need professional knowledge on alarm systems for cars

the alarm system did not come with the car, it was an add on
I have the manaul.

the alarm did not come with the car.
the manual is of no value unless Honda can tell me how to fix an alarm system that they did not install.

The sticker on the window says Security One Linden NJ and the alarm thing on the key ring says Chapman vehicle security systems
I called the above two companies and they are out of business, or at least their phone numbers are invalid

Can you see the starter?  Follow the wires from the starter.  One should be ground, one should go to the starter relay.  Is there anything (eg: alarm disconnector) in line with either (most likely the power)?  Is battery voltage steady when you try to start?

The car is way out in the country and since it won't start, I can't test the battery. I guess I'll have to remove it and go to ht nearest town to check the battery.
I can see the starter and wires, nothing in between.

The problem if I remember the previous owner, was do something or not do something if you disconnect the battery or there will be a problem. I can not remember the sequence of events he told me and he can no longer be contacted.

I see nothing under the hood to suggest an alarm. no wires (extra wires) to the battery or in line with the starter...........except the red and black wires that come from under the dash into the engine area but the wires are not attatched anywhere and appear corroded on the ends, so they have not been used in a long time.

I'll take the battery out and take it somewhere for charging and testing.
Based on what the previous owner told me, the battery will test good and hold a charge. There was just some quirk with the alarm system and certain things had to be done to get it to work, either on or off.

You said the red/black wires from the dash are not connected to anything, but there is a flashing red light.  Is there a seperate battery powering the flashing red light?  If not, double check those wires - the power for the light has to come from somewhere.  They may go to the starter relay, which would prevent that from allowing the starter to engage (eg: start the car).

If you have a voltmeter and someone to help, check the battery voltage.  It should be around 12 when the car is just sitting there off.  As KenAdney said, it might not have enough amps to start the car, but enough to run radio.  Continue to monitor the battery voltage as you try to start the car.  If the battery voltage drops, then this means a dead battery.  If the voltage stays around 12 (10+ should be good enough), or doesn't change at all, then it sounds like the security system.

Are these the details you have for Security One:

Security One
9 Starboard Road
Hopatcong
NJ  07843        
Tel: 973-398-9010        
Fax: 973-398-5681        

ok, I think it is the security system that has disabled the car, but I'll drive over there and put my batterry in and see if it starts, track down those unused wires and track down the wires leaving that very small round red light that blinks. The parking lights also blinkm with the battery connectedm even without the key in the ignition. The alarm system is making them blink. I am not hearing any noise remotely that would scare off a car thief. Disabling the whole thing would be fine, if I can get it to let the car be started.

I have Security One 39 Milltown Rd., Union NJ 908-687-9013 but on the sticker on the window the "one" is written as a "1".
I also have Chapman Security Systems, 950 E. Whitcomb, Madison Heights, Mi, 313-583-9626. But the name on the alarm key ring thing is actually Chapman vehicle security systems. I called both places, dead phones.

Replace the battery.

well the battery is fine. The parts place said if the starter is not clicking at all, then the alarm has the car disabled. I located phone numbers for these companies and called them but they are not good numbers. If anyone might recognize these names and have any info, please let me know.
Chapman vehicle security systems
or
Security One in Linden N.J.

Did you get a chance to double-check the wires from the light inside the car?

no I haven't. I went over there today in the rain to try to start the car with my battery but mine is a side post, so I took the battery in the car and had it tested. It test fine. I'll have to start tracing down wires, etc. over the weekend when the rain is gone.
The time I looked under the hood entensively for the "existence" of alarm system wires, I found none, just the two dead end wires that connect nowhere. I did not, however, look real close at the wires near the starter.

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I was able to locate Code Alarm Inc which sells more than one brand and one of them is Chapman. According to them, there is a black button somewhere under the dash and if this button is held in the car will start. I have yet to find it though.

good luck... let us know how it goes.

the alarm brains were located and the black button allowed the car to start. No alarm parts or wires were found under the hood. The battery of the car did not have anything to do with it.
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