The battery is replaced and the starter was still locked out. Fuses 5, 6, 7 and B were also replaced and it remained locked out. I tried locking and unlocking several times to no avail. Then I followed Mr Dalton's expert instructions to run a jumper from + to the X27 center pin and it started right up. It drove quite well for the 5 miles home and is in my driveway. What a relief! That's the good news.

The bad news is that the alarm light still flashed all the way home along with the turn signal-like clicking under the passenger side of the dash. The alarm light had never come on before so I assume it had never armed for the 6 months I owned it and has now re-awakened somehow.

In June while the alarm system was not working I swapped out the factory radio for a Blaupunkt. Could this have anything to do with it? Is there a way to reset the alarm? Is it something a dealer could do?

Thanks again! It is really a relief to have the car home.

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Tim Benner

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