Alarm help
01-31-2013, 01:00 AM
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Still no pwer to start
Hi all,
While this is quite an old post I found it helpful. Per directions I disabled my factory alarm (1983 928) pulling the "Z" connector and jumping Z1 to Z6 and then disconnecting the negative battery cable. I have dashboard power but nothing when I turn the key (other than dashboard power), which is to say the car won't start not even a click click click at the starter or any evidence the starter is attempting to engage.
I had thought it might be the alarm ignition cut out coming on for what I understand can be a variety of reason and so sought to di-activate the alrm for diagnostic purposes. The PO had stipulated that often the car would not start if you unlocked the car from the drivers side door (The lock does work but if you lock it either with the key or from inside it won't activate the passenger side lock, however if you use the key on the passenger side it will lock and unlock all the door locks, locking the car from the drivers side using the key had formerly activated the ignition cut out feature of the alrm)). So you can see where I thought it might be an alarm problem again.
Unfortunately that didn't work. Any ideas on what direction to go now? The car has unfortunately been sitting without having been started for some six years and I'd like to see if it can at least "start" before I embark on what will be a very long term project.
And to compound the problem, from what I'm reading 928 problems are made harder to diaganos as each year had particular differences so please if you have solutions or suggestions I hope they will be 1983 specific :-)
Thanks in advance for any input!
It ran fine when parked although I experienced the same problem on several occasions. When those problems did occur I simply used the passenger side key to lock and then unlock all the door and the car would start.
While this is quite an old post I found it helpful. Per directions I disabled my factory alarm (1983 928) pulling the "Z" connector and jumping Z1 to Z6 and then disconnecting the negative battery cable. I have dashboard power but nothing when I turn the key (other than dashboard power), which is to say the car won't start not even a click click click at the starter or any evidence the starter is attempting to engage.
I had thought it might be the alarm ignition cut out coming on for what I understand can be a variety of reason and so sought to di-activate the alrm for diagnostic purposes. The PO had stipulated that often the car would not start if you unlocked the car from the drivers side door (The lock does work but if you lock it either with the key or from inside it won't activate the passenger side lock, however if you use the key on the passenger side it will lock and unlock all the door locks, locking the car from the drivers side using the key had formerly activated the ignition cut out feature of the alrm)). So you can see where I thought it might be an alarm problem again.
Unfortunately that didn't work. Any ideas on what direction to go now? The car has unfortunately been sitting without having been started for some six years and I'd like to see if it can at least "start" before I embark on what will be a very long term project.
And to compound the problem, from what I'm reading 928 problems are made harder to diaganos as each year had particular differences so please if you have solutions or suggestions I hope they will be 1983 specific :-)
Thanks in advance for any input!
It ran fine when parked although I experienced the same problem on several occasions. When those problems did occur I simply used the passenger side key to lock and then unlock all the door and the car would start.
Last edited by Halflunar; 01-31-2013 at 01:07 AM. Reason: Forgot some details
