Need Vats Help ASAP
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Need Vats Help ASAP
Im trying to get my 89 running right now, selling day after tommorrow, vats died today, What color are the wires for the vats the need to be jumped with a resistor's' , i know the key is a 15, my resistance of my key using my fluke was 11.72 kiloOhms, The resistance of my littel resistor contraption is 11.68, I tried it and still nothing, I crank key to start position and get nothing but Security system flashing, I think im jumping the right wires, one is yellow the other is brown, then ran into a 2 prong connector. they run parallel to the steering column under the hush panel. I am missing something. Thanx for the info......
Allen :confused:
Allen :confused:
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Re: Need Vats Help ASAP (89VegasVette)
My Vats decoder ring says that #15=11.8k Ohms. I don't know if 1% makes any difference.
Yel & Brn look like the correct wire colors.
Have you tried wiggling the shifter in case the neutral safety sw is off a little? Also, check the VATS fuse.
Yel & Brn look like the correct wire colors.
Have you tried wiggling the shifter in case the neutral safety sw is off a little? Also, check the VATS fuse.
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Re: Need Vats Help ASAP (89VegasVette)
my resistance of my key using my fluke was 11.72 kiloOhms, The resistance of my littel resistor contraption is 11.68, I tried it and still nothing,
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Re: Need Vats Help ASAP (Smash)
The contacts for the pellet in the ign sw go down the steering column and at the base of the column under the carpet is a two prong connector, unplug and jump your fixed resistor across the wires going to the passenger side (VATS module) and you should be able to crank. If not , you can jump the start enable relay contacts and you will no longer have VATS or the protection it affords.
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Re: Need Vats Help ASAP (jfb)
Thanx for the advice everyone. Smash helped me out the night I was working on it and the problem is no more.......as is the vette since I sold it the next day (moved on to a 96)
Thanx again,
Allen
Thanx again,
Allen
