remote starter 2003 town & country

I just installed an Avital 4113L into my wife's 2003 Town and Country minivan.

The remote start works, but it will crank for 3-6 seconds and stop, it will then attempt to restart and it will fire up and run without any issues. I did install the 180 ohm relay via relay on the correct wire within the ignition harness, without this it did not work.

I have the tach wire hooked up to the ignition coil, I had the remote start unit learn the tach signal as well. Everything seems fine there.

The unit works but I am just wondering why it always takes 2 attempts to start, it is cranking over with plenty of duration so that is not the issue.

Any tips? I have installed 3 remote starters in the past without any issue. I am also a licensed master electrician, so I have the basic skill set but I recognize the need for some guidence here.

The other issue I have is no climate control power when remote started, I suppose I need a relay to supply power to the climate control circuit?

Thanks for the help!

That should be-

"180 ohm resistor via relay"

Thanks for the quick reply.

Maybe I am wrong, and please correct me if I am, but the tach signal is a reference for the remote starter so it can figure out how long to crank the engine over, right?

My enging cranking duration is fine, it cranks 3-4 times longer than it normally takes to start wih a key.

It does not have an immobilzer.

I think the remote starter is cranking he default of 6 seconds and gives up, and trys again. It is just odd because the second attempt ALWAYS works without delay.

Thanks for all your help.