on 27/03/04 02:57, W Bell at cbody67tx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > One KEY thing is to use a main power source from the bulkhead connector fuse > block that has NO OTHER electrical item hooked to it. Usually, there's an > empty plug down there that could be "hot" when the ignition is off and > probably one that's ignition switch controlled. > > A customer called the other day with a concern on his keyless entry system. > It was acting up for some reason, but it started after he got a remote mount > CD player installed in the trunk. Seems the installation people used the > power feed wire to the security system control module in the trunk to power > the CD player and it did interfere with the normal functioning of the keyless > entry system, which is the only thing in that part of the vehicle that would > have a power lead going to it that was not connected to the rear lamp harness. > > If the car has electric door locks, the remote start unit might or should have > some interface with the door locks to make sure they are locked before the > remote start will work. There might also be a timer in the control module > that'll let the engine run in the remote start mode for a certain number of > minutes and possibly one restart after that time elapses. Remote start > functions can be great, but if you don't have a fuel injected motor, who's > going to pump the gas to set the fast idle cam? Thanks for your comments. I think I will need the shop manual before I can do anything with this. I have a couple of web sites to check but without having the service manual, there are still questions that are unanswered. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:laurentdaudelin@xxxxxxxxxxx