RichCresci
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- Joined
- June 20, 2009
- Messages
- 297
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- City, State
- New Jersey
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 03 XLS, 06 Mounty
Alright, So i have a ScanGauge in my 03 4.0 It's mounted above my rear view mirror and I love it. However, Whenever it's below about 60 degrees, the gauge doesn't work until it warms up. In the heat of the summer it works great, but now in this beautiful 18 degree weather it's useless until my truck gets good and hot inside which could be almost 20 minutes later, then once I open the window or turn the heat from defrost to face it shuts off again. I've emailed Linear Logic and they're useless. They told me, and I quote...
"Thank you for your inquiry. We have noticed this issue occurring in some Ford vehicles in the morning. Unfortunately, our engineers have not found a solution for this problem, however they do recommend that if you are going to leave the ScanGaugeII in your Ford for an extend period, to let the unit shut itself off and unplug it while the vehicle is not in use. I hope this temporary solution helps. Please let us know if you have any further questions."
I tried this and it got me no where. I feel like there's something stupid and easy wrong with the unit if it doesn't work when it's cold. Is anyone else having this same issue or have any idea's for a fix? I'm tossing around the idea of wiring in a trans temp gauge if i can't get the ScanGauge to work 100% the time. It's also extremely frustrating that it only calibrates my fuel economy when it's on because it skews the results terribly. Let me know if you guys have any ideas. Thanks
"Thank you for your inquiry. We have noticed this issue occurring in some Ford vehicles in the morning. Unfortunately, our engineers have not found a solution for this problem, however they do recommend that if you are going to leave the ScanGaugeII in your Ford for an extend period, to let the unit shut itself off and unplug it while the vehicle is not in use. I hope this temporary solution helps. Please let us know if you have any further questions."
I tried this and it got me no where. I feel like there's something stupid and easy wrong with the unit if it doesn't work when it's cold. Is anyone else having this same issue or have any idea's for a fix? I'm tossing around the idea of wiring in a trans temp gauge if i can't get the ScanGauge to work 100% the time. It's also extremely frustrating that it only calibrates my fuel economy when it's on because it skews the results terribly. Let me know if you guys have any ideas. Thanks