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Old Mar 8, 2015 | 10:32 AM
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I need help

Guys I just picked up a 2007 f250 with about 11k miles...I got it home and everything was running fine...I decided to put a bully dog triple dog and right after I installed it and I went to turn it on it has a 3-5 min delay once the engine is hot. The 1st start of the morning takes anywhere from 30 min to an hour before it will start to crank..I have to leave the key in the forward position for that time. I have taken the programmer out and it's still the same..I took it to Ford had them do a upgrade on the computer and now it won't switch out of 1st and it still has the delay...any help would b really appreciated it's been down for 2 months now and I really need it...thanks guys
 
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Old Mar 8, 2015 | 10:33 AM
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Sorry it has 114k miles
 
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Old Mar 8, 2015 | 10:52 AM
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Did you remove the tune from the PCM or just remove the programmer device?
Never seen or heard of that one before.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2015 | 10:57 AM
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If u mean if I uninstalled it and returned it to stock yes I did
 
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Old Mar 8, 2015 | 11:25 AM
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Do you have any computer data readings to give us.
These symptoms I have never seen before in this manner.
No idea off the top of my head.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2015 | 11:27 AM
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No sorry the code scanner isn't pickin anything up..ya I have no idea what to look for r what to do to try to fix it
 
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Old Mar 8, 2015 | 11:42 AM
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You might reach out to Bully Dog as if it's happened before, they'd probably know about it and probable fixes.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2015 | 11:43 AM
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Aftermarket alarm by any chance? That's the only time I've seen that happen.
Don't run a bully dog... You'll end up with some big repair bills. They are junk.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2015 | 12:25 PM
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I talked to bullydog and they said check sensors on transmission and I tried that and still no luck....no aftermarket alarm and thanks for the info on the bullydog...what do u recommend running?
 
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Old Mar 8, 2015 | 01:58 PM
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Myself I don't use tuners but I remember a post years ago from a guy that used bullydog for years. He quit recomending them and said their programming had proved over time to be hard on the tranny.

Something about the shift points causeing premature wear on internal parts.IIRC
This was years ago tho.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2015 | 07:18 PM
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You need to read spdoes, scangauge 2 or something to see live data? Could be a number of things.....
 
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I read sometihing like this here a couple years ago maybe. Try disconnecting both batteries and flipping the headligh switch on. Leave it set like that for a long time, like half an hour. I think the guy connected his + and - battery cables together on each side, I don't think that's neceassary but he did it. Reconnect batteries and see if it helps.
 
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