I decided to do what Brian (
http://www.apten-us.com/ ) recommended and mount another IAT sender in the intake tube,
I went to Ford and got an IAT sender (F57Z-12A697-A). Then went to the hardware store and purchased several ¾” rubber grommets ( extras in case of a screw up ).
I put the IAT sender in my bench vise and with a hacksaw, gently cut away the housing for the male plugs. Next I soldered 2 leads of 16g wire to the w male pins on the plug. Heat shrink tubing covered the exposed joints.
First I disconnected the negative battery cable. Then I removed the intake tube from the truck and at the previously selected location, drilled a ¾” hole in the tube. I de-burred the hole ( be careful drilling into rubber; its not easy to get that perfect hole ) and glued ( super glue ) the rubber grommet in place The IAT sender was installed.. The intake tube was then reinstalled to the MAF and the TB on the truck.
Then I cut the two outside wires on the stock MAF plug. I then soldered the wires (2) from the IAT sender to the cut wires and sealed with heat shrink tubing ( polarity is on no concern here ). I reconnected the battery.
I did a scan with my OBD II scanner to be sure the code was cleared. Then I cranked the truck and looked for the infamous CEL while monitoring the IAT with my scanner. The IAT was reading 84 F ( today’s ambient temperature ) and NO CEL light. Mission accomplished.
The time for this modification was about 1 hour. Cost was $34.95 for the IAT sender at the local Ford store ( Torrie has em at Ford Parts Network {
http://www.fordpartsnetwork.com/} for $19.95; I just was too impatient to wait on the project )
Thanks again Brian for your assistance.