I just went out to the car and turned the key to ON, then i pulled the key out and I started it right up. How could it start without resistance from the key???

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-Dan
-1990 3.1L RS
-Mods? no
-Slow? yes
-Currently collecting parts for T5 swap

 

Doh! If you already turned it ON then you dont need the key anymore. VATS has done its job alraedy. My car does the same thing!

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1991 Z28 6.0 TPI

360 4 bolt main block, TrickFlow 23 degree heads, CompCams CS270HR cam, Harland Sharp roller rockers, Accel base, SLP siamesed runners, 52MM SLP Throttle Body, Hooker Headers, Flowmaster catback, MSD6A ignition, Home made ramair system, 2500 stall, bullet proof 700R4, aluminum driveshaft...

 

So all VATS does is let you unlock the cylinder?? Then how come some people have trouble starting when there is a VATS malfunction??????

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-Dan
-1990 3.1L RS
-Mods? no
-Slow? yes
-Currently collecting parts for T5 swap


[This message has been edited by CaliCamaroRS (edited October 06, 2001).]

 

VATS has nothing to do with turning the plug inside the cylinder. VATS loops the the electrical current back to the computer telling it which value resister pellet you have in your key(there are 15 different values) You have to have the right resister pellet carrying the correct ammount of ohms for the car to start. You could have a key that will turn the the cylinder in the on position but if the ohms are different the car won't start. And i think the fuel pump get disabled for 4 minutes. The first thing to do if the VATS is not working is try cleaning the resister pellet with some rubbing alcohol

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92' Camaro RS/Black,T-tops/350 TBI Targetmaster Comp.engine/5 spd/march underdrive pulleys/hedman hedders/3" dynomax exaust/hyper tech stage 2 chip/3.42 gears/K&N air filter/MSD blaster GM coil.......currently setting in my garage impatiently waiting for installation....TPI !!!!!

[This message has been edited by david roush (edited October 06, 2001).]

 

So, how is the car starting with no key? If the chip isn't there to "loop" the current, wouldn't that tell the computer to not start the car?



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-Dan
-1990 3.1L RS
-Mods? no
-Slow? yes
-Currently collecting parts for T5 swap

 

So what you are saying is the ignition will turn with no key inside the plug ???

 

because as soon as turn it to the ON postion then it does what it is supposed to do, power the fuel pump and to the injectors. all that turning the key to START does it turn over the starter.

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- David
88' GTA 5.7L TPI MODS---> air foil, K&N, Shift Kit, 180* therm, TB bypass, Gutted CAT, Flowmaster 80 Series

 

Ok, that makes sense.



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-Dan
-1990 3.1L RS
-Mods? no
-Slow? yes
-Currently collecting parts for T5 swap