Viper 160 XV Remote Start
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Viper 160 XV Remote Start
Does anyone else have one of these installed on their truck. Mine had it install when I purchased the truck. It has worked fine for the past year. Now when you push the buttons for the remote start the truck starts and runs for maybe 20 -30 sec. then shuts down. It will then restart and do once again run for 20 - 30 sec. and shutdown. It nevers stays running now. Any ideas. I have tried both remotes and it does the same thing. When I get a chance I'm going to try to trace all the wires and see if something is loose. Anyone else have the same problem???? Truck is 2006 F350 dually with 6.0
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Could be a problem with it sensing the tach. Try starting the truck and within 5 seconds hit the valet button. Hold it down until you see the LED light up constant. This will relearn the tach.
If not then it could be something like a faulty brake input that is shutting it down.
If not then it could be something like a faulty brake input that is shutting it down.
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mine had this problem. It was the generater that sensed boost the tach signal or something like that. I took it to the installer and they removed the generater and wired it different. Havent had a problem sence then
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Mine started to do the same thing over the last month or so. Pssin me off too... I need to bring it in. It did it last year and they flashed it. It fixed it for about a year and now it's back. I'm going to try and get a new set up, but I don't want the hackers to put it in. What a headache the first time around. Can you say three rolls of electrical tape? Bah... That was fixed.
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I went to Circuit City over the weekend and had the kid flash the unit. It's back to normal. If I were to have it fixed or replaced, they'd have to take it out, temporarily wire me back to stock and send the unit to DEI. No thanks... If I have to take it back once a year to get it flashed, I can handle that.
One other thing the kid did was disconnect the tach wire. He thought maybe it was confusing the processor because mine is set up to sense voltage, not a tach signal. Hopefully that's the ticket.
One other thing the kid did was disconnect the tach wire. He thought maybe it was confusing the processor because mine is set up to sense voltage, not a tach signal. Hopefully that's the ticket.
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It should be setup to sense tach. All he had to do was reprogram it to sense tach instead of voltage. That would have been the easiest route instead of disconnecting the tach signal. Heck even you could have done it. It's clearly explained in the installation manual and maybe in the user manual too.
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I remember it wasn't that simple when it was installed. It was being a PITA for some reason. It doesn't matter either way as long as the alarm/starter knows the truck is running.
The real pain with my truck was the wait to start. There wasn't a way to tie into the light so I had to get a separate timer.
The real pain with my truck was the wait to start. There wasn't a way to tie into the light so I had to get a separate timer.
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From: Dunwoody, GA
The WAIT TO START wire is a BLACK/PINK (-). The WAIT TO START wire MUST be DIODE ISOLATED to prevent battery drainage. The wire is located at the PCM (Powertrain Control Module) and can also be located in the main harness that runs along the firewall to the LEFT of the brake pedal.
I'm not sure what type diode or which pin out on the PCM it is, but just saying there IS a way. :P
I'm not sure what type diode or which pin out on the PCM it is, but just saying there IS a way. :P
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