Attention: TDR Forum Junkies Several months ago there was a thread about the electronic idle control from Diesel Services Group in Canada. I finally broke down and ordered the equipment, and looked at it sitting on the shelf for another month, and finally installed it yesterday. Following is a brief rundown or the installation.
Installation time was 3. 5 hours, my skills are average.
No special tools are needed, but you will need:
Electric drill w/ 1/2" bit
Soldering gun and solder
wire ties (in addition to those supplied)
Rubber gromet for going thru the fire wall
A drop of liquid soap for pulling 5 wires wire thru gromet.
Wire cutters/strippers
Wire crimper
Lots of patience
The instructions are complete
My views:
The instructions are pretty good, but it is a very involved project.
After reading the instructions, look very closely at the diagram for hook up of the speed control servo. There are several duplications of wire color and it can be confusing.
Also hooking up the servo is difficult for someone with big hands. I expected the servo to be mounted on the fender, under the drivers side battery tray, howerver on my '99 it is under but attached to the battery tray. I had to enlist my wife with her small hands to get it hooked back up.
The large size of the box installed under the dash was a little problem for me due to several other additions I've made (turbo saver and dealer installed alarm system) and I ended up mounting the box on the fire wall with velcro to the right of the foot throttle.
The unit works very well, is set up to interface with a remote start system with a built in engage delay.
I think any one with a need for an idle control will be happy with this one, I replaced a Vernier twist control.
One thing I don't like, other than the wire color duplications, is the speed control toggle switch, its a little crude, and I'll be looking for a replacement.
If you decide to go for this, it is:
TM5900A Idle control Kit
DSG, Saskatoon, SK, Alaska
1-800-667-6879
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Denny
Installation time was 3. 5 hours, my skills are average.
No special tools are needed, but you will need:
Electric drill w/ 1/2" bit
Soldering gun and solder
wire ties (in addition to those supplied)
Rubber gromet for going thru the fire wall
A drop of liquid soap for pulling 5 wires wire thru gromet.
Wire cutters/strippers
Wire crimper
Lots of patience
The instructions are complete
My views:
The instructions are pretty good, but it is a very involved project.
After reading the instructions, look very closely at the diagram for hook up of the speed control servo. There are several duplications of wire color and it can be confusing.
Also hooking up the servo is difficult for someone with big hands. I expected the servo to be mounted on the fender, under the drivers side battery tray, howerver on my '99 it is under but attached to the battery tray. I had to enlist my wife with her small hands to get it hooked back up.
The large size of the box installed under the dash was a little problem for me due to several other additions I've made (turbo saver and dealer installed alarm system) and I ended up mounting the box on the fire wall with velcro to the right of the foot throttle.
The unit works very well, is set up to interface with a remote start system with a built in engage delay.
I think any one with a need for an idle control will be happy with this one, I replaced a Vernier twist control.
One thing I don't like, other than the wire color duplications, is the speed control toggle switch, its a little crude, and I'll be looking for a replacement.
If you decide to go for this, it is:
TM5900A Idle control Kit
DSG, Saskatoon, SK, Alaska
1-800-667-6879
------------------
Denny
