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Date:         Tue, 07 Jan 1997 10:12:28 -0800
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Lawrence Johnson <ljohnson@halhinet.on.ca>
Subject:      Re: Cruise control progress

Porter_Fred%PAX9@mr.nawcad.navy.mil wrote:
> 
> Today I talked to the Equus cruise control Technical Service dept.
> (800-544-4124) and they were super helpful!  I talked with Gene--he has
> installed the system on his 84 westy and had some detailed modifications to
> make the system work.  Equus does not recommend the system for the vanagon
> because of the low vacuum levels supplied by the engine.
> 
> The vacuum on the vanagons is not enough to run the cruise control so at a
> minimum a vacuum canister with check valve needs to be installed to build up
> a resevoir of vacuum to power the servo.  


The syncro comes with its own vacuum canister for switching the rear
diff lock. Vanagons with power locks also have vacuum canisters, I
believe. Could not these sources of vacuum be used to regulate the
cruise control?


Larry
'86 syncro westy
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