Date:         Fri, 9 Jun 2006 13:43:15 -0700
Reply-To:     jon <jon@KENNEKE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         jon <jon@KENNEKE.COM>
Subject:      Re: I Love My New Cruise Control (Long)
Comments: To: Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <74E16C90-13E9-47E3-85A6-C26C4B7FA2EB@knology.net>
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;) On a non-stock Diesel Vanagon (5-speed 1.9) , like we've got, cruise
control is practical. On our stock diesel Westy (4-speed 1.6), you are
right: floor it and drive!

 ;)

j

On Wed, 7 Jun 2006, Jim Felder wrote:

> Are you serious? On my diesel, the cruise control would be a concrete
> block that jammed the accelerator to the floor! : )
>
> You'd have to change alternators to one with a W connection on it,
> which the stock diesels alternators don't have, just like setting up
> for a tach. You could also use a setup that put a timing magnet on
> some pulley or another.
>
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Jun 7, 2006, at 3:12 PM, jon wrote:
>
> > Sooooo....anyone try one of these Audiovox cruise controls on a VW
> > diesel
> > Vanagon? It would seem it would work by using the pulse output of the
> > alternator.
> >
> > Hook to the throttle is no problem on a diesel.
> >
> > Anyone? Anyone?
> >
> > Jon
> >
> > On Tue, 6 Jun 2006, Jason Simpson wrote:
> >
> >> Got the Audiovox CCS100 cruise control system working well today!
> >>
> >
>