High Idle Mod question
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High Idle Mod question
Hey guys,
Got a 06 Ford F250, and i am going to attempt the high idle mod. I have read (and reread) the sticky on it, and I had a question:
I do not have the factory upfitter switches in my truck so I am going to use a switch from an auto store. I am enlisting my dad to help me (because he knows about wiring better than I) and I was telling him the process I read on the sticky. He asked me about a "ground wire" because he said in order to flip the circuit on and off the switch would have to be grounded.
Any truth to this...is there a ground wire with the BCP wire? Or do we need to run one?
Also does this mod eliminate the "wet stacking"? That is definitely what I am trying to avoid!
Thanks!
Got a 06 Ford F250, and i am going to attempt the high idle mod. I have read (and reread) the sticky on it, and I had a question:
I do not have the factory upfitter switches in my truck so I am going to use a switch from an auto store. I am enlisting my dad to help me (because he knows about wiring better than I) and I was telling him the process I read on the sticky. He asked me about a "ground wire" because he said in order to flip the circuit on and off the switch would have to be grounded.
Any truth to this...is there a ground wire with the BCP wire? Or do we need to run one?
Also does this mod eliminate the "wet stacking"? That is definitely what I am trying to avoid!
Thanks!
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In other words, is the wire a hanging wire now that runs to nothing, or is it hooked up to something else and you just hook this wire in between? If that makes any sense, lol
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Which two wires are you speaking of? The two wires mentioned in the sticky, the BCM and the SCIC? Or is the BCM (which is the one I want to use) more than one wire that I connect together?
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You'll only need a ground if you use a switch that has a light in it. This type of switch will have 3 (or even 4) connections. A simple switch will have just two leads on it, one to power and the other to the wire you want to turn on. You'll get it straight when you have the switch and the diagram for it in your hand to look at.
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Ok, so you dont actually hook the wire up to the switch, you just kind of hook it in the wire is what you are saying?
In other words, is the wire a hanging wire now that runs to nothing, or is it hooked up to something else and you just hook this wire in between? If that makes any sense, lol
In other words, is the wire a hanging wire now that runs to nothing, or is it hooked up to something else and you just hook this wire in between? If that makes any sense, lol
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Ok cool! Any tips on finding which wire is the "Hot wire"? Do I need some kind of tester or anything like that?
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Since you don't have the upfitter switches just find a fuse in the fuse panel that only has power with ignition. Radio fuse usually works good but use the fuse adapter that you can get from the auto parts store. It will have a bare wire on one end and the other end will plug into the fuse block.
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