12v constant - only 1 wire - the red from the primary harness

pin 11 of the primary harness is white - parking lights - connected

the dome light is on pin 9 of the primary harness - BLACK/ white - i don't have it connected yet

the neutral/safety is pin 1 of the remote start input harness - since this has an automatic transmission, it is connected to the bolt i used for ground on the chassis - i have the black wire from the primary harness pin 5 connected to this same bolt

not sure if the duplicate wires on the ignition harness on the car function the same - maybe i should try the alternate wire

i will also perform the setup for automatic transmission again to see if that works

and you are right - the manual sucks

well i only have 1 connection to constant power - from the primary harness (smaller wire) that supplies power for the memory

that wire (RED / black) is fused and connected to nothing right now - it is on the heavy gauge harness

Connection description:  Fused (30A) accessory/starter input

Harness wire color:  RED / Black

Install manual text:  This wire is the polarity feed to the accessory and starter relays.

think it needs constant power?  the yellow on the car's ignition harness?