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Old 11-25-2010, 11:13 AM
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HomeMade AIC and LEDS installed

Over the last couple weeks I have built a home made adjustable AIC. I then installed it to where it would work, but was not mounted. I came home from school yesterday, and I installed some indicator LEDs and the whole AIC deal. The AIC can be adjusted, and it still allows my exhaust brake to stay closed for even quicker warm ups. Only thing left to do is cut the potientometer down and put the **** on it ( but I left that at school)

Here are some pictures and a video.






YouTube - Homemade Powerstroke AIC
 
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Question...Why was the GPR LED cycling?
 
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Question...Why was the GPR LED cycling?


ive only ever seen it happen on 97 trucks, but when the voltage of the system gets more than 14.2 the GPR turns off ... so because of the high idle it was cycling.
 
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Interesting......I can only wonder if 97's run through more GPR's than model years that - like mine - stay on until the PCM commands off?

nice writeup and Video....
 

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Originally Posted by mq1shooter
Interesting......I can only wonder if 97's run through more GPR's than model years that - like mine - stay on until the PCM commands off?

nice writeup and Video....
Next time you cold start your truck... after its started hold the throttle at 1500 RPM and see if it happens on your truck too?
 
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Originally Posted by MustangMatt96GT
Next time you cold start your truck... after its started hold the throttle at 1500 RPM and see if it happens on your truck too?
Running out there now!...I'll check back....soon...
 
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do you have the link to the gpr led mod handy?
 
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Originally Posted by chicagodragon
do you have the link to the gpr led mod handy?
All i did was ground it to my gauges already, and got power from the big terminal on the relay that goes to the glow plugs, I also put a fuse link in there by the GPR, so that if it shorts out nothing catches fire... 3 amp fuse is about 30 times too big for an LED of that size.
 
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well...I started the truck and immediately throttled to 1500 rpms and I noticed 4 or 5 really quick blinks and then the GPR LED went off....MMMmmmmm.
 
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thanks, just making sure thats all it was
 
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Originally Posted by chicagodragon
do you have the link to the gpr led mod handy?
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...wmriceman.html

There you go.
 
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Is there a link for the AIC mod? Maybe you could start one. I would like to do one on mine.
 
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Here's a detailed one I found a while back:

North Texas Power Stroke Association - DIY AIC Mod

They refer to the APS as the TPS. Also, you can add the external resistor to "either side" of the APS, you just have to wire accordingly and set the pot accordingly.
 
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Any way to do the mod with out applying the e-brake? I'd rather not have mine stick. lol.
 
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Yep mine is done without the ebrake. I wanted to beable to use it without the ebrake
 


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