gryphon did not come up when i started my truck

cody994x4 · #1 Fri, April 9th, 2010, 12:42 PM

ok ive had my gryphon for a month or so and its been working like a charm.

today i started my truck and as im driving up the street i notice my screen nvr came on...

so im driving and making sure the obdII is plugged all the way in, nothing....

when i get to the front of my neighboorhood i pulled over and shut off the truck. removed the gryph from the pod. unplugged the cable on the back of the programmer, plugged it back in and it instantly came on and gave me the 'pcm not responding turn key on, and press enter' screen

its working like normal now but what the hell?

i dont wanna be removing it from the pod all the time because the pod will come loose...

***Jackpine*** · #2 Fri, April 9th, 2010, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by cody994x4

ok ive had my gryphon for a month or so and its been working like a charm.

today i started my truck and as im driving up the street i notice my screen nvr came on...

so im driving and making sure the obdII is plugged all the way in, nothing....

when i get to the front of my neighboorhood i pulled over and shut off the truck. removed the gryph from the pod. unplugged the cable on the back of the programmer, plugged it back in and it instantly came on and gave me the 'pcm not responding turn key on, and press enter' screen

its working like normal now but what the hell?

i dont wanna be removing it from the pod all the time because the pod will come loose...

You COULD be seeing the first signs of a weak battery - a load test might be a good idea.

In the future though, to reset the Gryphon, just leave the ignition key ON and then unplug the Gryphon at the OBDII port. Wait about 5 seconds and plug it back in.

Remember, the ignition needs to be in the ON position any time you plug in the Gryphon, and, low battery voltage (possibly during vehicle starting due to a weak battery) will kill the "keep alive" memory supply to the Gryphon.

- Jack

cody994x4 · #3 Fri, April 9th, 2010, 12:57 PM

thankx jack...yea im gonna switch one of the pids to batt voltage ltr today...my battery is from like 06 so yeah.

how would i perform a load test?

***88Racing*** · #4 Fri, April 9th, 2010, 01:09 PM

A lot of auto parts stores do load testing for free.
Call around.

Peace!

cody994x4 · #5 Fri, April 9th, 2010, 01:16 PM

ok ill do that. probably just gonna get a battery too cause in a month or so ill be seeing 100degree temps daily.

the roads are filled w dead cars down here in the summer months.

a load test would test voltage or charge w a given load(accesories running) right?

cody994x4 · #6 Fri, April 9th, 2010, 05:56 PM

when i disconnect my battery...do i need to do anything w the gryphon, keep it installed or unplug it, anything like that?

***Jackpine*** · #7 Fri, April 9th, 2010, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by cody994x4

thankx jack...yea im gonna switch one of the pids to batt voltage ltr today...my battery is from like 06 so yeah.

how would i perform a load test?

You probably can't do a "load test" - it takes special equipment. A store like Autozone will generally do one for you for free though. (You don't HAVE to buy a battery from them if your battery fails). My guess is, your battery IS weak.

Monitoring the voltage on the Gryphon will tell you a lot about your charging system, but not much about the battery. If you see readings of 13.9-14.1V when driving, the charging system is fine. I monitor my battery voltage all the time for this reason. A big electrical load will drive the charging voltage lower. When I tow with two additional batteries in my trailer to keep charged and an electric refrigerator, I regularly see 13.6-13.8V.

- Jack