I figured I would start a new thread (seperate from acouple of remote start threads lately)
I have had a remote start on my truck, specifically an Ultra Start U1250TL. I think that Ultra Start is made by DEI as a lot of other "brands" are.
See below for truck info.
When it was installed I asked that it be run off the wait to start light instead of a timer. I was told that it cant be done that way, so it is currently on a 30sec delay for winter.
Well from the recent TDR threads and reading the install manual for the starter it seems that it can. There is actually a wire pre-attached for either + or - input from the grid heaters (glow plugs in the manual). There is no specific wiring info in the manual for diesels, other than which wire is prewired for the wait to start and how to change the default settings to diesel mode. The pre-wired wire was not attached to anything under the dash.
I have some quick ??? for those who have theirs run this way.
1)Starter can be set to detect either neg or positve input from wait to start. Would just grounding the wire work for the neg setting???
2) If using the positive, which is the way I would like, would I just find the wire going to the WAIT TO START light in the dash and t-tap it? The remote starter info says it will start when the 12v signal stops (light goes out).
3) Is there anything else I would need to know, if this works like above, it is entirely too easy! There has to be a catch like the wire from the light is in the most inaccessable place in the truck! :{
Thanks in advance. Hopefully I can get this up and running by the end of the night.
J-
I have had a remote start on my truck, specifically an Ultra Start U1250TL. I think that Ultra Start is made by DEI as a lot of other "brands" are.
See below for truck info.
When it was installed I asked that it be run off the wait to start light instead of a timer. I was told that it cant be done that way, so it is currently on a 30sec delay for winter.
Well from the recent TDR threads and reading the install manual for the starter it seems that it can. There is actually a wire pre-attached for either + or - input from the grid heaters (glow plugs in the manual). There is no specific wiring info in the manual for diesels, other than which wire is prewired for the wait to start and how to change the default settings to diesel mode. The pre-wired wire was not attached to anything under the dash.
I have some quick ??? for those who have theirs run this way.
1)Starter can be set to detect either neg or positve input from wait to start. Would just grounding the wire work for the neg setting???
2) If using the positive, which is the way I would like, would I just find the wire going to the WAIT TO START light in the dash and t-tap it? The remote starter info says it will start when the 12v signal stops (light goes out).
3) Is there anything else I would need to know, if this works like above, it is entirely too easy! There has to be a catch like the wire from the light is in the most inaccessable place in the truck! :{
Thanks in advance. Hopefully I can get this up and running by the end of the night.
J-