Starting issues
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From: Stuttgart, Ar
The "never when cold" statement sure points to the HPO system, but they can be hard to diagnose without the proper tools. I have not heard of the fuel pump or the fuel pressure regulator having problems hot, but not cold. I guess it could happen, but I have not read anything talking about it. May be time to bite the bullet and see what Ford diagnostics can tell you.
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From: Stuttgart, Ar
You'd be better off to do an EGR delete than getting the HD cooler. It has been discussed previously that, although bulletproof, it doesn't transfer much heat because of the heavy tubing used internally. You can do it but with the California tuning it's gonna give you a CEL unless you can get the PCM reflashed to "alabama" tuning or you get a tuner.
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From: Stuttgart, Ar
There are those who can reflash the PCM and FICM to take care of the problem with the California tuning. Power Hungry Performance is in Georgia not that far from Atlanta, so might be worth a days drive. Bill knows his tuning on that kind of stuff.
