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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! > >> > > >


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