EBPV/ brake kwik version question
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EBPV/ brake kwik version question
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Which part scares you? I didn't read the link he referenced, because like Kwik, I have the 6 speed so no worries about a torque converter lock up. If you're just worried about where he mentions shorting out the ECU, then disconnect your batteries for 10 minutes before you cut any wires or make any splices. Then make sure all your splices are sealed and you don't have any loose copper strands hanging out of any connections.
I've had wiring issues with my main engine wiring harness where it chaffed near the valve cover and when it grounded out it would reset the PCM causing the truck to stall. Got the wires fixed and never had any issues with the computer.
Hooking a couple of wires together isn't too difficult, and with the instructions available you don't have to worry about trying to figure it all out by yourself. Besides there are plenty of folks here willing to help if you get stuck along the way. Look at it this way. You can do some damage hooking battery cables up backward too, but once you know how to do it, battery cables are no big deal.
I've had wiring issues with my main engine wiring harness where it chaffed near the valve cover and when it grounded out it would reset the PCM causing the truck to stall. Got the wires fixed and never had any issues with the computer.
Hooking a couple of wires together isn't too difficult, and with the instructions available you don't have to worry about trying to figure it all out by yourself. Besides there are plenty of folks here willing to help if you get stuck along the way. Look at it this way. You can do some damage hooking battery cables up backward too, but once you know how to do it, battery cables are no big deal.
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Hey Chris, someone else has mentioned that you don't need all the wires in kwik's sketch and was also wondering if this is true. What I was thinking was just slicing into the wire that feeds the ebpv into a switched power and then running the wire to a resister then to the valve. That shouldn't back feed the pcu and in wintertime I have to turn the valve on to help warm up the motor. Is this about right?
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Ok I didnt read through the whole writeup but I got my info from the diesel stop.com(before I stayed here alot) When I did mine all I have is one wire going out under the hood and thats to the plug at the valve. There I have two resistor diodes tied in a Y, one in the wire I ran and one on the wire i cut in the two wire plug at the valve. The bottom of the Y I made got solder to the wire coming out of the plug. I think from what you just said is that your wanting to put one resistor diode in the wire that you are running??? I think you would still need two resistors to keep power from back feeding the wire you install and the other to keep from back feeding the factory wires going to the plug. This all may be in Kwiks writeup or be how his install is. Probably could have saved myself some typing and read the WHOLE writeup.
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Hey Chris, someone else has mentioned that you don't need all the wires in kwik's sketch and was also wondering if this is true. What I was thinking was just slicing into the wire that feeds the ebpv into a switched power and then running the wire to a resister then to the valve. That shouldn't back feed the pcu and in wintertime I have to turn the valve on to help warm up the motor. Is this about right?
If you have any doubts about it I don't think you'll go wrong following kwiks advice.
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OK guys I will do what Dan's write up says to do along with the switch diagram I posted. I will do it this weekend sometime. Thanks for the comfedence booster. If I need help, "I'll be back"
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I've done it, and it works. Ran out of wire and hod to go get more. Its weird, a little mod like that costing so little and taking so much wire, why didn't fod do it. Dodge has one on the 08 and we've had them since 99 its just Ford didn't want to wire it up I guess.
Anyways thanks for the confadence guys another PMS mod in the books...
Anyways thanks for the confadence guys another PMS mod in the books...
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It wasn't that bad, was it?
I thought the way that I did it was about as simple and basic as you could get and still have it operate like factory if you want it to without blowing computer circuits.
I thought the way that I did it was about as simple and basic as you could get and still have it operate like factory if you want it to without blowing computer circuits.
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And I assume using it wont hurt anything? I did read the higher the rpm the more braking you get but is it going to blow out my up pipe donutes or something? I tryed it when emty around 1900 rpm's and it did help slow me down some. I just like playing with it
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