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Nov 6, 2005 | 01:49 PM

GaStroke29

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predator problems

hey guys i have had my predator for a couple weeks now and i just had a problwm with it. i went to go to 100 horse over the 60 program and it said saving original backup. so i cancelled it and tried to restore my original backup and it said no backup saved. im pissed now because i didnt really want to lose my original. anybody else had this problem???

Nov 6, 2005 | 02:33 PM

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try redoing it.. mine goofed up the first time i went to load the 100 hp tune... i had to restore the original tune after i pluged it back in... then i loaded the tune... no probs since... if you run into a wall... contact the guys at diablo... they have a few tricks they can give you to get you out of a jam...

Nov 6, 2005 | 11:19 PM

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thanks johnny but when i try to restore the backup it says no backup saved and i dont want to switch programs as i dont want to have it towed im calling diablo tommorrow.

Nov 7, 2005 | 06:18 AM

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sorry about your probs with that... i have heard of people running into this type of prob and i am sure diablo has ways of fixing it...

Nov 7, 2005 | 11:55 AM

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hey guys i had it fixed today
diablo had me helped in 5 minutes i was back on the road
the easiest company i have ever dealt with by far

Nov 7, 2005 | 01:39 PM

PSD Bill

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Good to know! I know there was major "pucker factor" there!

Nov 7, 2005 | 05:27 PM

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i didnt even want to think about what would have happened if i coulndt have gottne my stock program back i would have thrown up for sure

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Nov 7, 2005 | 06:14 PM

Kwikkordead

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what was the fix?

That would be good to know.

Nov 7, 2005 | 07:11 PM

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what was the fix?

ancient chinese secret...!

Nov 7, 2005 | 07:23 PM

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He could tell us, but then he'd have to kill us.
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Nov 8, 2005 | 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by GaStroke29

hey guys i had it fixed today
diablo had me helped in 5 minutes i was back on the road
the easiest company i have ever dealt with by far

So really, what was the fix?

Nov 8, 2005 | 11:13 PM

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im sorry guys i do real estate work and ive been to everything on the internet but ford trucks! sad isnt it
the man made me go to the restore stock program on the troubleshooting menu
i had to read him a # and he gave me some code up down left right i forgot it all now
works great now

Nov 8, 2005 | 11:48 PM

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I think he gave you the "secret" procedure to reset the Predator. Too bad you didn't write it down. Knowing this procedure will basically allow you to install the predator on any truck.