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shadowinfector

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Posted: July 16, 2005 at 8:32 PM / IP Logged

i just recently finished doing a remote start/ alarm for my customer and the check engine light comes on after engine has been turned on.....both remote start and manually...sumone please help.....and if anyone cud tell me where the fus box is in a Dodge Caravan that would be helpful too....not the one under the hood....if that is the only one...but i doubt it...help!!! thanx in advance

shadowinfector

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Posted: July 16, 2005 at 8:39 PM / IP Logged

all starter wires are connected and used 180 ohm resistor on second relay......please reply thanx

swamprat323

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Posted: July 16, 2005 at 8:40 PM / IP Logged

did you hook up the 2nd starter aslo its a negtive trigger though a 180ohm resistor, use a relay.

shadowinfector

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Posted: July 16, 2005 at 10:30 PM / IP Logged

yes i did do that ....and the ignition wire is also connected.... help please

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Posted: July 17, 2005 at 7:52 AM / IP Logged

What brand of alarm are you installing and model. Did you use a diode on the 2nd starter relay?

http://64.85.6.129/extrainfo/diagrams/17044_CARAVAN_CHRYSLER%20MINI%20VAN%20STARTER%202%20DIAGRAM.pdf

Not certain it's needed but maybe that's causing the engine light to come on?

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Posted: July 17, 2005 at 10:40 AM / IP Logged

You may have a defective relay or the relay that you installed for the 2nd STARTER is not wired properly. Please post your pin out connections for this relay . Read the posts below more information about your problem.

https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=23459&KW=check+engine+caravan

Jeff

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shadowinfector

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Posted: July 17, 2005 at 10:32 PM / IP Logged

30- PURPLE / brown (second starter)

85-ground

86- starter out wire from alarm

87a- none

87- 180ohm resisted chassis ground

thas how my second starter relay is hooked up.....im gonna take a look at the car either tom or tuesday

please help me thanx

Velocity Motors

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Posted: July 17, 2005 at 10:43 PM / IP Logged

So your saying that you have the resistor on the wire attached to pin 87 ? Also, if this is an alarm/remote starter, make sure that you have the proper starter wire off the CPU of thte alarm activating the relay. If your using the switch side of the starter disable relay then it will not work. Make sure that you have the motor side triggering the relay.

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shadowinfector

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Posted: July 17, 2005 at 11:24 PM / IP Logged

im not clear on wut u sed...motor side???? i do have a starter kill relay...but im using the starter wire coming out of the rs/alarm to the second relay also...please replay thanx

Velocity Motors

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Posted: July 18, 2005 at 8:13 AM / IP Logged

When you cut the starter wire to install the starter disable, you have a starter motor side and a starter switch side on the relay. Make sure that your using the starter motor side to engage the second starter relay.

Jeff

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