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I decided to go with a toggle switch on the dash. I replaced the leaky throttle kicker actuator and fixed the control solenoid. I tapped into the existing control circuit at the kicker module under the dash, so the wiring changes were minimal. The toggle switch provides a ground, just like the original circuit via the control module.
Here's a view of the new control switch under the dash. (The adjacent switch is for mirror heat, with an extra spot in the middle for future use.) For reasons unknown, some people use this space to add mechanical gauges of unknown accuracy. I prefer to do something useful with this dashboard real estate. Note the factory gauges in the background, still functioning quite well.
The system works slicker than snot. I set the actuator to 1750 RPM. Originally the vacuum line had a delay valve. This caused the actuator to take 30 seconds to open the throttle. I removed the delay valve and the speed increase is almost instant.
Oh my! Non-stock switch panel hanging under the dash? We can't have that can we? Pretty soon you are going to have aftermarket gauges hanging under the dash also. Watch out, when you find something that works better than stock, it's hard to stop.
Oh my! Non-stock switch panel hanging under the dash? We can't have that can we? Pretty soon you are going to have aftermarket gauges hanging under the dash also. Watch out, when you find something that works better than stock, it's hard to stop.
That looks like a knee cap slicer if ever I did see one. May as well go aftermarket guages now, mounted on the right of the wheel. That way you get matching lacerations on both knees.
In my defense, that’s a fuel pressure gauge, never offered by the factory on our trucks.
Looks like appropriate technology given the aftermarket fuel pumps out there, it probably took what, three Fling Dung Ltd fuel pumps on your way to top shelf NAPA?
Even though it's not a stock guage I'm sure your membership in the SGADL is in good standing.
it probably took what, three Fling Dung Ltd fuel pumps on your way to top shelf NAPA?
Nah, been running a Carter from the get-go. Lasted about ten years before it developed a slight seep around the electrical terminals. Got a replacement through NAPA, also made by Carter.
Originally Posted by BigBlue2
Even though it's not a stock guage I'm sure your membership in the SGADL is in good standing.
It better be, having been elected El Presidente for Life.
Nah, been running a Carter from the get-go. Lasted about ten years before it developed a slight seep around the electrical terminals. Got a replacement through NAPA, also made by Carter.
It better be, having been elected El Presidente for Life.
Alas, I'm not El Presidente for life, and beyond, but at least I'm a founding member.
Karl, you did a nice job on the aftermarket dohickies hanging off the dash. Your fuel pump is frame mounted? You don't have a mechanical fuel pump? And power to the fuel pump is toggled at the cockpit? What kind of fuel pressure does your pump produce?
Yes, we have no bananas. I removed the mechanical pump and installed a block-off plate.
Originally Posted by BigBlue2
And power to the fuel pump is toggled at the cockpit?
That switch is only for bypassing the oil pressure safety switch. This is very handy if the truck has been sitting for a few weeks and the fuel in the carb has evaporated.
Originally Posted by BigBlue2
What kind of fuel pressure does your pump produce?
It puts out 6-8 PSI, just like the mechanical pump it replaced.
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