HELP! not finding PCM

DOD 4.6 · #1 Mon, May 11th, 2009, 02:48 AM

so i did some electrical work on the truck yesterday and i unhooked the battery. I left the gryphon plugged in and when i turned the truck back on the programmer says it cannot read the pcm. i believe it said error F1. any help to get back to normal would be greatly appreciated. the truck obviously still runs great but i cannot read anything on the display because of the error message. please help

OneTomcat · #2 Mon, May 11th, 2009, 08:06 AM

You can try this.....unplug the Gryphon, turn the key to the on position (but don't start vehicle), plug Gryphon back in and this should re-initialize your programmer in 15-20 seconds or so.

***Jackpine*** · #3 Mon, May 11th, 2009, 09:46 AM

Very good OneTom - that's exactly what he should do!

- Jack

DOD 4.6 · #4 Mon, May 11th, 2009, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by OneTomcat

You can try this.....unplug the Gryphon, turn the key to the on position (but don't start vehicle), plug Gryphon back in and this should re-initialize your programmer in 15-20 seconds or so.

thanks. you guys are awesome!

***Jackpine*** · #5 Mon, May 11th, 2009, 01:26 PM

Cool! Glad it worked! Just so you'll know, I did something like that once. Disconnected the battery with the Gryphon connected, then reconnected the battery and was horrified when I saw the Gryphon's screen as I turned the ignition on. But then I remembered that disconnecting the battery is sort of like unplugging the Gryphon. The ignition has to be on before you plug it back in!

After a while, we all get smart enough to figure everything out. :o

- Jack

DOD 4.6 · #6 Mon, May 11th, 2009, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by JackandJanet

Cool! Glad it worked! Just so you'll know, I did something like that once. Disconnected the battery with the Gryphon connected, then reconnected the battery and was horrified when I saw the Gryphon's screen as I turned the ignition on. But then I remembered that disconnecting the battery is sort of like unplugging the Gryphon. The ignition has to be on before you plug it back in!

After a while, we all get smart enough to figure everything out. :o

- Jack

Thanks again guys and gals. I was doing the permanent wiring for my e fans and completely forgot about the gryphon (and how could i right). i guess i should have looked in the manual first and did a search on here

***Jackpine*** · #7 Mon, May 11th, 2009, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DOD 4.6

Thanks again guys and gals. I was doing the permanent wiring for my e fans and completely forgot about the gryphon (and how could i right). i guess i should have looked in the manual first and did a search on here

Tell us how the e-fans work out for you, please?

- Jack

DOD 4.6 · #8 Tue, May 12th, 2009, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by JackandJanet

Tell us how the e-fans work out for you, please?

- Jack

The efans are a nice bolt on. I have more low and high rpm power. especially the higher rpms. The air conditioning is freezing now. im not sure how many mpg i gained, but the fuel needle is noticeably slower. engine revs quicker. the steering is a little tighter, but this makes the steering response feel more sporty. here is a direct link http://ffdynamics.com/f15034B.html. the kit has everything you would need