High idle mod question - 2005 Excursion
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High idle mod question - 2005 Excursion
So thought I'd jump out this morning and do my high idle mod but I'm either missing something obvious or over complicating things. Any help is appreciated.
I've got a 2005 Ex. I was hoping I might be able to add the factory SD upfitter switches easily since it is a 2005 but doesn't appear that I have the orange wire bundle. Maybe because its an Ex and not a SD?
Plan B was to just use my led rocker switch. I easily found wire 294 (white/light blue strip) but I can't seem to locate wire 322 (light blue/yellow strip). In the location where I should be able to find the blunt cut 322 wire I do find three other blunt cut wires:
Light grn/white strip
White/orange strip
Yellow/white strip
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Jarhead
I've got a 2005 Ex. I was hoping I might be able to add the factory SD upfitter switches easily since it is a 2005 but doesn't appear that I have the orange wire bundle. Maybe because its an Ex and not a SD?
Plan B was to just use my led rocker switch. I easily found wire 294 (white/light blue strip) but I can't seem to locate wire 322 (light blue/yellow strip). In the location where I should be able to find the blunt cut 322 wire I do find three other blunt cut wires:
Light grn/white strip
White/orange strip
Yellow/white strip
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Jarhead
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Thanks Colin. I'll get a little more aggressive on my digging. From all the google and forum searching I have yet to find a definitive post that says the 2005 Excursion was ever wired for the upfitters.
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You just need to do a little testinig. Are the 14 ga or 10 ga. The four bigger 10 ga are just pass through to under hood. The smaller 14 ga are the upfitter, you can check then by putting power to each one, with you switch with ex in park and brake set, your idle will come up. Keep in mind there are more than one that does the hi idle, one is torque converter lock, one is charge protect, which is the one I used. Then when you got the correct one, solder and heat shrink your connections and heat shrink off any wires you exposed.
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Did you remove the fuse box? it is a lot easier when that is out of the way! It is only four 10mm bolts and it pulls down out of the way, most of the upfitter wiring is right behind the fuse box.
Their should be a white band of tape around the main harness to tell you what color of wire is for what circuit.
Their should be a white band of tape around the main harness to tell you what color of wire is for what circuit.
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I was under the impression the Excursion cannot use the upfitter switches, but irregardless here is the Ford PDF...
https://www.fleet.ford.com/truckbbas/non-html/q117.pdf
Josh
https://www.fleet.ford.com/truckbbas/non-html/q117.pdf
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So thought I'd jump out this morning and do my high idle mod but I'm either missing something obvious or over complicating things. Any help is appreciated.
I've got a 2005 Ex. I was hoping I might be able to add the factory SD upfitter switches easily since it is a 2005 but doesn't appear that I have the orange wire bundle. Maybe because its an Ex and not a SD?
Plan B was to just use my led rocker switch. I easily found wire 294 (white/light blue strip) but I can't seem to locate wire 322 (light blue/yellow strip). In the location where I should be able to find the blunt cut 322 wire I do find three other blunt cut wires:
Light grn/white strip
White/orange strip
Yellow/white strip
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Jarhead
I've got a 2005 Ex. I was hoping I might be able to add the factory SD upfitter switches easily since it is a 2005 but doesn't appear that I have the orange wire bundle. Maybe because its an Ex and not a SD?
Plan B was to just use my led rocker switch. I easily found wire 294 (white/light blue strip) but I can't seem to locate wire 322 (light blue/yellow strip). In the location where I should be able to find the blunt cut 322 wire I do find three other blunt cut wires:
Light grn/white strip
White/orange strip
Yellow/white strip
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Jarhead
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I am not as interested in the high idle mod itself as I am in finding out wht the three blunt cut wires are for. Every time I ask this someone points me to the mod but that is not what my question is.
Does anyone know what the three blunt cut wires are for under an Excursions dash?
Does anyone know what the three blunt cut wires are for under an Excursions dash?
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I am not as interested in the high idle mod itself as I am in finding out wht the three blunt cut wires are for. Every time I ask this someone points me to the mod but that is not what my question is.
Does anyone know what the three blunt cut wires are for under an Excursions dash?
Does anyone know what the three blunt cut wires are for under an Excursions dash?
In the Excursion, they have no purpose (the factory puts them in since the SD/Excursion use the same parts).
However, you can use them to connect up your own accessories under the hood without having to drill holes through the firewall to your own switches ...
Keep in mind, the '05 Excursion and '05 SD had more differences than prior years (ie: Message Center in Dash, and integrated tow controller, so might be other wires too).
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I am familiar with the pass through wires, I am hunting what the three blunt cut wires are for that are bundled with them on the EX.
Light grn/white strip
White/orange strip
Yellow/white strip
Seems to be a mystery, no one has been able to define what they are for.
Light grn/white strip
White/orange strip
Yellow/white strip
Seems to be a mystery, no one has been able to define what they are for.
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Could be related to you having a 2003 which also came with the 7.3L Diesel?
I'll check my Ford DVD tonight for those color wires and see what I can find
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