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  • Re: What cruise control system should I buy/
    Historical mailing list - Richard Lumb
    Thu, 19 Dec 1996 23:24:42 +0200
    Fred Porter asked... > What aftermarket cruise control systems have you > installed in your vanagons? I've got an aftermarket VDO unit in my '86...
  • Re: WTB: Manual-style throttle bolt
    Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
    Sun, 18 Jun 2006 19:42:28 -0700
    ...Attaching cruise to throttle auto vs manual > My cruise, Audiovox, is attached without problem to the throttle on my > automatic. What going on?
  • Re: Pfft, boring ;-) was:Styled Cockpit FISH
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Mon, 21 Oct 2002 15:54:51 -0400
    ...upper is turn sig and lower is cruise. > Hmm, my 86 syncro doesn't have cruise control. My 91 Westy does, but it is...
  • OT: Zeppelin
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Fri, 13 Aug 2004 11:31:38 -0400
    ...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 control question
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 29 Oct 2006 13:42:39 -0600
    On my 90, my cruise control doesn't work. There is a vacuum actuator unit on top of the engine, connected to the throttle...
  • =?utf-8?Q?So_what=E2=80=99s_the_most_efficient_speed_to_cruise_a?= =?utf-8?Q?t=3F?=
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Sun, 19 May 2019 09:36:12 -0500
    2.1 auto. Curious! Jeff Sent from my iPhone
  • Re: Sold my 90 Bordeaux red Multivan
    Historical mailing list - Jim Lieb
    Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:11:51 -0400
    Hope you told the new owner about the list. -- Jim in NW Pa 2007 FJ Cruiser 1982 FJ40 1987 VW Westy Camper
  • '91 2WD Westy 4 Sale (Addendum)
    Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
    Wed, 14 Sep 94 16:14:55 PDT
    > > '91 Westy Camper For Sale $21K Portland, OR area > > Original owner > 43K Miles > 4 Speed > Burgundy Clearcoat > A/C I forgot.....Cruise scr
  • Re: Thanks and advice for top (safe & sound) cruising speed
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Mon, 18 Feb 2002 20:47:35 -0600
    Debra Clark wrote: > At what speed do all of you cruise? > 70 to 72 91 GL 99k Larry A.
  • Aftermarket Cruise Control on a Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - William Ward
    Thu, 30 Apr 1998 17:37:12 -0500
    ...Now I'm wondering what to do about the aftermarket cruise control the PO installed. I have absolutely no idea how one of these...
  • Re: What cruise control system should I buy/
    Historical mailing list - Richard Lumb
    Tue, 24 Dec 1996 14:26:59 +0200
    ...Fri, 20 Dec 1996 05:44:45 +0000 > Hi! where can I buy one of these cruise control units? > Thanks :) > '85 Westy > Truckin' Like...
  • Re: Audiovox CCS-100 cruise control on automatics
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:14:22 -0700
    RE: CCS-100 and Automatic On my automatic ('90 Westy) the magnetic pickup, on the rear axle, works perfect, all by itself.
  • Re: List Bumper Sticker?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 1 Mar 1995 17:42:06 -0600 (CST)
    ...Maybe something like "friendly internet cruiser in box"? Sami dakhlia@wuecona.wustl.edu
  • RE: Enough Already!
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Fri, 15 Sep 1995 12:34:00 -0700 (PDT)
    >In the past week an a half we have gone from Language Barriers to Oregon >Bashing to Cruise Control Bantering. Enough is enough! No...
  • Westfalia F/S
    Historical mailing list - "mondshine (by way of Ron Lussier )"
    Mon, 15 Dec 1997 10:42:45 -0800
    ...82K miles, auto, ps, cruise, AC, new Bilsteins and Continentals. Very clean in and out...no dents or rust. Detroit area $12,000.
  • Re: EV CLs, GLs, and MVs, oh my!
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 05 Dec 1996 21:14:53 GMT
    ...I might be = able=20 >to live without the demisting but cruise control is a necessity. Has = anyone=20 >out there ever done this...
  • Back home. Equus 9000-b worked great.
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Fri, 3 Sep 2004 23:05:20 -0400
    ...At the last minute, so to speak, I installed the Equus 9000-B Cruise Control that I got via E-bay over a year...
  • Re: Can Anyone Identify This "Thing"?
    Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:56:46 -0600
    ...Assuming you aren't going to > rebuild the cruise system, I'd remove all of the stuff in the engine > compartment. > > > > > Date: Tue, 15...
  • Re: '88 Vanagon Cruise Control question
    Historical mailing list - John Graham
    Wed, 7 Mar 2012 11:33:36 -0500
    ...John On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 9:47 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com>wrote: > > > >>...My cruise control has 'gone away' and I...
  • Re: Cruise Control Parts Shared With Rabbit?
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:46:29 +0200
    ...Regards Raimund Bill Kasper schrieb: > raimund, will the cruise stalk/etc. from a 1998 jetta tdi work on an > '87 vanagon syncro? > > thanks. > bill...
  • Re: Switch to LED lighting
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Sat, 3 Jul 2010 09:00:57 -0700
    ...lefstein wrote: >> >>> Why/how would led lights confuse the cruise?? >>> >> >> If a particular cruise control setup detects the current in the >> stop-light line...
  • Re: RPM vs MPH
    Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
    Wed, 15 Dec 1999 15:56:03 -0500
    John Wrote: <<I've always kept it at 65-70, but would like to cruise around 75 MPH. >> My philosophy is that lower is...
  • Re: 75 MPH - unusual?
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Wed, 29 Aug 2001 10:28:48 -0700
    ...Is it that unusual for a Vanagon > Westfalia to cruise at 75 MPH? I do it all the time in my '85. Stock > motor...
  • Re: Nice 91 Carat w/Subie near Austin TX
    Historical mailing list - george jannini
    Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:02:31 -0400
    >>... 2 things missing (as typical w/ subaru conversions)-- cruise control + AC not working. << The hard part's done. Pricey, though. Geo/ATL
  • Re: autopilot
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:53:37 -0700
    ...Auto Pilot Nah David, just tie the GPS and the Cruise Control together, set your destination, tell it to Go To, and go back...
  • 86-on instrument cluster needed
    Historical mailing list - Lund
    Tue, 25 Nov 1997 05:42:15 -0800
    ...Must have tach and cruise control connector on the back of the spedo. Thanks, Bill Lund
  • NVC Friday grounding question
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:52:57 -0500
    Can anyone give me a clue as to why my PT Cruiser has a ground strap to the muffler at the back of the...
  • Vanagon factory cruise control system... install resource?
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
    Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:55:10 -0500
    I have an entire cruise control system from a parted van, also...but NOT FS. (Step up on soap box:) How much is it...
  • Re: Installing cruise on 81 aircooled Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
    Thu, 27 Jun 2002 21:09:49 -0400
    ...Can you share with us a source for this cruise control unit? Is there a part number specific to the Vanagon? Thanks, Maynard Southard...
  • Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Fri, 28 Jun 2002 00:00:53 EDT
    Gentlemen and Ladies too, In my search for the Rostra Ultracruise II Cruise Control, I first went to USI Wholesale Distributing, 3746 Comer Ave...
  • Re: Aftermarket cruise control or from my GTI (again)
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 3 Apr 2002 07:29:41 -0800
    ...Aftermarket cruise control or from my GTI (again) > > >> Ok, same question about the cruise control. Should I try using the one > from my >> GTI...
  • A couple other cool Cruise Control tidbits
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Mon, 31 Oct 2005 15:54:09 -0500
    I wanted to test the cruise control pump for my customer's 90 GL and I didn't realise that the really nice troubleshooting...
  • Re: Mystery Switch
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:47:46 -0700
    ...there are brake and clutch pedal ( if manual trans ) switches for the cruise control system , with vacuum lines on them, I believe. if I...
  • '88 Vanagon - failed cruise control
    Historical mailing list - John Graham
    Fri, 8 Aug 2003 21:27:06 -0400
    I've had good service out of my Westy, but not long ago, my cruise control stopped working. I know where several of the...
  • Re: mounting a laptop in vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:06:56 -0500
    ...Portmann" <ajportmann@yahoo.com> said: > can you also say police cruiser as in; in some states it is illegal for > a personal vehicle to...
  • Re: Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Wed, 17 Jul 2002 22:01:43 +1200
    The all-electronic unit is out of production. I inquired! However I didn't ask about the vacuum-operated one, but this may be...
  • Re: engine conversion/moderator
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
    Thu, 6 Mar 2003 23:28:28 EST
    Has any one ever put a TIICO in a land cruiser? I hear as long as you don't tear out the wind pipe...
  • Audiovox CCS100 in Canada
    Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
    Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:49:33 -0600
    Does anybody know where I can get this cruise control in Canada? I'm having a hell of a time find anyone that will...
  • Re: Fuel consumption
    Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
    Sat, 11 Aug 2001 16:13:02 +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: Electrical Gremlin and more!
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Fri, 26 Jan 2001 06:51:38 -0600
    ...To > test my theory, I turned the cruise back on when I got to highway speed, and > it hiccuped again. I shut the cruise...
  • Re: cruise control - please help
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:10:33 -0700
    ...AM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > > > hi all, > > > > the factory cruise control on my '90 Carat is working well but... > > > > it's slow...
  • Re: Switch to LED lighting
    Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
    Fri, 2 Jul 2010 12:28:50 -0700
    Why/how would led lights confuse the cruise?? Thank you, Jay Lefstein. Sent from my mobile device. On Jul 2, 2010, at 11:29...
  • where does this wire go?
    Historical mailing list - Mervyn Readman
    Fri, 11 Jul 2003 20:41:30 EDT
    ...It is a part of the cruise control. It is a part of the piece with the vacuum hose next to it. The wire...
  • Cruise Control
    Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
    Tue, 24 Nov 2015 07:26:36 -0500
    Last trip to FL the cruise control started acting up. By that, I mean sort of a little jerky then it wouldn�t hold...
  • Cruise Control & Tape
    Historical mailing list - Marlin K. Troutman
    Tue, 7 Jul 1998 21:11:20 +0100
    I'm new at this and finally ready to ask some questions: (1) I had an aftermarket cruise control installed in my '87 Syncro...
  • Re: Why is this Here?
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:12:17 -0700
    ...Some models have factory cruise control and need that sensor and wires. Most don't. Mark Matthew C. Huntley wrote: >I have been looking...
  • Tried this cruise control?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
    Wed, 7 Jun 2006 08:37:18 -0700
    The Audiovox cruise control has me at loggerheads, trying to figure out how to attach the linkage to the throttle body, and hang the...
  • replaced spark plugs now idle and cruise control problems
    Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
    Sat, 8 Dec 2007 11:51:01 EST
    ...I also have a problem with the cruise control holding speed until the engine warms up. I have checked my connections to the temp...
  • FS Syncro in CO
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 19 May 1997 03:17:03 -0400 (EDT)
    ...91 Vavagon Syncro 4wd pw,pm,pl,ac,cruise, rear heat, too much new too list must sell $9300 303-839-5570
  • Re: Cruise control progress
    Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
    Wed, 2 Mar 2011 10:08:34 -0500
    While searching for a replacement cruise control kit I discoverd this in the archives, that describes what is happening to my Equus vacuum cruise...
  • Cruise Control Vendors
    Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
    Sun, 22 Sep 2002 23:48:15 +0000
    Mike, The cruise control I got is manufactured by Rostra Precision Controls, Inc. Here is their technical service number 910-277-1828 http://www...
  • Re: replaced spark plugs now idle and cruise control problems
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Sat, 8 Dec 2007 17:53:46 -0800
    ...replaced spark plugs now idle and cruise control problems My 84 engine will die when idling when cold. It's a puzzle. -- Mike "Rocket...
  • Re: heater switch
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:21:33 -0700
    ...Toyota Land Cruiser Association #15764 1982 FJ40 2007 FJ Cruiser
  • Rostra wiring question
    Historical mailing list - brett rueff
    Sun, 1 Apr 2012 03:50:22 +0000
    ...Hooking up a Rostra electronic global cruise to my Canadian 91 Vanagon...... Two questions..... 1. Am I reading the Bentley right that the 'hot...
  • Re: Another portable hot water on demand system
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:44:37 -0400
    ...a hot water heat exchange sold in the US cruiser outfitters. <http://www.cruiseroutfitters.com/helton_specs.html> It's hooked in-line with...
  • North GA Cruise 2016
    Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
    Wed, 13 Jan 2016 16:08:05 -0500
    I thought I would pass this event along to anyone interested. It's this Saturday. I will be there. https://www.facebook.com/events...
  • Re: HOWTO: Audiovox cruise control install experience
    Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
    Mon, 14 Jun 1999 16:09:29 -0700
    Eric, Don't disconnect the speed sensor unless you change the DIP switch to the setting that says that you are using the coil...
  • Re: Zetec Question
    Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
    Thu, 8 Dec 2005 15:34:21 -0500
    ...You can ask some customers where they cruise on one of teh zetec mailing lists.. but I think most people end up cruising at...
  • Re: cruise control on an air cooled westy
    Historical mailing list - Ron
    Sun, 14 Dec 2014 16:13:41 -0800
    ...2014 11:17 To: Ron Cc: Vanagon Mailing List Subject: Re: cruise control on an air cooled westy "I had an air-cooled westy...
  • bbta report (short)
    Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
    Tue, 3 Sep 1996 11:06:59 -0500
    ...Three hours later I was packing lunch for the cruise, the cruise was made nice by having the vanagon with ac. Got back to...