I wish we had had this conversation before I had it instatlled. That is exactly what happened. My remote start is set via relays, evedently.....the WTS light is too light on the voltage for the Viper to pick up so it has to be done with relays. Probably a line of well you know what but it's all I have for now. I don't want to mention names but the truck was at "B.B." for over 8 more hours yesterday getting "fixed". Manager said he would get me some kind of refund, but he left all the paper work in my truck and didn't do a thing...I am not going back to that place during Christmas to get a hold of this guy......


Ok, I'm done....Sorry guys. PS I love the remote start.

 

By the by, as I understand it, the ONLY way to get a wait to start signal is to open the dah and solder onto the back of the actual light. The dash panel communicates via a multiplexer system, which means there is no hard wire specifically for the WTS. timer is much easier.

 

Mine is wired to the wait to start light and works great! I finally got it repaired and then my dad and I reinstalled it properly. Mine is an AutoCommand from DesignTech International. They where a little slow in getting things to me but they did take care of it for free and I was not the original owner so I give them a definite thumbs up!. Lots of options and extra features too, if you want to use them.


Hondo

 

Are you guys running the MOPAR brand remote start or an aftermarket such as DEI? thanks

 

I live up here in the cold, yet I am not a remote starter fan. When my vehicle starts up at -20 deg. I like to be there, just in case anything goes wrong. Also, I've seen too many "professional" installers that made all their wiring connections with scotchloks, wire/fuse taps, and the like, only to cause many corrosion-related problems a few miles later. So my opinion is, if you want one, install it yourself, take the time to solder and seal all your connections, because not many "professional" installers will take the time.

 

PS3...mine's DEI(Viper)

Ditto torquefans comments, I was sold on a soldered connections install, only to find them using "T" connections, no fuse taps but none the less a poor job. They re-did the install but that sure added to my time.

 

I completely agree with torque fan. I was never a fan of Remote starts and aftermarket alarms because of all the problems I've seen over the years caused by them.

Thats why I installed mine myself and soldered every connection. I learned alot about alarms and have a really cool gadget to use now.

 

Yesterday morning.. I awoke to -21 C I had the block heater and the 2 battery blankets hooked up, except the outlet was dead. The diesel fired up anyhow and after a minute or 2 she idled up to 1000 rpm on it's own it hung out there till I was ready to go. Tonite I have lots of juice on the block heater and the blankets for sure (tested outlet). It's dropping to near -30C. I also have a magnetic pan heater for the trans. when it hoovers near-35C and an extra one for the oil pan. Near or at -50C i will have 2 on the oil pan and 2 on the trans pan. "Life in the great white north"

 

Yikes! That's cold in F or C!

When I tried to covert -40 C to F it came up as -40F Whats up with that?

I'm confused.

 

Once you get into the negatives, converting Celsius to Farenheit gets confusing.

+1°C(33°F)
0°C(32°F)

-3°C(26°F)
-4°C(24°F)
-5°C(23°F)

-15°C(5°F)
-19°C(-2°F)
-20°C(-4°F)
-21°C(-5°F)
-23°C(-9°F)
-24°C(-11°F)
-25°C(-13°F)
-26°C(-14°F)
-27°C(-16°F)
-28°C(-18°F)
-29°C(-20°F)
-30°C(-22°F)

These were taken off various weather.com current temps and forecasts for cold places.

No rhyme or reason can be found in those conversions.


phox

 

(double) then add 32, it's not exact but it will get you close enough to adjust the thermometer in a Canadian Hotel...

In an effort to stay on track I still think remote start is a good idea!

 

Oh ya.

Love my remote starter.

Start it as I'm gathering my coat and stuff for work.

Warmed up by the time I get to the end of my street, instead of by the time I get to the freeway.

On the way home from work, I hit it as soon as I can see the light rail parking lot,
fast idle has kicked in by the time I get off the train,
shaves a good 5 minutes off my commute not having to scrape the ice off,
or wait for it to warm up.

phox

 

A remote start is not the best option, IMO. Without a high idler of some type (1000 rpm is not enough), your doing more damage than good to your engine. This is true of gassers or diesels from everything I've read over the past years. At idle the engine will never reach an efficient temperature for combustion. The longer you spend below normal operating temperatures, the more harm your doing to the engine.

This "waiting to warm up" is a common miconception by some that your doing your engine a favor. It's only your own comfort that is being helped. Wait for proper oil pressure (2 seconds?) and get the truck moving down the road. It will warm up the quickest this way and reach a proper operating temperature.

 

Without my remote start, the engine hasn't heated up enough for good combustion by the time I hit the freeway.

Really hard to keep it under 2,000 rpms (as suggested until it is warmed up) and get up to speed on the onramp.

I just had my cold weather idle enabled (3rd attempt) and it kicks up to around 1200,
and makes a noticeable difference in warmup time, compared to idle rpm's


phox

 

What about if you got the security key thing where it wont start without your key in it? I kinda like that, if it actually does work. Will the remote starters still work or do they disable the security feature?