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• Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Kay O Fremgen
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 09:48:00 -0500
  Hi Ark, I have been very happy with the "Ultra Cruise II" made by Rostra Precision Controls, Inc. I-800-782-3379 If your...
• RE: Q's about your cruise control installation
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 31 Dec 1996 14:23:08 -0700
  ...Q's about your cruise control installation Fred, 1) It sounds like the Equus is a descendant of the cruise which I like best...
• 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...
• 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...
• FFFFriday Follies ... Part 3 (the Cruise Control)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 15 Sep 95 14:32:16 CDT
  ...Service-Advisor The Cruise Control Oh, the stories we hear, like the stars in the sky, Have all been encountered before, But just when...
• Re: Can Anyone Identify This "Thing"?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:07:11 -0600
  Wondering if this is part of an aftermarket cruise control. In about '91, maybe '93 there was a recall on cruise controls and some...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Sun, 4 Oct 2020 20:12:49 -0500
  ...cruise control on his van, he get rid of it >> and >> >>> replaces it with this >> >>> https://www.gowesty.com/product/-/23793/gowesty-cruise-control...
• Re: even tho it's friday
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 10:35:08 -0600
  ...came with cruise control? and is so > do all the 1000 speedo's come with the plug in for the cruise? ( sorry > if that...
• 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...
• Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Joyce and Bruce
  Sat, 4 Sep 1999 09:18:12 -0400
  I have had a problem with my cruise control on my 1990 VW Camper. It is intermittent and sometimes works just fine. When it...
• Re: cruise control speedometer sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 06:23:23 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver jbange wrote: > Anyone know where to find an OEM-style cruise control speedometer sensor? > Building a trip computer and...
• Fwd: Raining-no cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 10:52:07 -0600
  ...Anyone ever had this happen to them in their Vanagon? DM&FS >cruise control!!!!!!!!!!!! > >An individual had a wreck a couple of weeks ago...
• Fwd: Factory Cruise Control Not Working
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 13 Dec 2017 20:17:33 -0800
  ...Factory Cruise Control Not Working > Date: December 13, 2017 at 6:22:22 PM PST > To: vanagon-request@gerry.vanagon.com > > This is an...
• Query...
  Historical mailing list - Phil Baird
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:35:20 -0700
  Can an aftermarket cruise control be added to a '91 Vanagon with automatic transmission? Thanks..Phil in Bakersfield
• Re: engineering nightmares vehicles was: cruise control speedometer sensor
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:19:52 -0400
  Nope. The subaru conversions still use the same radiator system.
• Re: Cruise Control Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 17:30:30 -0700
  ...Just what information does the VW stock 89 cruise control >get and where does it get it. Motor speed via tachometer? Driveshaft >rotation? >How...
• Screw Holes, Cruise Control Sender: Thread? (Diesel Speedometer)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 1 May 2011 13:09:37 -0700
  ...Maybe I'm seeing things, but the holes in metal for (I think) a cruise control inductive sender aren't threaded. I can't...
• FS: OEM vanagon cruise control setup, also OEM rear 3 point mount shoulderbelts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:40:40 EST
  ...vanagon factory cruise control setup.. removed from a '90 vanagon.. includes turn sig stalk w/. switch, relay behind glovebox, switches by pedals, vacuum pump...
• Re: Aftermarket Cruise questions . . .
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jun 97 16:07:54 EDT
  ...However a cruise control system is a feedback control system and with the wrong unit surging and (in control theory lingo) instability is quite...
• Re: Cruise Control Parts Shared With Rabbit?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:46:29 +0200
  ...90s >> >> >> >> >> miguel pacheco schrieb: >>> Wondering if any of the Rabbits shared cruise control parts with the >>> Vanagon.....as in the switch on the blinker...
• Re: cruising speed
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 21:27:41 EST
  ...The aftermarket cruise control seems to like 4000 rpm and seems always to end up there even if I set it higher. Steve Cotsford
• Re: troubleshooting Audiovox Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Nov 2012 00:13:50 -0400
  ...troubleshooting Audiovox Cruise Control hello, I have one of the usual aftermarket Audiovox cruise controls on my 86 with AT. I think it's...
• last ditch effort
  Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 08:08:54 -0500
  Volks, I've posted requests on several occassions to this list about trying to find an OEM cruise control for my 89 Westy. I...
• Speaking of Cruise Control...
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 10:58:29 -0700
  Hi all Just wondered how many of you with cruise control find that when engaged, the "CC" is always trying too hard to keep...
• cruise control troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 16:54:58 -0500
  ...cruise control troubleshooting Gregory,? ? Besides the vacuum lines in the engine compartment, there is a long? rubber line that goes to the driver's...
• Re: CRUISE CONTROL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 Sep 2023 15:09:54 +0000
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• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:39:45 -0700
  Thanks Keith, That will help a lot. Do you have any photos? OK If no. Jim C
• Cruise Control - Stock vs. Aftermarket
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:39:58 -0800
  ...Chris from Jordan VW sometimes sells stock cruise controls, (Samba is another source) and if I had to do things over I might go...
• Re: Cruise Control Problem
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 17:37:08 -0600
  ...Cruise Control Problem Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 19:04:37 -0500 Hi Bob, What year Vanagon are you dealing with. I have been...
• Re: Audiovox cruise control/Subaru engine
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 28 May 2010 08:12:29 -0400
  My own '87 WBX auto Westy had the same problem when I initially installed the same cruise control. I put the magnetic pickup on...
• Re: Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 17:54:40 -0700
  I would be interested in putting one of these cruise control units in my '86 TiiCo Westy. Being a total novice at such things...
• '88 Vanagon Cruise Control question
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 08:15:20 -0500
  My cruise control has 'gone away' and I don't know why yet. There doesn't seem to be much info in the Bentley...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:08:27 -0800
  On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:43 PM, robert brown <rwinstonb1@gmail.com> wrote: > Can anyone recommend an after market cruise control to...
• Need Help - WTB Aftermarket Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 20:41:06 -0500
  ...I want to add cruise control to my 1987 Westy with a manual transmission. Which one does everyone recommend? Which ones have you had...
• Re: Speaking of Cruise Control...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Magee
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 16:25:24 -0600
  ...Speaking of Cruise Control... I have an Equus 9000 that I installed on my '85 Westy (an old "new in box" eBay item). I...
• Re: Another safety point of a Vanagon re: road monsters, was Re: California law (smog)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:32:03 -0800
  What in heaven's name are you doing running CRUISE CONTROL on the I-405 (much less any other freeway in LA)?! Sparse traffic...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 24 Nov 2015 08:03:47 -0800
  I's try to adjust the slider - it has to be close to the throttle lever as possible
• Re: Mostly Cruise Control, some shrubs
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 10:14:11 -0500
  Jim, As I wrote to tabe, there are many detailed descriptions of troubleshooting and fixing the cruise control in the list archives. Might also...
• Re: Cruise Control Problem
  Historical mailing list - boroko
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 19:04:37 -0500
  ...Cruise Control Problem > I just deleted an email from Zoran Mladen (I think?) asking about the > magnets attached to the inner axle shaft/hub...
• Re: Cruise Control Speed Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 16:03:51 -0500
  The Bentley is correct, I used to have the same problem, and it was the speed sensor Hector > I was debugging my cruise control...
• Re: don't use cruise control in the rain? Hijacked
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Sat, 3 Nov 2007 15:13:35 -0400
  ...don't use cruise control in the rain? Hijacked >>> After swimming what seemed like a long time we went ashore with relief, > climbed the...
• Re: cruise control mystery
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 7 May 2001 22:07:07 -0700
  ...the throttle I'm guessing that any year that had the cruise control as an option, probably is already wired for it. Todd '88...
• Re: A throttle puzzle Pictures of Insatll on Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:40:41 -0700
  There was a lot of discussion yeaterday on how to install the Audiovox CCS 100 cruise control when you have an automatic transmission. Here...
• Audiovox cruise control/Subaru engine
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 27 May 2010 21:46:02 -0800
  ...The cruise control does work, but does not hold speed very well. I tried changing the sensitivity to high, but that just coused lurching...
• Re: Need vehicle speed sensor for cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 14 May 2010 14:56:01 -0400
  ...Well, everything seems to be functioning on by 1991 camper's cruise control > except I found the > resistance to be out of spec. range...
• Re: Boston Bob Engine - Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 12 Aug 2001 00:59:06 EDT
  ...Comments relevant only to vacuum operated cruise controls operating off manifold vacuum. I use an electrically (stepping motor) articulated cruise control. Still sounds wrong...
• Re: Fuel consumption
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 22:10:12 -0400
  ...After driving various diesels for the past 6 or so years, I think I'm a more conservative driver than any computerized cruise control...
• Re: [WetWesties] Lola's first test trip: The Good, The Bad & the Ugly. (Sorry, Long)
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Mon, 3 Jun 2013 12:14:22 -0700
  ...Cruise Control I think your other questions have been answered but you didn't say whether the cruise control is stock (original VW) or...
• Re: '88 Vanagon Cruise Control question
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 09:47:26 -0500
  >>...My cruise control has 'gone away' and I don't know why yet....<< A quick & dirty place to start would be the brake pedal...
• Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:56:08 -0400
  ...Automatic and instantaneous disengagement of cruise control. Aftermarket cruise does not work the same way. HTH, Mike B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd Last" <rubatoguy...
• Re: Granny Gear
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
  Thu, 14 May 1998 04:48:01 -0400
  ...Are you that guy from Kentucky that while driving his brand new custom made van with cruise control, put it on auto-pilot and...
• WTB: Factory cruise control pkg.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 24 May 1999 21:00:24 -0400
  I need the whole shebang, if someone has one for sale. Will consider 1980 VW pickup as trade. :-)
• Re: Audiovox Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 13:12:23 -0500
  I bet it even gets AM. I suspect the intermittant problem is a ground wire that has become corroded.
• Re: Cruise Blues
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 09:21:43 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I'm totally lazy these days and use my cruise control all the time on the highway. I tap it off on significant inclines...
• Cruise Control troubleshooting: continued
  Historical mailing list - boroko
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 22:09:54 -0500
  ...Troubleshooting cruise control > Wow, so I guess you understand the cruise control > systems, eh??? > > Is it possible to test the speed sensor? Perhaps with...
• don't use cruise control in the rain?
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Sat, 3 Nov 2007 07:10:13 -0600
  ...According to the e-mail, if you are using your cruise control in the rain (or snow) and your car begins to hydro-plane...
• Re: Cruise control con't
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 09:38:28 -0600
  ...When using the cruise control the accelerator cable tension may allow the cable to sag and become entangled with the water pipe bracket impeding...
• Re: Led Brake lamps and audiovox cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sat, 10 Aug 2013 18:26:52 -0700
  ...My only problem with them is that now my > cruise control will not work, is this because the control unit is not > seeing the...
• WTB: Cruise Control vent valve bracket
  Historical mailing list - David Hines
  Wed, 20 May 2009 15:58:41 -0700
  I got a factory cruise control from an 88 automatic vanagon and will be putting it in my 87 syncro. Automatics don't have...
• Looking for a part
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Mon, 1 Sep 2014 10:20:36 -0400
  Hi, Im looking for a turn signals lever with the cruise control. Is there one for sale? Best regards. Gilles Turmel