hard2want6slo
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hi guys. been having issues with my recently purchased 05 f250 and a buddy told me this was the forum to go too. hope somebody can help me out.
bought/traded for the truck in early january.
the first pic below has the craigslist ad with list of mods done. supposed to be "bulletproofed"
i drove the truck for a month without issues. was planning a road trip and decided to test it out with a 5.5 hour trip to texas for my company meeting. made it there. on my way to bosses house for dinner, i turn a corner and truck slowly loses power over 1/8th mile stretch and despite throttle position she dies on the side of the road. i attempted to turn it over, after a dozen cycles it fired up but ran horrible and after 12 seconds of playing with the throttle it dies again. tried to start again but within 10 cycles the batteries are acting dead. my first instinct was batteries or alternator. replaced both of them and no start. diesel shop pics it up on a flatbed and proceeds to work on it over the next 2 days. after bunch of troubleshooting and $1300 later it turns out to be a loose connector to FICM. see 3rd pic below for the mechanics report.
drove the truck back home without issue and ive been driving it for the last month without problems. today i took it to town and when i was heading home it did it again, slowly lost power over 1/2 mile and dies, so i coast it to edge of road and made some calls. the truck sat for 5 mins and i popped hood, wiggled wires on connections on the passenger side, and it fired up. i closed hood and made it 6 miles before it did it again. this time i got out and wiggled wires, tried to start again and gave me the dead battery thing. waited with the hood up for 5 mins and tried again and sure enough after 3 dieing cranks it fired up like nothing was wrong. drove it another 4-5 miles and it started doing it again. i pulled off the edge of road before it could die and just let it idle, it was super choppy and rough. after 10-20 seconds i shifted it into park and within 5 seconds it cleared up and started running normal. i let it sit there and idle for 2-3mins and made a run for my road to get off the highway. i accelerated hard and pinned the throttle, truck wouldnt go over 50 or go past ~2700rpms. pulled onto my road and it died again. let it sit for 5 started it, and made it to the front gate just easing along doing ~20mph. it got iffy just before i stopped and put it in park to unlock the gate but it didnt die. drove it easy about 1.2 miles to the front door and shut it off. cel isnt on so i havnt checked for codes. anbody have a similar issue or have ideas. i bought this thing specifically because my jeep wasnt super dependable and i just wanted peace of mind if i decide to make the 1500 mile trip back home with it. thats out of the question right now...
i asked chad at double g performance (bulletproofed the truck before i bought it) to think about it. im currently outside of ada, ok so if anybody knows of a decent shop around oklahoma that will work with me i'd appreciate it. im on a limited budget with little savings so i'd like to avoid the stealership at all costs
thanks guys and happy spoolin
-Cody
bought/traded for the truck in early january.
the first pic below has the craigslist ad with list of mods done. supposed to be "bulletproofed"
i drove the truck for a month without issues. was planning a road trip and decided to test it out with a 5.5 hour trip to texas for my company meeting. made it there. on my way to bosses house for dinner, i turn a corner and truck slowly loses power over 1/8th mile stretch and despite throttle position she dies on the side of the road. i attempted to turn it over, after a dozen cycles it fired up but ran horrible and after 12 seconds of playing with the throttle it dies again. tried to start again but within 10 cycles the batteries are acting dead. my first instinct was batteries or alternator. replaced both of them and no start. diesel shop pics it up on a flatbed and proceeds to work on it over the next 2 days. after bunch of troubleshooting and $1300 later it turns out to be a loose connector to FICM. see 3rd pic below for the mechanics report.
drove the truck back home without issue and ive been driving it for the last month without problems. today i took it to town and when i was heading home it did it again, slowly lost power over 1/2 mile and dies, so i coast it to edge of road and made some calls. the truck sat for 5 mins and i popped hood, wiggled wires on connections on the passenger side, and it fired up. i closed hood and made it 6 miles before it did it again. this time i got out and wiggled wires, tried to start again and gave me the dead battery thing. waited with the hood up for 5 mins and tried again and sure enough after 3 dieing cranks it fired up like nothing was wrong. drove it another 4-5 miles and it started doing it again. i pulled off the edge of road before it could die and just let it idle, it was super choppy and rough. after 10-20 seconds i shifted it into park and within 5 seconds it cleared up and started running normal. i let it sit there and idle for 2-3mins and made a run for my road to get off the highway. i accelerated hard and pinned the throttle, truck wouldnt go over 50 or go past ~2700rpms. pulled onto my road and it died again. let it sit for 5 started it, and made it to the front gate just easing along doing ~20mph. it got iffy just before i stopped and put it in park to unlock the gate but it didnt die. drove it easy about 1.2 miles to the front door and shut it off. cel isnt on so i havnt checked for codes. anbody have a similar issue or have ideas. i bought this thing specifically because my jeep wasnt super dependable and i just wanted peace of mind if i decide to make the 1500 mile trip back home with it. thats out of the question right now...
i asked chad at double g performance (bulletproofed the truck before i bought it) to think about it. im currently outside of ada, ok so if anybody knows of a decent shop around oklahoma that will work with me i'd appreciate it. im on a limited budget with little savings so i'd like to avoid the stealership at all costs
thanks guys and happy spoolin
-Cody
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