High Idle Kit Is Here

[Yankneck696]

Please start a thread about it AH, as some others may find they want to do the same thing. $25.00 shipped will be the final price in the USA.

Peeps respect your ideas & I think it's a worthwhile idea. If it takes off, you will get some kinda special consideration in the future.... I have an old Summit sticker I can send ya... LOL

 

Ed

[ABennin]

I haven't seen any installed pics except for Moparman's.  Here is mine installed in the cubby hole. I am curious to see how the guage pod units look installed.

Edited January 23, 2014 by ABennin

[Yankneck696]

Abenin, when you look at thr Cubby unit, the circle on it is the same as the cutline for the gaugepod unit. It just has a 1" piece of 2" OD Lexan tubing plastic welded to the back for a friction fit to a gauge pod & uses a few drops of superglue (Supplied with alcohol wipe for prep. I made it the same 2.125" as anu other gauge.

 

Ed

[ABennin]

I seen the one in the picture Moparman had laying out for display.  Not that I am complaining about the cubby, just want to see how it looks in the cab.  I'm just curious after reading about the overhead install.

[Yankneck696]

I think the overhead will be the better seller than the gauge pos when all sorted out...

 

Ed

[Mopar1973Man]

I think the overhead will be the better seller than the gauge pos when all sorted out...

 

Ed

 

May... Or May not. I think all of them have there place and particular desires by others. Remember the flat plate is universal and just needs a 3/8" so overhead, knee bolster, etc. Drill your hole and route the cables. 

[Ilikeoldfords]

May... Or May not. I think all of them have there place and particular desires by others. Remember the flat plate is universal and just needs a 3/8" so overhead, knee bolster, etc. Drill your hole and route the cables. 

Which one just has the flat plate? Or do all of them?

[Yankneck696]

If you want to do your own custom shaped plate, I suggest the cubby, as it is shaped like my avatar. It is larger. If doing a custom lower center console, you cut it as desired. To give you an idea, the black center part is 2.125" round.

 

 

 

Ed

Edited January 24, 2014 by Yankneck696

[Mopar1973Man]

Which one just has the flat plate? Or do all of them?

 

Here is the flat plate...

http://www.dieselautopower.com/product-p/high-idle-switch-98-02-custom.htm

[Ilikeoldfords]

Ok. I guess I didnt realize there was a custom option like that. That opens a whole new array of mounting options. Now I have to reconsider which one I want to buy. Thanks guys....

 

 

[Me78569]

Here's my install of the custom mount.  Ed had to make the wires longer to reach, but it works good.

[Ilikeoldfords]

So for those of you who use an exhaust brake with the 3 cylinder fast idle, what EGT do you usually run? I just used my 3cyl and exhaust brake and my egts got up to about 1100* and may have kept climbing if I left it on. I shut the exhaust brake off and it came back down to about 800-900*. I know my EGT's have been a little higher than normal running the #1 fuel. What do you guys think?

[Mopar1973Man]

With winterized #2 diesel fuel I see typically 900-1000*F consistently.  About 600-700*F without the Exhaust brake which is still really good.

 

In your case I would suggest against it being your EGT's do get out of control.

[Ilikeoldfords]

Ok. I think I need to build a boost leak tester because I have never checked for leaks on this truck since I have owned it (2 years). As far as I know it has all the stock boots and clamps. Going on 215,000 miles, I could have a leak contributing to the EGT's too.

[Mopar1973Man]

Ok. I think I need to build a boost leak tester because I have never checked for leaks on this truck since I have owned it (2 years). As far as I know it has all the stock boots and clamps. Going on 215,000 miles, I could have a leak contributing to the EGT's too.

 

With the high idle no. There is no boost at idle or fast idle (correct term).

[Ilikeoldfords]

:doh:  Oh duh!! I dont know why I even thought that. Thanks for the correction.

[Me78569]

 

Here is a day time picture of my install

[Yankneck696]

I don't care what anyone says, THAT is the best thought out & executed install.

 

Ed

[Me78569]

haha Ed not everyone likes the same thing. I am just a child in the end right? lol

the square plate will look better though

[Yankneck696]

It will be "Hip to be Square"

Nick, could you take some pics of your cable routing under dash & under hood for Michael to put into a folder?

Also, anyone who has installed the unit, we would like pics of your finished install & how you routed your wires, so that we can compile it all for a "Real instruction" file.

 

Thank you all for your continued support.

 

Ed