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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 04:54 PM
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Dp-Tuner question

Alright, went to start my truck and all it would do is turn over and try its best to start, but wouldnt. After bout 3 trys and alot of cussing, i said hey lets just see if switching my tuner back to stock. and that did the trick, started right up, set it back to 80 econo and verything was good. Seems that i had this same problem before but i didnt think much about it cuz it didnt it again. Anyone have suggestions?
 
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 05:01 PM
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my guess would be that your chip is having a bit of a bad connection. i personally would call Jody and ask him about it.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 06:06 PM
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I would bet that its really cold there isn't it? Some chips have cold weather problems.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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ahhhh moisture in the air right Tim? gets to the chip or something???
 
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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The cause is from to large of a voltage drop.

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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 06:15 PM
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Ah that is true Bill! Cold batteries, high loads, low voltage! makes sense to me.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 06:18 PM
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The chip just wiggs from it. It cannot handle the surge.
Nothing Jody will do for it. Its the truck.

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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 06:47 PM
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that would make all the sense in the world cuz this is all after getting the new driving lights installed and having some dumb wiring issuses. Thanks for the help.
 
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