He who laughs last...

bwana737

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All right let the laughing begin. I just bought a '96 from a friend of mine. A true project truck. Tons of rust, sound motor, need I say more. Anyway while he is showing me the ins and outs of the truck including the special procedure to start it, as in you have to hold the key fob near the panel next to the gear shift, and upon hearing a beep you are free to start. Wow talk about a prolonged start process. He then tells me that this is an after market installation, easy to get rid of etc. So...I get rid of it...by cutting the wire. Yep you guessed it now the truck wont start. Aargh!!! So today I start to do a little digging, take the panel off below the steering wheel, and only then do i see that this is a little more complicated than what I thought. I'm hoping for the best...disconnect a few wires, reconnect a few and bingo the truck starts back up. NOT. I'm pretty much down to the last two wires. I connected them logically. Still no luck. So now I need help to figure out this self made debacle.:mad:
 
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I'd reconnect what you disconnected so you can at least drive it. Do a little research or take a day and fiddle with the wires so you have plenty of time to make mistakes and retrace your steps.
 
I have pretty much reconnected all the wires. Still no luck. The anti theft ignition module was definitely more complicated than expected. I need a photo of the ignition wiring system to get an idea of how I screwed up and the necessary fix.
 
I'm pretty much down to the last two wires. I connected them logically. Still no luck. So now I need help to figure out this self made debacle.:mad:

First things first, the debacle is not of your making. GIGO

Second, it's not rocket science, take your time to trace all the elements. There is probably a relay they used, or some kind of module like an alarm system has to cut out ignition and start. Find everything and undo the installation. Trust me they didn't spend more than 30 or 40 minutes to install that garbage, you can fix it!

In a pinch, post all the pictures here that you can, we'll help you through it!

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