Hi all,
I have a 1999 Expedition with a Avital 6500 alarm/remote start. When it is cold (below 50) and the remote start is activated if always takes 2 tries to start. It seems to be worse this year. I saw a procedure to "learn" the rpm in the install manual. Should I repeat this procedure?
Second problem is that sometimes it will crank and run for a minute or 2 and shut itself off. If I restart it remotely again, it will stay running sometimes but sometimes it will shut off a second time. I have never had it happen a 3rd. When it is really cold, I have been going out and cranking with the key as I have to do my truck that way anyway. I am installing a remote start in it this weekend, so I would like to get this one working correctly.
Thanks,
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Chris
Make sure you have the tach wire input programmed properly and also make suer that you do n ot ahve any burned out bulbs in the brake circuit. This could cause a slight feedback into the brake input wire and shut the RS unit down.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Jeff,
I reran the programing for the tach this weekend. I also checked all of the lights. I might have found the problem. All of the wires were just wrapped around and tapped. No crimps, no solder, no wire nuts, just wrapped and tapped. I spent the afternoon soldering all of the connections and cleaning up the mess I was left by the original installer. We had all kinds of problems with it from the start. The AC never worked in remote start and I found out they did not hook up the AC line from the ignition switch. It had been stripped, but then taped back up. I added a relay to power it so now that should work right.
I'll let you know if I got it.
Thanks again,
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Chris