I remember reading on here about the high idle for the smarty, and I was just wondering since its getting cold how that works and what I have to do to get it?

 

When it drops below freezing idle will bump up on its own for people with the current ecm updates. Smarty can be used to update friends ecms too

Once enabled, idle speed will slowly ramp up from 800 rpm to 1200 rpm when all of the following conditions are met:

1. Intake Manifold Temperature less than 0°C (32°F) and,
2. Coolant Temp is less than 60°C (140°F) and,
3. The Transmission is in Neutral or Park and,
4. The Service Brake pedal is not depressed and,
5. Throttle = 0% and,
6. Vehicle Speed = 0 mph

http://dodgeram.info/tsb/2001/18-019-01.htm

 

I want to get a smarty and I was wondering what kind of updates it can do to more than one truck. Can the power setting be used in a different truck? Thanx,

Scotty

 

Since when has this high idle feature been around?? I have the most recient update and my 01 6 speed does not idle up on it's own, what gives??? Does this only work on a auto??? Please help me out, I would love a automatic high idle...

 

I've updated the ECM's on two manual trucks, and they both high idle. I run mine on #7, and I have yet to see my truck idle up. Maybe it only does it on the stock software?

 

*All* the smarty softwares have the current updates so any sw or even when you go back to stock settings you're getting all the current updates. Smarty owners can basically give their friends free ecm updates

Tate I'm not sure where the sensor is exactly that picks up the intake manifold temp, but maybe yours is off or it just wasn't cold enough yet.

 

mine was one of the manual tranny truck tate is talking about. Its ramped up probably half dozen times maybe more since he did mine........

and he lives only 30 minutes from me on the highway.......it definately been cold enough were he was too.


I don't know why yours won't do it bud....maybe offload the smarty for the week and see if it does one day. its supposed to be below zero all week.

 

How long does it take before it starts to ramp up??? I sat in my truck and started it tonight. It was -5 and it did not ramp up. Is it because of the HRVP??? I'm stumped!!!! I know it is below 0 here in Red Deer tonight so I don't know what's up??? I'm running on smarty #9....

 

when I morning start below zero, its usually 60-90 seconds then it starts stepping up to 1200rpm.

 

I wonder what the heck I'm doing wrong???

 

Mine ramps up with the hrvp so it shouldn't be that. Do you plug the truck in? If so the coolant temp might be too high. Maybe your tps needs to be reset? The criteria is in post #2 and one of them isn't being met for some reason

 

I don't know but it sounds like the same problem tate is having. I guess I should add...I have yet to plug my truck in this year.

 

Like Luke was saying, its definitely cold enough. But the IAT sensor could be an issue, although it was holding the grid heaters on longer the colder it got (was around -15C last week where I was). Other thought may be is I have my ABS and park brake light coming on after 40 mph, which according to the Haynes manual, is a brake switch problem. And if the truck thinks my brake is depressed, no high idle. Or maybe the ECT sensor. So many options . . . which one is the cheapest?

 

Mines a 5 spd and it was like 8 below celsius when mine came on .It wouldnt do it just around freezing.I had not plugged mine in either

 

We must have bad luck Tate, I guess!!!!