Flashes defined! What each one does...
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From: 3rd Rock
Originally posted by mrw1125
this might be a dumb question but im new here and have had my 03 for since may and now have about 18000 miles and my production date was like march of 03 i was wondering what i really need to do about these flashes and if i really need them and if they really help, or what it costs to get them done. Any help woulb b appreciated.
this might be a dumb question but im new here and have had my 03 for since may and now have about 18000 miles and my production date was like march of 03 i was wondering what i really need to do about these flashes and if i really need them and if they really help, or what it costs to get them done. Any help woulb b appreciated.
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Originally posted by mrw1125
this might be a dumb question but im new here and have had my 03 for since may and now have about 18000 miles and my production date was like march of 03 i was wondering what i really need to do about these flashes and if i really need them and if they really help, or what it costs to get them done. Any help woulb b appreciated.
this might be a dumb question but im new here and have had my 03 for since may and now have about 18000 miles and my production date was like march of 03 i was wondering what i really need to do about these flashes and if i really need them and if they really help, or what it costs to get them done. Any help woulb b appreciated.
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i am having some of the issues but they are really no big deal my main question is that i have heard of louder noise after getting a flash and i wanted to know if the newest flash causes louder noise or any other bad afterfects like lower power or loss of fuel economy
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The October flash did cause loss of power and fuel economy. The latest, December, flash seems to have brought the power back. I don't know about the fuel economy yet. I haven't run it enough to get a calculation on it.
Yes, it is slightly louder at cold idle and cold acceleration, other than that it's ok.
If you aren't having problems, don't fix it. If you have some naggy idle issues, flash it.
Yes, it is slightly louder at cold idle and cold acceleration, other than that it's ok.
If you aren't having problems, don't fix it. If you have some naggy idle issues, flash it.
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From: 3rd Rock
Originally posted by SBV45
If you aren't having problems, don't fix it. If you have some naggy idle issues, flash it.
If you aren't having problems, don't fix it. If you have some naggy idle issues, flash it.
Or could you ahve lived with it?
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A reflash gets rid of any problems your truck might have. If you have rough idle, poor milege, etc, a reflash will reprogram your truck. It fixes the problems Ford has determined its trucks have. it isnt always the magic bullet, it wont fix everything. Ford is still working out all the problems.
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From: 3rd Rock
Originally posted by mrw1125
thanx for clearing that up for me i hated to ask bk I did not want to seem like a ******* on here being the only one that did not know what it was.
thanx for clearing that up for me i hated to ask bk I did not want to seem like a ******* on here being the only one that did not know what it was.
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Originally posted by Tim Lamkin
Is nagging really enough to re-flash???
Or could you have lived with it?
Is nagging really enough to re-flash???
Or could you have lived with it?