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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 08:39 PM
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what is this????

i got a question. i know a thing or two about a thing or two, but my buddy is buying a 97 f350 and it has some kind of controller in it, and i dont quite know what to tell him what it is, or what it is used for. any help would be great...
 
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 08:42 PM
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Trailer brake? how bout a little description of what it looks like...
 
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 08:47 PM
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Trailer brake controller??
 
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 08:54 PM
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dont think so because i see a trailer brake controller right underneath the steering column, but i was thinking maybe an add-on abs trailer brake system controller or something along those lines... its a powerstroke so i was also thinking like a engine monitoring system like to measure boost and egt's and stuff...
 
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 08:55 PM
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Some kinda tuner chip thingy.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 08:56 PM
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Does it have a LCD display?
 
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 08:56 PM
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its the thing right under the ashtray
 
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 09:01 PM
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its got a screen on it, and thats all i know...
 
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 09:04 PM
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Well, it could be some type of aftermarket gauges or something a long those lines.
Does it display anything when the truck is running?
 
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 09:09 PM
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im not sure, his wife is checkin out trucks for him in the states. we are Marines stationed in Okinawa, Japan.
 
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Its probably an A.I.C. - automatic idle control
 
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 09:15 PM
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perhaps an AIC? (Auxillary Idle Controler)

on edit : a little late on that one
 
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