I need to bypass the antitheft system on an alero,it won't stay running

1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO
190,000 MILES
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STEPHENROBERTBONDREDDINGCA
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The key was lost,someone took the ignition assembly out and I need to be able to drive it
Oct 9, 2012 at 8:24 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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without the key, it is very tough as you need to measure the resistance of the chip to add a needed resistor..

you may have to resort to a dealer for this operation

Roy
Oct 9, 2012 at 10:01 AM
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