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Jan 21, 2010 | 05:53 PM

newf350

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How long is not normal? Mine takes about 4 seconds to start after sitting overnight.

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Jan 24, 2010 | 05:13 PM

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Bump. Is four to five seconds normal for a cold start?

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Jan 24, 2010 | 05:16 PM

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It is not out of line in my opinion. 2 or 3 would be more normal.

Jan 24, 2010 | 08:38 PM

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It use to take about 8-10 seconds. I had it in the garage and they said it was the fram filter (I confirmed patent numbers before buying) causing the long crank. They changed it and they updated the PCM and it now takes 4-5 seconds. Now I am not sure if it is the PCM update or the filter that made it better. I was thinking that 4-5 was a bit long. When the truck is warm it starts within 2 seconds, should it take about the same amount of time when cold?

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