I'm preparing to install a Prostart 5472 TW 2 way alarm/ starter on my 2004 F250 Powerstroke. I have prepared and found all the wiring schematics I think I need. My question comes in the Wait to Start wiring. I have read that you do not hook up to the Glow plug wiring due to it being Data. I have added the Glow Plug wiring form the manual on here blow. My question is it looks to me that I do not need to wire it becuase if I have it in diesel Mode it will wait 18 to 25 secods to start anyways. Can someone confirm this for me Please?
This positive input will monitor the Glow Plug Light in Diesel Mode: it will wait until the Glow Plug Light goes out to crank the Engine. Connect to the side of the GlowPlug Light that becomes positive when the Light is on.
Note: In Diesel Mode there is an 18-sec. crank timing delay (or approximately 25-sec. if the run time is set to 30 min.): if the Glow Plug Light is still on after the delay expires, the module will proceed to start the Engine.
(Also known as the “wait-to-start light”.) The purpose of the Glow-plug circuit on diesel vehicles is to pre-heat the Combustion Chamber before the vehicle is started. When a Remote Starter is installed on a diesel vehicle, the Glow- plug section of theIgnition circuit must be activated and allowed to operate before the vehicle is remote-started. For that purpose, the Glow-plug input wire of the module must be connected to the Glow-plug indicator light of the vehicle. The module will only accept positive Glow-plug input signals, if the signal is negative, use a relay to invert its polarity. A diode must be added between the negative Glow-plug trigger on the relay and the negative Glow-plug wire of the car. This is to prevent feedback effects on the Glow-plug indicator light on the instrument cluster: the light on the dash would come on because of the feedback, even though the circuit is off.
When the user remote-starts the vehicle:
• The module will power up the Ignition circuit and wait to engage the Starter Motor while the Glow-plug indicator light is still on.
• The module will engage the Starter Motor as soon as the Glow-plug light (+) goes out.
• Minimum waiting time is 3 seconds.
• Maximum waiting time is 30 seconds (approximately).
If no Glow-plug wire is found on the vehicle, the Glow-plug input on the module may be “timed out”. The module will power up the Ignition and Glow-plug circuits and simply wait for the time-out before starting.
• Keeping the Glow-plug input wire of the module unconnected will hold the ignition ON for the preprogrammed delay.
Please program the tach before connecting the glow-plug input to the vehicle.
Thanks Hugh
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Canuckfan
Ford F250 Superduty
Powerstroke
On the prostarts as long as you have a tach wire hooked you can hook your wait to start wire up to ign and that will wait for 20 sec. But it will only work if you have a valid tach source
Well thanks for the quick reply:)
So all I have to do is make sure the tach wire is hooked up and the Yellow Glow plug Wire off the module is hooked up to the Ignition wire?
Wiring Schematic Below
https://www.engines911.com/asdocs/CT_5472TW_wd_en_h45s40_080819.pdf
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Canuckfan
Ford F250 Superduty
Powerstroke
Don't connect the glow plug wire, if you can programme the R/S for diesel, it wil do it automatically (18-25") by default.