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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 01:00 PM
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Intermittent no start help

My buddy's truck is having intermittent cold start issues. He has an 05 that will crank up to 10 seconds without starting after the glow plug light goes out. He shuts the key down and cycles the glow plugs as normal and it starts.

Any ideas what it might be?

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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 03:59 PM
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You need to code scan it Joe.
 
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 04:39 PM
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My money is on the FICM
 
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 04:42 PM
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Sounds like a solder job is in your future!
 
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 05:39 PM
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I'll tell him to see if he can get it scanned....I'm assuming at the dealer?

Solder job in my future? hahaha
 
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 06:57 PM
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Mines doing about the same thing but have to cycle it 4 or 5 times. No codes at all. Has happened 3 times in 2 months.
 
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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It is not that hard to check FICM voltages while you wait on getting the codes read.
 
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 08:03 PM
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Any chance you have a link to such a procedure Mark?

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