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    Default Reconnected an old autostart, now have electrical gremlin. HALP

    So my truck is a 94 Chevy s10.

    It already had an AS-1200 AUTOSTART (NAH121) brand starter installed at some point before I purchased the truck, but the remote was lost. 2 years into owning the truck I decide to order a remote off ebay for it.

    So I have no idea how many years this autostart sat without being used, but I was successful in getting the remote programmed!

    Now for the problem... The truck starts fine using the remote, but when I turn the truck off sometimes the parking lights (front and back) stay on FOR SEVERAL HOURS! This doesn't happen every time I use the starter (maybe 50% of the time) but it sucks because I end up having to disconnect my battery terminal so it doesn't die.
    The parking lights eventually turn off after many hours, and the problem doesn't happen at all if I start the truck with the key.

    Could this be a faulty valet switch? The truck is 26 years old after all and I'm assuming the autostart is also from the 90s judging by how the 1 way remote looks.

    Could this be something else? Please help meeeee 🙏

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    I am guessing the park light relay on the autostart is sticking.. with the park lights on, are you able to remote start from the remote? (just want to rule out a bad hood pin)..

    I would look for the yellow wire from the autostart, and pull the fuse. (if you are ok with the park lights not coming on when your remote start it).

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    Well that makes a lot more sense then anything I was finding online. I love this forum already!

    Yeah this morning I remote started it, and the truck turned off after 7 mins. Truck was off, but parking lights were stuck on. I started it again from inside the house and it started up again even with the parking lights on. When I got to work the lights went off when I turned the truck off surprisingly (they blinked a few times first tho)

    I'm definitely ok with the parking lights not coming on when I start it since the headlights come

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