high idle
 

i want a high idle on my tuck this winter. it has the factory high idle but the parameters are so low that its only ever kicked in once. i'd rather not have a mechanical one. and the electonic ones are expensive. is there a way a guy could make one? aslo ive been wondering if theres a way that you could use the cruise control as a high idle like big rigs have.

thanks

Here's a recent discussion on the subject. I've been busy and havn't had a chance to try it out. Not in too much of a hurry either. It was 90 here yesterday. The factory high idle would do me no good around here. Maybe somebody can try it and report their findings

i got electric solonid from a old 87 dakota. put it on a switch. when i flip the switch it sends power to it. it will hold it open but will not push it open so you have to push the pedal a little to engage it. very cheap to make and fits under the tps cover.

Or you could do the ol' stick between the seat and gas pedal trick that so many use.[laugh]

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hammerdowndodge, how does your setup work? do you have pictures?

My old naturally aspirated 7.3L with a stanadyne IP had an OEM solenoid idle kick-up that was in conjunction with timing advance for cold weather startup. It functioned just like hammerdowndodge described as far as when/how the idle went up. But since I had already advanced the timing manually and turned the pump up some, I just rerouted a toggle switch to the solenoid and would use it whenever I needed. Had to d/c the timing wire also or sounded like I was gonna send a piston through the hood when it was cold. One other thing was that the rod was threaded that allowed for about 500 rpm of adjustment up/down.

I would say you could do a parts search for one, but last I checked because I was thinking the same thing as hammerdowndodge, they were over $120 for replacement. I think Autozone had one for like $20 or $25 that came with a bracket on it. Just do a search for an idle stop solenoid and look for their house brand.

redneck, klx650a2 in 'Stoon had something on his 2nd gen similar to hammerdown. His selonoid came from a gm product. You could pm him to get the low down.
I rigged up something that goes between the bottom of the dash to the go peddle. about 6 inch long. The only thing I have noticed is that my rpms will slowly drop from say 1200 to 900 in approx 30 min. I mostly use my pacbrake. Works much faster at warming up the Cummins.
Stan

Here is a TSB on it:

http://dodgeram.info/tsb/2004/18-033-04.htm

And another thread on it, read from post 71 on):

https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...ight=high+idle

yah i can get a pic 4 u. the solonid will not push the lever it will only hold it. so when you flip the switch then push the pedal i little way then it will hold it where ever you have it set. when u want it off just kill the switch. i will got out to the farm tomorrow and get u a pic. it is very simple.

Nice pic. What' s the actual length of the stick? This way I can go ahead and just cut the stick to length and be done with it instead of having someone hold the gas pedal down while I take the measurement. Thanks.

I'm just curious what it says on the stick.[laugh]

I use my window scraper and wedge it between the driver seat and console. Provides good adjustability.

Here's a couple good write-ups:

http://mopar.mopar1973man.com/cummin.../high-idle.htm

http://mopar.mopar1973man.com/cummin...high-idle2.htm