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• Re: Getting rid of interference from distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 25 Jul 95 10:34:49 CDT
  ...We're trying to put cruise control in the '81 Westy. >But, it wont'work because of the interference from the distributor. >This Vanagon...
• Re: Sightings on US 395, California
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 17:56:38 -0700
  ...Waved at the guys in the Syncro even >though we were riding in my friends' 1989 Toyota Land Cruiser (Syncro >was parked at Rock...
• Re: Automatic trans- what's this part for?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Thu, 30 May 2002 10:05:36 -0700
  > Sounds like the coil for an aftermarket cruise control. I'd like to thank Dennis Haynes, Stan Wilder & Sean B. who helped to correctly...
• Cruise Control Problem
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 14:30:02 -0600
  I just deleted an email from Zoran Mladen (I think?) asking about the magnets attached to the inner axle shaft/hub, which the Cruise...
• Re: Tried this cruise control?
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 17:55:46 +0200
  ...check with Bernd (who's in Germany, not Belgium) that his cruise actually works with a US spec 1.9 waterboxer - European versions of...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Sun, 4 Oct 2020 20:12:49 -0500
  ...I’ll continue to look for Specific Cruise Systems info and see if I can run it down. In no hurry. Thanks to all...
• Re: troubleshooting Audiovox Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 4 Nov 2012 07:03:39 -0800
  ...Excellent results!!!� My cruise control NEVER drops out anymore.� And I think having the vacuum accumulator makes for INSTANT response when I push the...
• Re: Vacuum Canisters (was: cruise controll)
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 16:41:00 -0700
  Dan etc., I was trying to say, that the brand was no guarantee that the cruise control was the one that I've used...
• Re: Installing cruise on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 18:14:32 +1200
  ...If that happens then the cruise >control might set and hold the speed for some time however if the leak is >larger than the...
• Re: Westy wants to cruise, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:19:31 -0700
  ...The > manual trans cruise > > kits also include a clutch switch. However, that > doesn't stop one from > > nudging the transmission out of gear while...
• Re: more friday trivia..why are accel pedals on automatic vans
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:07:56 -0800
  ...The 50 cent "brick on the pedal" cruise control won't work for you. :-)
• CC speed pickup, stock
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 22:35:30 -0500
  Al, The stock Cruise Control gets it's speed sensor directly from the back of the spedometer. Take off the instrument cluster to see...
• Re: Ignition switch repair-advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 18:29:57 -0500
  ...If you've got cruise control, the wires feeding the cruise control switch will likely be zip-tied to the steering column. Best, d...
• Re: Troubleshooting cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 19:06:30 -0700
  ...Troubleshooting cruise control OK, The stock Cruise control takes it's speed reading from the back of the Speedometer. A reluctance pick-up is...
• Re: cruise control mystery
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 8 May 2001 07:32:40 -0700
  ...if you want to maintain all the VW components for the cruise control. I think all other components can be out of an Audi...
• cruise control troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 16:54:58 -0500
  ...I cleaned mine up when my cruise wouldn't hold speed and this fixed the problem. Good luck. David Clarkson 90 Westy (246k) -----Original...
• Re: That Audiovox Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:27:12 -0400
  I recently installed an Equus 9000-B cruise control in my '85 Westy 4 speed. It is very similar to the Audiovox. I installed...
• Cruise Control: IT WORKS!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 07 Jan 1997 13:00:00 -0500 (EST)
  ...A couple list members (thanks for your help) suggested that I hook my cruise vacuum line to the fuel pressure regulator. I went out...
• Mostly Cruise Control, some shrubs
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 02:59:37 -0500
  Has anyone ever done any work on their cruise control systems? What broke? How did you diagnose and fix it? Thanks, --tabe johnson PS...
• Re: Vanagon + LED Brake Lights + AudioVox CCS-100
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Fri, 8 May 2020 00:51:25 -0700
  ...Connect the purple cruise control wire to the side > of the brake switch that usually has 0 Volts DC but +12 Volts DC when...
• Re: Cruise Control Speed Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 14:23:13 -0600
  Anybody want a Dana Corportation control head for a cruise control for 20$ us.? (that is the behind the dash mounted unit I speak...
• Re: Westy wants to cruise, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:58:29 -0400
  > Not only can you blow up the cruise control unit, after it shorts out > you can also blow up your ECU. Just add the...
• Re: Switch to LED lighting??
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 12:03:02 +0200
  ...Switch to LED lighting > > "Guessing LED 'fools' the Cruise Control that brakes have not been > applied yet." > > and, > > "If a particular cruise control setup...
• Re: cruise control module
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 25 Apr 2015 15:09:29 -0700
  ...could anyone please tell me where's the location of the cruise control >> module (the rectangle aluminum box) - '90 Carat >> >> thanks in advance >> >> dan >> >
• Audiovox ccs100 cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:02:37 -0700
  I'm looking to buy the Audiovox ccs100 cruise control, but so far have not found a source in Canada or a business that...
• Re: '88 Vanagon Cruise Control question
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:08:43 -0500
  I tole ya... (grinning, ducking & running) Geo/ATL
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:28:56 -0400
  What does the cable across the top do? Cruise control?
• Re: Fuel consumption
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 04:48:52 +0000
  ...I like the cruise control on my '87 Westy, but it will go to WOT on fairly small hills. With the digitool, I can...
• Re: cruise control problems
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 07:35:18 EST
  ...Am I correct in assuming that my stock 1990 Westy does not have magnets that are employed in the cruise control mechanism? From the...
• Re: Led Brake lamps and audiovox cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 10 Aug 2013 22:51:51 -0400
  How is the cruise control connected to the brake light circuit? Larry A. On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 7:43 PM, WILLIAM WITZ...
• Re: T-3 Transaxle Needed: 82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 10:31:59 -0500
  ...it now cruises at 65 without to much noise > from the back. also, clearance is an added bonus when camping. > Questions: How fast will...
• Re: Fuel consumption
  Historical mailing list - David Stell
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 16:59:47 -0500
  ...When I drive to work on the highway I > use cruise control. <snip> > I guess the answer is, if you want better fuel > consumption...
• Re: mounting a laptop in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - A.J. Portmann
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:16:25 -0800
  can you also say police cruiser as in; in some states it is illegal for a personal vehicle to have a 'screen' of any...
• Re: I-90 Freeway help
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:02:36 -0700
  ...Cruise control My Foot(A$$?)!! My comment on "Put it on cruise control" was rhetorical, I guess I haven't figured out how to...
• solar camper
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:06:04 -0700
  I like this: http://www.verdier.ca/ I could definitely cruise that. Brendan
• What cruise control system should I buy/
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Dec 1996 11:08:00 -0500 (EST)
  ...I've got truckers leg :-) What aftermarket cruise control systems have you installed in your vanagons? Who did you buy it from? What model...
• Re: Cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 10:25:44 -0500
  I have fitted an Audiovox cruise control to my '84 1.9 Westy. I bought it from JC Whitney for about $40 I believe...
• Curise control for Diesel?
  Historical mailing list - Neil / GD / OWP / DetHouse
  Sun, 25 May 2003 12:17:01 -0400
  ...Wondering if anyone has any better solutions for cruise control on a diesel? I have an '82 Westy diesel, and have noticed that my...
• Re: Reminder (F) zeppelins
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 19:07:43 +1200
  ...I wish someone would start building turboprop/turbojet-powered zeps to compete with cruise ships... a zeppelin cruise would be unreal. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin...
• cruise question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:34:43 -0500
  I'm in the process of installing an audiovox 100 cruise in my 84 westy. I got everything hooked up but the brakelite wire...
• Aftermarket cruise control speed sensor
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 1 Aug 2004 21:04:19 -0400
  I'm working on installing an aftermarket cruise control in my '86 w/ AT. I've had this unit for years. First it was...
• Big Bend (Texas) trip report & photos
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:40:18 -0600
  ...It sure was nice to cruise at 75. That cut about 3 hours off the driving time over two days. I got to cruise...
• Query....
  Historical mailing list - Phil
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:03:26 -0700
  Is there a cruise control available for my '89 wolfie with standard transmission? Thanks, Phil
• Autron aftermarket cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 18 May 2003 22:31:42 +1200
  Check this out: <www.autron.com.nz> I am inquiring right now...
• Re: how fast
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir H. Desai
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 10:01:19 -0500
  with the 1.9 in my van, i'd cruise around 70-80mph
• Re: [Syncro] 1.9 WBX -->Tiico , my latest experience (long)
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Wed, 8 May 2002 00:37:26 -0400
  ...email Steve Best, he's mounted a cruise beautifully and I'm sure he'd be glad to send pics. Karl ----- Original Message ----- > Hey...
• Re: Audiovox ccs100 cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Wed, 26 Jul 2006 08:47:39 -0700
  ...cruise control out whereas magnets > would see no difference in axle speed. > > If I have to downshift, I don't need the cruise control...
• Re: Troubleshooting cruise control
  Historical mailing list - boroko
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 18:42:53 -0500
  OK, The stock Cruise control takes it's speed reading from the back of the Speedometer. A reluctance pick-up is screwed into the...
• Re: cruise control - please help
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 10:54:26 -0500
  ...Jim On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 10:53 AM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > hi all, > > the factory cruise control on my...
• '91 Vanagon Westy Cruise control diaphragm needed
  Historical mailing list - T-rev Reynolds
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:14:00 -0600
  Hi All, My 2 wheel drive '91 Vanagon did have a perfectly working cruise control until recently. Now it fails intermittently to continuously and...
• factory cruise
  Historical mailing list - Jonyqest22
  Sat, 16 May 1998 21:26:57 EDT
  Hey volks, My foot ackes! I have a sort of half functioning factory cruise set up in my '88 vanagon. When I engage the...
• Cruise Control Inductive Pickup: sit on hole, or in hole of Speedometer?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 7 Sep 2011 15:52:54 -0700
  ...It appears to be the same or very similar to the Vanagon cruise control inductive pickup. Does this part sit on top of the...
• Re: Vanagon Drag Coefficient?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 19:57:41 -0600
  ...T'was nice not having to seriously worry about breaking >> anything, doing that... > > Supposedly all VWs are designed to cruise continuously at full throttle...
• Re: Anyone to hand hold some electrical questions, cruise control
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 21:58:42 -0500
  ...The factory cruise control currently does not operate. I tried the easy fix of the vacuum brake cutoff switch replacement but that didn't...
• Re: Which cruise control for '91 Vanagon with manual transmission and Subie engine
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Mon, 19 Jun 2023 08:18:52 -0700
  I'm a big fan of the electric GoWesty kit - https://gowesty.com/products/gowesty-cruise-control, but it's a lot more expensive...
• Electrical Gremlin and more!
  Historical mailing list - Phil Walker
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 23:11:19 -0700
  ...To test my theory, I turned the cruise back on when I got to highway speed, and it hiccuped again. I shut the cruise...
• '88 Vanagon - cruise control - problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 10:24:03 -0400
  Brief recap - Cruise control failed due to pin hole in vacuum servo unit. Had suggestions from the list to coat it with 'Amazing Goop...
• Re: Can Anyone Identify This "Thing"?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:50:07 +0000
  ...Assuming you aren't going to rebuild the cruise system, I'd remove all of the stuff in the engine compartment. > Date: Tue, 15...
• Rostra cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sun, 13 Jan 2013 09:12:19 -0800
  ...I see that GoWesty sell a kit that mounts in the front (behind the glove box) - has anyone installed a cruise control unit like...
• Looking for Cruise Control parts
  Historical mailing list - jthomas2
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 12:41:37 -0700
  Anyone know where I can find a "purple" regulator box for my cruise control. I bought and installed it (myself) 4 years ago, from...