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ECMlink Car keeps dying/stalling when cold, log attached

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jm1080

15+ Year Contributor
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Jun 13, 2006
Boca, Florida
Hey guys, been having this issue for quite a while and can't seem to solve it. On a very cold start, the car starts up nicely, sometimes. Other times it is hard start and when it does start, it idles rough for a few seconds and dies. I restart it and same thing, it keeps dying and dying. I rev it and idle drops to 300 and dies. Only way to keep it alive is once it warms up or when I keep it revved until it warms up and I finally drive away. In a parking lot it is very annoying as in reverse it dies and then it is hard to start and I'm stuck in the damn parking lot trying to start it while cars honking, ridiculous seems like a shitty car that can't even run properly.

Anyways I have tuned it over and can't seem to find any issues in the tune. Maybe someone can see something I'm not? I have adjusted settings in the DirectAccess, such as coolanttempfueladj, crankingfueladj, injbatteryadj, sd cells and nothing...I had voltage issues in the past, but I fixed by installing new alternator and I had a bad wire on my distribution block which was causing voltage issues. I have fixed all wiring issues and when car is warmed up it runs like a champ. Although when cold, it gives me these headaches. Lastly I notice when car idle drops, when these issues occur, that the voltage drops as you can see in the log. Wondering if this could have something to do with it. Any help appreciated!
 

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