tomv944

Took my 90 S2 Cab out for the first time over the weekend and everything was fine. Made two stops were I locked the doors and set the alarm. When getting back in after the second stop when I turned the key nothing happened. No crank. got out and relocked and unlocked the and unlocked the doors and after three of these cycles it fired up. when i got home I checked it again and everything was fine. does this sound like an alarm issue? If so how does does one by pass this thing to get the car started. Any suggestion would be appreciated. Thanks in advance for anyone's help

tomv944

no help out there???

John_AZ

I do not have an alarm. The only help is a couple of links:

Sponsor 944online:
http://www.944online.com/cgi-bin/for...num=1294689267

Clarks:
http://www.clarks-garage.com/shop-manual/elect-23.htm

Many others have had this issue.

GL
John

pettybird

was this a single-time occurrence? Was the alarm arming/disarming? were your lock buttons flashing?

I see why you'd suspect the alarm, but you'd have to rule out the ignition switch, too.

Tough to diagnose an intermittent problem...worse having one.

plumbum

does the factory alarm disable the ignition?

When nothing happened and you cycled the ignition would the warning lights on the dash light up?

AScholtes

Alarms in general disable the starter circuit, but the accessory circuit is usually left alone. Just from my experience from installing them over the years...

tomv944

Yes this only happened once. It has been fine since. when it di happen when i turned the key i did notice that in the upper right hand and left hand sections of the dash there was red light light that came on that said "antilock"

tomv944

I think the alarm does disable the ignition. the only light that came on were two light that said "Antilock" in the upper corners of the dash. Additionally the red lights on the lock buttons were blinking when they were depressed

homerj

i just purchased an 88 944. the motor had been rebuilt and put in and not completely connected. had to buy a battery. went to start the car and nothing. no clicking at all. could this have something to do with alarm. i notice every thing is red on dash. gonna brake out the wiring diagram and start going through it. thanks