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Old Dec 30, 2010 | 10:50 PM
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Anyone know about remote starters?

I put a Ready Remote model 24926 on my 96 F150. The starter works but the heater blower doesn't come on until I put the key in. I think I have the correct accessory wire because the radio is on. I know it has two accessory wires but the other one is a 18ga wire, seems kind of small for a heater/ac wire. Anyone have any ideas? TIA
 
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Old Dec 30, 2010 | 11:20 PM
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To test which wire you need you have to have the key turned off and power up the acc wires with a jumper wire with the heater turned on. And if I remember correctly the radio and heater are seperate. When I did my 88 remote start they were anyway. Haven't done the 94s yet.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 11:21 PM
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Got it fixed, there were two acc. wires and I had the one for the radio hooked up. Guess I could have just spliced them together but what do I need a radio for if I am not in the truck? lol
 
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Old Jan 2, 2011 | 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by thunderbolt427
Got it fixed, there were two acc. wires and I had the one for the radio hooked up. Guess I could have just spliced them together but what do I need a radio for if I am not in the truck? lol
Umm duh, you need it on when you are not in the truck when you are ghost riding the whip!
 
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