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Subject:Re: Introductions and electrical questions
From:Brent Christensen
Date:Thu, 7 Mar 2002 08:38:53 -0800

>  The cruise control is dead too, but the
> >> vacuum pump seems fine.
>
>Not a cruise expert, but two easy things to check:  1) Is the unit actually
>switched on at the lever in the cockpit (sounds stupid, but I've done it);
>2) I have had the slider that hooks the vacuum ball to the throttle come
>unsnapped
>

Another thing to check are the switches at the top of the clutch and brake
pedal.  If these are leaking vacuum the cruise will seem like it is not
working because the system won't hold vacuum.  They are relatively cheap and
easy to replace.

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

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