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Recent Content by aciani7
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Yeah my crimper is a Klein so no worries there - the butt connectors I got from Napa kind of had me worried from the start. Some of the wires were pulling out so I started crimping them twice, but I guess they still weren't getting good connection... the autozone ones were thicker and seems to...
Thanks to everyone for the replies and suggestions. Turns out I had everything wired up correctly, but there must have been a bad connection somewhere. I re-made all the connections with the butt connectors I got from Autozone (instead of the ones from NAPA - go figure) and it fired right up...
I had to splice about 8-10 wires. I'm 99% sure everything is good, but I was definitely thinking maybe I should go check. Seems to me like the ECM/PCM is losing power only when I turn the key to start. Looks like my next step will be to try and determine why that is, if possible.....
Thanks...
I actually had a little faith in the Crutchfield guys, they have their own team of people that only do remote start. I guess this is outside of their realm which I do understand...
Anyway I just called the manufacturer and they gave me the same story... never heard of it did you check fuses...
I ordered the gear from crutchfield and they tried to troubleshoot with me, basically said disconnect the battery and let any capacitors discharge, then try again and if that doesn't work call the dealer... They seemed to have limited wiring/computer info on the truck because its relatively new...
Hi all,
This weekend I tried to install a remote starter in my 2018 3500... once I got everything in there I was able to get it to remote start once, truck ran for about 30 seconds; then I inserted the key, put it in the on position, and tapped the brake (normal takeover procedure) and the...