Need to bypass the starter enable/disable relay
Man, in all my weeks of searching the net and asking questions at forums, nobody ever mentioned there might be a starter disabling relay too.
This probably explains my no crank situation after replacing the ignition lock cylinder.
Thankfully, I got this email from Baker Electronix after we ordered their vats bypass module... which we may not need now, but maybe it'll be useful later when vats does croak.
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We've been told by other customers that their 1995 Buick Park Ave also disables the starter. If your vehicle is not even cranking over (starter motor disabled) you should bypass the starter enable/disable relay first, before trying to use our module, as you might not even need our module. Typically the two wires that need to be jumpered, on a crank enable/disable relay, are the same color as each other (often, the are both yellow) and they should be the two largest wires going to that relay. You will need to connect these two (same color larger sized) wires together (crimp or solder or use an appropriate jumper wire) to bypass the crank disable/enable relay. Before jumpering any wires together, make SURE that you have identified the proper relay and the proper wires.
If your vehicle cranks over fine (no starter disable), but shuts down its fuel injectors in 1-4 seconds or running/idling, then you need to install our VATS bypass (standard signal type).
Does anyone know the location of this relay in the 95 park ave? Thanks