First Start Of the day Starts, Idles for few seconds rough, Dies???

[MikeZ3481]

2006 F250 6.0. 46kMiles. Approx 40-50 Degrees F outside, when i start the truck it, runs ok for 2-5 sec then gets choppy blows black smoke and dies, will restart and keeps doing the same. I did some simple diag and came up with batteries are on there way out. i start it bat volts drop to approx 10.0 - 10.6 when first started and after about 30 - 45 sec alternator excites and goes up to 13.8+. If the truck manages to stay running untill alternator excites(kicks on) it smooths out and is ok. Anyone ever have this problem? Please Help?

[MikeZ3481]

I put 2 batterys in it, this morning was about 38 degrees F and no start, spit spudder would not start. tried for 30 min. Folded went to dealer with hopes of FICM being bad and Warrenty'd. Got it started after work took 2 sets of jumper cables and a heartless key turn for about 50 sec 10 times. Knocking , banging, poured smoke sounded like hell but once it was warm it was fine, took it to the dealer, will let you know the outcome, anyone have FICM go bad?

[Goose350]

My ficm went out about a year ago. It caused a no start. Sounds like your egr valve might have stuck open.

[MikeZ3481]

Had EGR replaced already as well as cooler, It was pretty much a no start, A friend of mine is a local ford diesel tech, he walked me through some diag and said with the hard/no start as well as heavy electrical draw it was a shorted ficm. However if it wasn't for bad luck i'd have none. I've had head gaskets done, 2 rear main seals, 4x4 module, egr, egr cooler, and turbo. They always find ways out of the warrenty.

[MikeZ3481]

It was the FICM , back in buisiness......