So , the answer to my 2 questions was,yes,yes. I could just see it, 2000 miles away that the guy did a hack job somewhere with the aftermarket alarm. Don't look under the dash because you are going to "cry". If he did that under the hood, I could just imagine that "ball of spaghetti wiring" under the dash ,that is tapped into your ignition switch circuits & the underdash harness while he was laying on his back. I hope he has everything fused in correctly If you ever get a "no crank "issue you know the first thing to suspect . Bottom line is that the problem is repaired & you did it with "smarts ". Just goes to show with a few pieces of test equipment & some kmowledge you can help yourself if there is a future problem someday. Keep extra fuses & a 12 volt test lamp in the car at all times ,you never know when you may need them .----------- Ray