Truck will not start in cold weather

[iwantmorepower]

I cannot start my truck with the tune installed ! it is the latest tune from the website. I remove it and truck starts fine. It is like it is flooding it self just like the old carb jobs. It pukes out black smoke when if first tries to start i need to try like 3 times before it will start and then it runs terrible until it warms up .

[sohfast94]

What's you calid?

[iwantmorepower]

vxap1n6

[sohfast94]

How cold was it?

[iwantmorepower]

-13 outside and -6 in the garage . It does not need to be plugged in at that temp and besides it starts fine with the stock tune installed.

[swamplandkarl]

sorry wrong thread

[iwantmorepower]

Hey thanks for all the help Diablosport.

[sohfast94]

I'm sorry but I'm only one person... Here you go.

[iwantmorepower]

You must be the only one that works there . Never get a reply from anyone else. Thanks will try this one and see if it is any better.

[tuningss]

Alot of the guys are at the PRI show in Orlando this week.

[jermort]

-13 outside and -6 in the garage . It does not need to be plugged in at that temp and besides it starts fine with the stock tune installed.

Are those temps C or F? I usually plug in my block heater if it is going to get below 10F. But, I'm also having a miserable time trying to start at COLD temps when I have a predator tune loaded.

jammer

[iwantmorepower]

Those temps are c .I could start my truck without it being plugged in @ -25 c with only one cycle of the glow plugs and now I cannot get it to run @ -10 without trying the glow plugs 3 times. This sucks.

[iwantmorepower]

Talked to dealer today they say there is a new firmware update for my 2003 6L if i take it will i still be able to use my programmer?

[iwantmorepower]

Dealer says it is called heat inductive flash suppose to help with cold start issue. It is apparently a common thing here in the cold cold north. Brian can you build the same flash into a tune to do this ? Instead of me paying $150.00 to get the dealer to do it?

[tuningss]

Probably not. I believe alot of the newer updates are actually in the FICM. My truck would not start in the cold recently, but I had a bad FICM. Dealer replaced, updated and now all is good.