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tampa77

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Posted: December 28, 2005 at 7:07 PM / IP Logged

Alright, I have an odd situation (Maybe?).

2002 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport 3.3L. Added a Rattler 369D R/S. All is well except it will never start the first time and since it is my wife's car (He-he) I have yet to care until now (Installed 19 or so months ago).

Sympton:

Will ALWAYS start the second time yet never the FIRST(369D does three attempts)

Conditions:

Cold (sitting overnight)

Hot (Ran for an hour or two)

Last Summer

Winter

I hooked up the 2nd starter. ( (-) 180ohm resistor to a relay using the purple (-) 200ma second starter output of the system). It is on volts sense, I rarley ever need to use the tach sense and would hate to go through the firewall to have the same issue..

Bad R/S or did I overlook something? I have done at leat 6 other caravans from years 1998 - 2005 and never had this issue and two others had the 369D?

Any thoughts, suggestions or anyone ran into a similiar issue? I am being nagged about fixing it..

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mo12v

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Posted: December 28, 2005 at 7:40 PM / IP Logged

VIOLET/BROWN and VIOLET/ORANGE Must See 180 OHM Resistor Between Them During Start

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prdjr165

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Posted: December 28, 2005 at 7:59 PM / IP Logged

you should try to increase the cranking time,if you can.

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chris354

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Posted: December 28, 2005 at 8:14 PM / IP Logged

I would recomend doing the tach pretty easy on those vans. If I am not mistaking theres a rubber groumet right above the gas pedal.

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tampa77

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Posted: December 28, 2005 at 9:11 PM / IP Logged

mo12v wrote:

VIOLET/BROWN and VIOLET/ORANGE Must See 180 OHM Resistor Between Them During Start

There are two wire to hit w/ the relay pushing 180ohm (-)? I have never seen documentation to that, nor have I ever done that? Rather my car screwed than someone else's. I am only a weekend warrior, 9-5 I am a programmer.

Interesting - I guess I can hook up the tach and if it fails to start I can try that.

Thanks guys!

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chris354

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Posted: December 28, 2005 at 10:16 PM / IP Logged

I have never used the violet/orange i think its an acc but it is not needed for the rs.

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