how to adjust cruise control
08-12-2003, 08:32 PM
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Melting Slicks
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how to adjust cruise control
how do i adjust the cruise control on my 81? whenever i set it, it wants to speed up to the speed i set it, then coast a lot, then speed back up, then slow back down again, and then speed up, then slow down, then speed up....well i guess you get the picture. it's a non-stop thing and it's gets really annoying :banghead:
08-13-2003, 08:57 AM
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Drifting
Re: how to adjust cruise control (corvettemaster)
Try this link written up by one of our good UK brothers (Theouk). His article might help you out even though it was written for an '80. I am sure they are the same animal as what is in your '81. I hope you can gleen something of use out of it. If you don't see anything to help you, send Theo an IM and see what he thinks. He has been through his system and is very familiar with it.
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~eaztl1/...leshooting.htm
CVT4ME :cheers:
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~eaztl1/...leshooting.htm
CVT4ME :cheers:
08-13-2003, 01:17 PM
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Melting Slicks
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Re: how to adjust cruise control (CVT4ME)
There's a lot of good reading in that article CVT4ME. Thanks for posting it. After reading through part of the article, i think i might have found my problem. I'm going to go try a couple things and see if they work.
By the way, here is a quote from the article:
that is exactly what mine is doing :yesnod:
By the way, here is a quote from the article:
People complain about these things "hunting" around the set speed, or just pulling the throttle down so you rocket off to the horizon.
08-13-2003, 03:16 PM
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Drifting
Re: how to adjust cruise control (corvettemaster)
Glad to be of help. TheoUK is the man who deserves the real thanks as it is his research and article. Anyway, glad it seems to be steering you toward a fix. Best of luck .
CVT4ME :cheers:
CVT4ME :cheers:
08-14-2003, 02:59 AM
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Re: how to adjust cruise control (corvettemaster)
Per 1982 Service manual- If vehicle surges: 1 Perform general preliminary diagnostic system check. 2 Check for bent speedo cable tip. 3 Check for too long speedo cable assembly. 4 Check for bent, kinked, or misrouted cable and casing assembly. 5 Check for binding throttle linkage or cruise control bead chain or bowed cable. 6 Check vehicle for correct transducer part number.
08-14-2003, 08:00 AM
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Re: how to adjust cruise control (corvettemaster)
Corvettemaster,
Let us know if you sort it out - and what the problem(s) were - the more info on these things the better!
Magnum 82, those things you mentioned are all very true - I didn't really dwell on the condition of the speedo cable in my acticles - but probably should have!
CVT4ME, appreciate the words of praise - good on you for spreading the word about!
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Let us know if you sort it out - and what the problem(s) were - the more info on these things the better!
Magnum 82, those things you mentioned are all very true - I didn't really dwell on the condition of the speedo cable in my acticles - but probably should have!
CVT4ME, appreciate the words of praise - good on you for spreading the word about!
:cheers:
