another! ::remote start:: hard starting problem..
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another! ::remote start:: hard starting problem..
ive had my remote start for a while,,, and its starting to act up every now and then...
if i dont drive the car for like a good few hours,,, it takes atleast 3 turns to crank before it stays on and running (cold days). on warm days it starts runs for like 2 quick seconds and cuts off, does it another 2 times then finally starts!!... but if the cars warmed up and i use it again it starts like nothing is wrong at all... the car came along with the remotestart/alarm and ive checked the brain to look for a model # but no luck at all... i dont know jack about alarm systems, so i was just wondering if a few of you guys can give some advice on what to check/look for before paying a arm and a leg for someone to figure it out.. t.i.a
its on a daily driven 1994 honda accord lx auto by the way, tune up previously done and everything works fine if i start with the key, only remote starts gives me the issues for those cold nyc mornings..
if i dont drive the car for like a good few hours,,, it takes atleast 3 turns to crank before it stays on and running (cold days). on warm days it starts runs for like 2 quick seconds and cuts off, does it another 2 times then finally starts!!... but if the cars warmed up and i use it again it starts like nothing is wrong at all... the car came along with the remotestart/alarm and ive checked the brain to look for a model # but no luck at all... i dont know jack about alarm systems, so i was just wondering if a few of you guys can give some advice on what to check/look for before paying a arm and a leg for someone to figure it out.. t.i.a
its on a daily driven 1994 honda accord lx auto by the way, tune up previously done and everything works fine if i start with the key, only remote starts gives me the issues for those cold nyc mornings..
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Re: another! ::remote start:: hard starting problem.. (vigor5spd)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vigor5spd »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">See it the tach wire is hooked up to the alarm for remote starting.</TD></TR></TABLE>
you mean the wire behind the cluster?
you mean the wire behind the cluster?
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Re: another! ::remote start:: hard starting problem.. (Mike813)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mike813 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ive had my remote start for a while,,, and its starting to act up every now and then...
if i dont drive the car for like a good few hours,,, it takes atleast 3 turns to crank before it stays on and running (cold days). on warm days it starts runs for like 2 quick seconds and cuts off, does it another 2 times then finally starts!!... but if the cars warmed up and i use it again it starts like nothing is wrong at all... the car came along with the remotestart/alarm and ive checked the brain to look for a model # but no luck at all... i dont know jack about alarm systems, so i was just wondering if a few of you guys can give some advice on what to check/look for before paying a arm and a leg for someone to figure it out.. t.i.a
its on a daily driven 1994 honda accord lx auto by the way, tune up previously done and everything works fine if i start with the key, only remote starts gives me the issues for those cold nyc mornings..</TD></TR></TABLE>It will be hard to tell what is wrong over the "net" but the two most common reasons for intermitant starting are poor connections, and in your case it would be on the tach. or ign. wires, and bad, [old] relays, [ign. relay] both problems will show up when its cold, and may go away when it's warm, or the car is warm, you need to check the connections the tach. connection should be at the blue wire at the distributor and the ign. is black/yellow at or around the ign.sw. or harness if both of the connections are good, [soldered] then it will be the relay or the brain itself, and if you have a volt meter or test light oe evan a 12v lightbulb you can tes to see if this is the problem. just hook one of them up to the ign. wire, [of the car or the remote start] test it to see if it works, [turn ign. on] see if it shows power then wait till everythings cools down, then when you go the remote start keep an eye on the meter, test light or 12v bulb if they show no power till 2nd or 3rd crank the problem is in the remote start, if they do show power but car still will not start, can only be a problem with the unit not reading tach. [poor connection or problem in brain] you need a multymeter or tachreader, or tach to check it, if the connection is good you will be able to read tach at the brain with the car running with multymeter set to AC ground the neg. probe and connect the pos. probe to the tach wire at the starter brain, AC volts will climb as the cars RPMs go up and drop as RPMs drop. hope this helps.
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if i dont drive the car for like a good few hours,,, it takes atleast 3 turns to crank before it stays on and running (cold days). on warm days it starts runs for like 2 quick seconds and cuts off, does it another 2 times then finally starts!!... but if the cars warmed up and i use it again it starts like nothing is wrong at all... the car came along with the remotestart/alarm and ive checked the brain to look for a model # but no luck at all... i dont know jack about alarm systems, so i was just wondering if a few of you guys can give some advice on what to check/look for before paying a arm and a leg for someone to figure it out.. t.i.a
its on a daily driven 1994 honda accord lx auto by the way, tune up previously done and everything works fine if i start with the key, only remote starts gives me the issues for those cold nyc mornings..</TD></TR></TABLE>It will be hard to tell what is wrong over the "net" but the two most common reasons for intermitant starting are poor connections, and in your case it would be on the tach. or ign. wires, and bad, [old] relays, [ign. relay] both problems will show up when its cold, and may go away when it's warm, or the car is warm, you need to check the connections the tach. connection should be at the blue wire at the distributor and the ign. is black/yellow at or around the ign.sw. or harness if both of the connections are good, [soldered] then it will be the relay or the brain itself, and if you have a volt meter or test light oe evan a 12v lightbulb you can tes to see if this is the problem. just hook one of them up to the ign. wire, [of the car or the remote start] test it to see if it works, [turn ign. on] see if it shows power then wait till everythings cools down, then when you go the remote start keep an eye on the meter, test light or 12v bulb if they show no power till 2nd or 3rd crank the problem is in the remote start, if they do show power but car still will not start, can only be a problem with the unit not reading tach. [poor connection or problem in brain] you need a multymeter or tachreader, or tach to check it, if the connection is good you will be able to read tach at the brain with the car running with multymeter set to AC ground the neg. probe and connect the pos. probe to the tach wire at the starter brain, AC volts will climb as the cars RPMs go up and drop as RPMs drop. hope this helps.
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