Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site kestrel.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!Glacier!kestrel!king From: king@kestrel.ARPA Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: After Market Cruise Control Installations Message-ID: <1452@kestrel.ARPA> Date: Mon, 30-Sep-85 18:39:14 EDT Article-I.D.: kestrel.1452 Posted: Mon Sep 30 18:39:14 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 2-Oct-85 20:46:47 EDT References: <8100010@ada-uts.UUCP> <689@rduxb.UUCP> <135@prime.UUCP> <459@philabs.UUCP> Organization: Kestrel Institute, Palo Alto, CA Lines: 17 Summary: Maybe Sears thinks 80MPH = disengaged clutch In article <459@philabs.UUCP>, scb@philabs.UUCP (Sean Byrne) writes: > > based on the ramblings on the net about the sears autocruise, i picked > one up for my 79 Prelude. Installation was about 6 hours (they've cleaned > up the kits some) and eveything worked the first time. There are no longer > any chains or switched hooked up to the pedals, instead the cutoff switch > is spliced into the brake switch and for manual transmission there is a > sensor you hang on the distributor wire that will disengage the system > if it detects a sudden increase in rpm. The only problem being that it > can't seem to hold cruise much above 80mph. It will work for about 1 > minute and then disengage. Suggestions are welcomed. (Not that I > drive 80 mph, all the time... :-) Maybe the autocruise is not detecting a sudden increase in RPM, but instead has a maximum RPM or a maximum pulse rate, above which it can't believe you have the clutch engaged. -dick Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com