Hi idle doesn't work?
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Have you made any progress on yours? Or have you given up on fixing your light?
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All right guys, I'm working with my cousin again today, sitting in his 7.3 while it's warming up, it is 63° outside and his truck just idled up to 1000 rpm. Keep in mind my truck idle for 4 to 5 minutes this morning and never high idled. His truck idled up 2 minutes or so after start. His is a 99.5. maybe that has something to do with it?
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My truck will not go into a high idle at ~60°, it is typically in the low 50's or high 40's. Based on my memory anyway, which is worse each day. There is a delay between starting the truck and it kicking into factory high idle. I believe that factory high idle will stay active until it is cancelled by the driver. I don't know this to be true though as each time my truck has gone into factory high idle, I have been the one to cancel it.
Speaking of memory, the motion and pressure you described from your parking brake pedal is right about how mine is and has been for years. I push down a good bit until the brake is set, then I let the truck settle if it feels it wants to, then give the pedal another decent push. I normally have the 5th wheel attached though unless I am parking the truck in its spot or hooking up to the 5th wheel.
Speaking of memory, the motion and pressure you described from your parking brake pedal is right about how mine is and has been for years. I push down a good bit until the brake is set, then I let the truck settle if it feels it wants to, then give the pedal another decent push. I normally have the 5th wheel attached though unless I am parking the truck in its spot or hooking up to the 5th wheel.
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Hoping so! It's nice to have that little brake light. I also just adjusted my parking brake on either side, it's nice and tight now. Little bit hard to push the pedal but, it holds hard. I feel like I might have tightened them up a little bit much but, a good push and I get about half of the full range of the pedal and its Rock solid. Makes me worry about snapping a park brake cable but, I don't feel like it's THAT tight, just a little tighter than say one of these new trucks. They're like feather light. I kind of stand up on my pedal just a little bit. Its probably fine.... Probably
Have you made any progress on yours? Or have you given up on fixing your light?
Have you made any progress on yours? Or have you given up on fixing your light?
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All right guys, I'm working with my cousin again today, sitting in his 7.3 while it's warming up, it is 63° outside and his truck just idled up to 1000 rpm. Keep in mind my truck idle for 4 to 5 minutes this morning and never high idled. His truck idled up 2 minutes or so after start. His is a 99.5. maybe that has something to do with it?
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I forgot to finish updating this morning. The high idle automatically turned off when the motor got close to operating temperature on my boss's truck. I guess the PCM code really does make a difference.
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Does pushing the clutch in turn off high idle? It's been getting chilly and my high idle still has not been working lately. I have a Hydra engines on the way but, at this point I'm just curious. My truck has the clutch safety sensor that makes you have to push the clutch in to start it bypassed. It was like that when I got it and I've never messed with it. The safety sensor is gone and the only thing I have left is the wires that are crossed over and the connector. If pushing the clutch pedal in could turn off high idle that was explaining why my high idle doesn't work because the truck thinks I have the clutch in all the time. This is just a shot in the wind but I figured I'd ask.
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Does pushing the clutch in turn off high idle? It's been getting chilly and my high idle still has not been working lately. I have a Hydra engines on the way but, at this point I'm just curious. My truck has the clutch safety sensor that makes you have to push the clutch in to start it bypassed. It was like that when I got it and I've never messed with it. The safety sensor is gone and the only thing I have left is the wires that are crossed over and the connector. If pushing the clutch pedal in could turn off high idle that was explaining why my high idle doesn't work because the truck thinks I have the clutch in all the time. This is just a shot in the wind but I figured I'd ask.
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So much to do.....
Thanks for the quick response. I appreciate it
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Quote from post #4: the service brake or the clutch being applied will cancel the high idle
There appears to have been an issue with the parking brake switch too, but if I remember correctly it started working without a clearly defined fix action.
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Also, I know all electrical stuff should be ford parts. the auto parts store be raping you for Ford brand parts. I might just order it from rock auto and wait for it. The motocraft from RockAuto is $57. The parts house brand is 54$ before tax.