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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 08:29 PM
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Remote Start

K, so I am having some problems with my remote start and I wanted to see if anyone else has done one.

I am pretty sure that the problem is in the tach wire. My remote start says that it should produce a voltage of 1-6V. The white/pink tach wire that I found under the dash puts out less than one volt. It fluctuates with engine rpm like it should, but it does not put out enough voltage. Does anybody know of a tach wire anywhere that puts out those kinds of voltages?

Thanks for the help!
 
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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 08:43 PM
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I'm not much help here, I had my remote start/alarm installed at a shop. But I gotta say.......that truck is HUGE in your Avatar! Welcome to FTE
 
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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 08:47 PM
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It should be measured in AC voltage not DC voltage.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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Haha yeah...when I was a kid, i always wanted a monster truck and i guess i never really grew up!

Yeah, i was measuring an AC. On DC, it shows a constant ~12V. Am I tapped into the correct tach wire? I know there is also one at the pcm, but I assumed that the one under the dash and the one at the pcm were the same. Is that wrong?
 
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