sja@rduxb.UUCP (Sam J. Anastasio) (09/22/85)
> > I, too, have had experience with the Sears cruise control installed > re: I forgot to mention in my original posting about installing the Sears unit in my 79 Accord. Reading all of these postings reminded me about how I handled the stupid linkages and switches for the brake and clutch pedals. I didn't use them. As for the clutch interlock, I just remember not to declutch when in cruise mode, not to difficult a task. As for the brake interlock (a real necessity!), I tied into the brake light signal from the pedal actuated switch and operated a small relay with it. The relay contacts were fed to the shutdown circuitry of the cruise unit. It worked beautifully, of course, and did away with all those absurd mechanical contraptions some underworked M.E. cranked out. SAMANA from AT&T Bell Labs Reading
scb@philabs.UUCP (Sean Byrne) (09/27/85)
based on the ramblings on the net about the sears autocruise, i picked
one up for my 79 Prelude. Installation was about 6 hours (they've cleaned
up the kits some) and eveything worked the first time. There are no longer
any chains or switched hooked up to the pedals, instead the cutoff switch
is spliced into the brake switch and for manual transmission there is a
sensor you hang on the distributor wire that will disengage the system
if it detects a sudden increase in rpm. The only problem being that it
can't seem to hold cruise much above 80mph. It will work for about 1
minute and then disengage. Suggestions are welcomed. (Not that I
drive 80 mph, all the time... :-)
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Try disconnecting the rev sensor on the distributor. This sensor is always in direct competition with the speed sensor on the drive shaft, and the distributor sensor seems to win most of the time.
king@kestrel.ARPA (10/01/85)
In article <459@philabs.UUCP>, scb@philabs.UUCP (Sean Byrne) writes: > > based on the ramblings on the net about the sears autocruise, i picked > one up for my 79 Prelude. Installation was about 6 hours (they've cleaned > up the kits some) and eveything worked the first time. There are no longer > any chains or switched hooked up to the pedals, instead the cutoff switch > is spliced into the brake switch and for manual transmission there is a > sensor you hang on the distributor wire that will disengage the system > if it detects a sudden increase in rpm. The only problem being that it > can't seem to hold cruise much above 80mph. It will work for about 1 > minute and then disengage. Suggestions are welcomed. (Not that I > drive 80 mph, all the time... :-) Maybe the autocruise is not detecting a sudden increase in RPM, but instead has a maximum RPM or a maximum pulse rate, above which it can't believe you have the clutch engaged. -dick
chris@scgvaxd.UUCP (Chris Yoder) (10/05/85)
In article <459@philabs.UUCP>, scb@philabs.UUCP (Sean Byrne) writes: > > ... The only problem being that it > can't seem to hold cruise much above 80mph. It will work for about 1 > minute and then disengage. Suggestions are welcomed. (Not that I > drive 80 mph, all the time... :-) I've heard numerous mumblings about some cruise controls that won't hold any speed over 80. (This is a "feature".) Perhaps this is true in the case of the Sears unit. Actually, there's only one case where I've found having a cruise control on doing over 80 was useful, and that was when I was trying to get across Nebraska on I-80. I was on the CB every 15 minutes asking where Mr. Bear was hiding. Usually going much more than 75 or so with a cruise control on is like driving through rush hour with the cruise contol on, practically useles because you don't maintain a steady speed for long and possibly dangerous because you can loose track of your speed. -- -- Chris Yoder UUCP --- {allegra|ihnp4}!scgvaxd!engvax!chris <Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that they're not out to get you...> { The opinions here are representative of Huge Aircrash, not me and *especially* not of my poor little keyboard. 8-)= }