Post by: griz on October 26, 2007, 09:19:39 AM
Post by: roo_ster on October 26, 2007, 09:48:00 AM
It worked fine with no problems for ten years until we sold the car.
Post by: mfree on October 26, 2007, 10:10:41 AM
Post by: K Frame on October 26, 2007, 10:14:12 AM
A Whitney vacuum controlled cruise control...
I cleaned out my parent's basement early last year. It had been Grandma and Grandpa's house since 1943...
I found a Whitney cruise control from the 1960s that my Grandfather had installed on a series of cars in the 1960s and 1970s.
When he started buying cars that had cruise control standard, he stowed the old one in the box in the basement. The man never threw anything out.
I DID throw it out.
Post by: onions! on October 26, 2007, 10:19:15 AM
Aftermarket could be cheaper though.
Post by: Thor on October 26, 2007, 10:32:15 AM
It was bad enough that I added AC from the dealer (I was in Va Beach at the time). The cruise control I purchased for like $100 was easy to install, but there was one problem with it. I discovered on my way out to San Diego, that when going up and down hills, it oscillated speed a LOT. I never did figure out whether or not it was the underpowered 4 Cyl or just a fluke in the cruise control. IF one can find a junked factory installation, I would probably recommend that route.
Post by: DJJ on October 26, 2007, 03:00:50 PM
Post by: griz on October 26, 2007, 03:25:53 PM
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Is it for a newer vehicle? Sometimes the conversion is as simple as adding a few factory parts & re-programming the computer.
It's for a Toyota Echo. The problem is the factory didn't offer CC on that model as far as I can tell, and they quit making them a couple years ago. The units I've seen on line look "factoryish", so I'll go that route.
Post by: thebaldguy on October 26, 2007, 03:52:22 PM
Post by: Boomhauer on October 26, 2007, 04:10:36 PM
Honestly, I don't use the CC, though.
Post by: Thor on October 26, 2007, 04:28:20 PM
Post by: mfree on October 27, 2007, 02:41:38 PM
Connections were vacuum, 12V, ground, brake light, and tachometer. They're really kind of simple, all it does is keep the incoming signal (RPM) constant by changing the actuator (throttle), and cut off if the brake light comes on or the signal changes too fast.
Kinda wish I had one on my truck, but it wouldn't work... with my tiny engine and the long hills around here I'm shifting too much.
Post by: Paddy on October 27, 2007, 03:21:37 PM
Post by: thebaldguy on October 27, 2007, 05:02:26 PM