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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ttocs" data-source="post: 903592" data-attributes="member: 11896">e'ville it is!  are you close by?  but anyway GOOD NEWS THEY GOT IT RUNNIN....  and damnit it was my fault caused years ago, lesson learned.  PRobably close to 7 yrs ago I first installed a alarm and remote start in it.  Back then I was in a rush to do everything and the audio/security shop I worked at used crimp connectors for everything.  Over the past probably 5 yrs I have realized how much better soldering is and have prettywell switched over unless it was too easy to ignore.  I used a butt crimp connector on the tach wire for the remote start which has been working perfectly over the last 7 yrs.  Well I guess some corrosion developed, caused resistance on the wire and made a bad connection.  When we looked at it and handled it(twisted lightly) it must have cleaned the corrosion off and well damnit if fired up perfect, idles nicely and sounds great revving....  never even replaced the cracked cap we suspected this mornin.Like I said lesson learned and the few connections I do not solder will go down even less.  There are times you can't avoid it but otherwise there is no excuse.  I saved maybe 10 mins 7 yrs ago to waste 3 weeks of mine and my friends time today.  Figure in the cost of living has gone up since then and I basically saved a nickel then to spend a dollar today.now I just can't wait to get outta this hospital bed(hopefully tomorrow) and pick it up and take it for a nice long drive to break the new parts in.</blockquote>