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Dj - That does help and probably explains why the wire I tapped into was the wrong choice (red/black coming from the headlight switch). I learn something new every day. Now to figure out which wire is for parking lights...

DJ - To answer your question about the ACC wire, it is meant to power the fan. The whole point of this is to start up 20min before leaving and having the sheet of ice and snow nicely melted by the time I get into the car. Those zero degree mornings suck when I'm tired and angry while my hands are numb from scraping off ice that seems to chip even the nicest ice scrapers... On another note I did notice in my testing that the fan still worked when only the ignition wire was connected so..... Skishop- I took your advice and decided to cut more wires to where I only had 12v to batt, 12v to ignition, 12v to starter. It worked perfectly. I hooked the running-lights 12v back up. Blown fuse. Cut that again. Hooked up 12v ACC - it worked fine. After much cutting, I finally determined that the wire I'd tapped into for the running lights was the culprit. I decided I don't need the "flash" indication that my car is starting when the lights turn on as soon as the car starts anyways. The flashes can be used to indicate problems, but if I'm troubleshooting I can just listen to the relay clicking on and off if needed. I went back through all my connections, buttoned a few things up, managed the wires to where it's invisible to the onlooker and semi-clean to my brain that knows what's behind the kick-panel. This thing is awesome! Best accessory I've crammed into a car for sure. This issue is resolved enough for me. If anyone has any questions about these remote starter units I recommend you talk to your local shop instead of me - the guy dumb enough to hack into his vital car components.

Hello, I have a '92 Loyale FWD 3spd that I love to death. Since it's about to start getting cold (-11 degrees on the worst day) I decided I'd try installing a remote starter as I have direct line-of-site to my car from my living room window. Obligatory pic: The super simple starter box: http://www.compustar.com/product/cs800-s/ I've dealt with wiring quite a bit before, so I consider all of my connections to be solid and well insulated. The problem: The cs800 has 2 separate 12v+ constant wires, both connected directly to the battery. Each wire has a 30a inline fuse. One of these fuses always blows as soon as I attempt a remote start. I am assuming one 12v supplies power to the starter/ign and the other 12v supplies power to the accessories. Troubleshooting: -Cut the remote-start 12v to starter wire, still blows. -Took out EVERY fuse from the fuse panel (even spfi, fuel, etc). At this point all that is drawing power from the device on start is acc, and ignition. -Went back through all my connections and made sure they were good/correct. I'm starting to wonder if my cluster has a short in it because it was the only thing on when I had all the fuses out. My next test was going to be taking out the cluster and unplugging it to see if that helps. Now, not to muddy up the waters even more, but it does seem like my car has had an existing electrical issue since I bought it. It has 12.9v when off and a little over 14v when running which seems ok. HOWEVER if at a stoplight with my blinker on, I can audibly hear and see my dash lights dimming slightly when the blinker clicks on. Also, the heater blower will run faster if I turn off the headlights, etc. I don't think this should be happening with a healthy 14v cruising down the road. Let me know if you have any ideas or further troubleshooting that I can perform. Thanks in advance.

It looks like I'm pulling the engine to replace that plate. Damn. With the engine out, on an unknown-maintenance 198k engine, what should I replace? The clutch feels fine, though it doesn't like first unless I'm nearly stopped.

So I recently bought a 1996 Subaru Impreza 2dr Coupe with a manual 1.8L. It has HORRIBLE smoking problems after the engine gets hot. It's fine driving on level ground, then after powering up a hill, I stop and smoke billows out from the engine compartment. The previous owner said it's the "Rear Main Seal" leaking on to the exhaust. My uncle says it can be the valve cover gaskets as well. Smoke does come out from under them. First of all, could some one tell me where to start? Since it's the exhaust burning the oil, I'm tempted to just drop the exhaust and let the headers just be super loud. I live in a hic town where that is common. Thanks in advance for advice, Kyle