1968 Mercury Cougar, Remote Start Wiring
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Printed Date: May 13, 2024 at 5:40 AM
Topic: 1968 Mercury Cougar, Remote Start Wiring
Posted By: pvgreen21
Subject: 1968 Mercury Cougar, Remote Start Wiring
Date Posted: December 14, 2019 at 3:41 PM
I want to install a compustar remote start alarm on my 1968 Mercury Cougar base model. I can't find an alarm wiring diagram anywhere for this car. Please help
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Patrick v. Green
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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: December 14, 2019 at 8:44 PM
Do you have a volt meter? There will be less than 5 wires at the ignition switch. First find the constant wire. It will probably be the largest wire. There will be a smaller wire that has power when ignition switch is in the on position and the accessory position (If there is an acc position) This will be the accessory wire. Another large wire will have 12 volts when the key is in the on position and will still have power when the key is turned to the start position. This is the ignition wire. Probably the only remaining wire will be the start wire. It will only have voltage on it when turned to the start position.
Posted By: Ween
Date Posted: December 15, 2019 at 12:20 PM
Yellow...Battery, Black/Green...Accessory, Red/Green...Ignition, Red/Blue...Start
Posted By: mgoetz74
Date Posted: December 16, 2019 at 11:27 AM
ok ill ask...carb or fuel injected?
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33 years as a installer now just a retired old guy. Favorite thing to install/topic are remote starts/car alarms. Stop using test lights!!!
Posted By: pvgreen21
Date Posted: December 20, 2019 at 10:37 PM
Carburetor with electric choke
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Patrick v. Green
Posted By: pvgreen21
Date Posted: December 21, 2019 at 6:29 PM
That model has no tach but the remote start has a tach input. How do I wire that
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Patrick v. Green
Posted By: Ween
Date Posted: December 21, 2019 at 6:59 PM
The ignition coil has a positive (+) terminal as well as a negative (-) terminal. Connect to the negative.
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