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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 05:55 AM
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change in weather change in idle??
It seems that now the weather is starting to cool down my idle seems to have risen a bit?? I don't have a tach so it could all be in my head.
is this common??
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 07:52 AM
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Sounds like your KSB is working.
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 10:10 AM
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Mine idles slower when its cold? Does that mean my ksb is not working or do the non ic trucks act differently? I know the operation is kind of opposite isn't it?
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 10:12 AM
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My truck seems to idle faster in cold weather. It always has done this.
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 11:13 AM
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what is the ksb, what does it stand for and where is it located?
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 10:03 PM
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The sticky is your friend.

https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/....html?t=100212

Short answer is that it advances the timing at low RPM when the engine is cold.
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 10:23 PM
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my truck sounds better in the cold
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I have two wires going to the shutdown but one will never stay on. is the wire for the ksb? and where is the ksb at on the pump?
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If the truck runs when the wire falls off, then it's the KSB wire.

The KSB is the thing on the side of the pump with a wire going to it.
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Thats what i thought. thanks for clearing that up for me wanna. now to fix that wire and test the ksb. thanks once more for all the help i have gotten on this site.
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I won't worry about it to much then.. thanks
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