high idle

[hdjeff]

i was wondering if there is a way to do a high idle without a tuner. i vagely remember seeing a little black control box from ford that i thought to believe was for idle control. i have seen them under the drivers seat. any help, i need a high idle for this winter. thanks

 

[Patrick Feeley]

There's the factory Auxilliary Idle Control that just plugs in to its own connector. They usually run $100 or so on ebay (its been awhile since I've looked, though). You can also get a high idle position on a custom multi-position chip. You can also build your own "$12 DIY AIC" as many folks have. If you would like send me an email or send me your email address and I'll send you the diagram and writeup for what I use. It'll cost a little more that $12 (maybe $20?). Cheers!

 

[hdjeff]

i looked on ebay and they said those fit the e-series or other 7.3's with the pto option...how do i know if i have the pto option? rpo code? is it hard to do the diy high idle since i'm not electrically inclined.

 

[94redbeauty]

There are plenty of DIY directions out there to do it, I did it so anyone can Patrick is the man to talk to though, I have a few pics in my truck webshots of a few components, just set it up in your garage and throw it into your truck