i had the same problem with my 03 excursion with 07 5.9 cr , in so cal i needed the a/c , its very simple ,run a wire from the cycling switches dont cut it just tap on it ,i got mine from the pcm at pin 41 its a tan with a light green tracer mine had a v10 ,wire a simple relay , this wire has power when the a/c switch is pressed on the controls or selected in a manual a/c ,mine is electronic , so this wire to pin 85 on the relay pin 86 to ground pin 37 to ground aswell and from pin 87 run a ground to pin 86 from the a/c clutch relay should be a pink with yellow .
your a/c should work as factory ,cycling is normal on these ,