After install, I took the car out for about 110 miles, and the more I drove it the better the CC wor

I am off work today, so plan to finish installing the cruise control kit in the GT. It is the AudioVox CCS-100 model. I did all but the wiring a couple days ago, which was simple enough. I have been planning CC for a few years now, since my ankle aches more more after holding the gas pedal down for more than 50 miles or so. Am thinking this mod will improve the driving experience at this point in my life !
I am off work today, so plan to finish installing the cruise control kit in the GT. It is the AudioVox international travel tips CCS-100 international travel tips model. I did all but the wiring a couple days ago, which was simple international travel tips enough. I have been planning CC for a few years now, since my ankle aches more more after holding the gas pedal down for more than 50 miles or so. Am thinking this mod will improve the driving experience at this point in my life !
Pretty much the standard of the aftermarket industry for years. I've used several of the them over the years with excellent success and would not be without one for long distance driving. I've used cruise for so long that the first thing I do on any road when I reach speed is click it on. I have cruise on all my roadworthy vehicles.
The last two I've installed have been the ex-Dana (Rostra) units which I like better because I can pick the signal up without the magnets international travel tips and there is no vacuum necessary. The 74 Avanti will get a Rostra unit. That said, your unit is proven technology and will serve you well.
Putting cruise on my 76 Avanti was one of the items on the secondary check list after rebuilding the motor and swapping in the 200 R4. Driving it to Gettysburg international travel tips from Chicago last year was the clincher to get the cruise.
Would you be so kind as to list part numbers that work on non computer cars. I would love to put cruise control on my truck. A m has no room to move if on throttle and long trips, international travel tips cruise would let me adjust and also keep me legal. Truck has electric speedometer from a 700 r4 trans. Any advice appreciated.
Would you be so kind as to list part numbers international travel tips that work on non computer cars. I would love to put cruise control on my truck. A m has no room to move if on throttle and long trips, cruise would let me adjust and also keep me legal. Truck has electric speedometer from a 700 r4 trans. Any advice appreciated.
I am off work today, so plan to finish installing the cruise control kit in the GT. It is the AudioVox CCS-100 model. I did all but the wiring a couple days ago, which was simple enough. I have been planning CC for a few years now, since my ankle aches more more after holding the gas pedal down for more than 50 miles or so. Am thinking this mod will improve international travel tips the driving experience at this point in my life !
Joe, I installed your unit in my 64GT-works sweet! Hid the little on-off control on the underside of the console ash tray lid!Toughest part was figuring just how to install and line up the carb linkage. Dan
After install, I took the car out for about 110 miles, and the more I drove it the better the CC worked. At first, it would hardly stay engaged more than 5-10 seconds. I came back home and changed a one of the on/off switch settings in the servo, and it was better. I then discovered it works better at 50 mph and up. At 65-70 on the interstate, for about 40 miles each way, it never disengaged, and maintained international travel tips set speed within international travel tips about 5 mph. The last 14 miles home were on a two lane road at around 55 mph, and it did not disengage.
After install, I took the car out for about 110 miles, and the more I drove it the better the CC worked. At first, it would hardly stay engaged more than 5-10 seconds. I came back home and changed a one of the on/off switch settings in the servo, and it was better. I then discovered it works better at 50 mph and up. At 65-70 on the interstate, for about 40 miles each way, it never disengaged, and maintained set speed within international travel tips about 5 mph. The last 14 miles home were on a two lane road at around 55 mph, and it did not disengage.
Just one thought. If you are driving down the road and it tends to disengage occasionally, pull up on the brake pedal with your toe and see if it cures the problem. That will tell you there is an adjustment needed on the brake disconnect switch.
A few years ago, a guy at work (our back-up weatherman) had a new Honda Civic...the base model. He wanted to add aftermarket cruise control but was told by the dealer that it couldn't be installed because of the factory not making any provisions for it. I couldn't believe it..I wonder if that's common among modern strippo cars that have a lot of computers?
I can see the need for CC. When I drove my Avanti international travel tips 50 miles to Allen Barth's place, my foot was asleep by the time we got there via the freeway. Coming back on back roads was okay though. But if you do a lot of freeway driving, it would be nice, if not a requirement.
Just one thought. If you are driving down the road and it tends to disengage occasionally, pull up on the brake pedal with your toe and see if it cures the problem. That will tell you there is an adjustment needed on the brake disconnect switch.
I am thinking maybe the VSS signal is a little international travel tips weak. I used a VSS plugged into the speedo cable; the same one you had suggested before. It pulses 8000 per mile; the servo has a selector switch for 2000, 4000 and 8000, so of course I had set it to 8000.
I had noticed on the WinAldl international travel tips (computer monitoring program) for the EFI, the speed off the magnet was way off, i.e. indicated 80 at an actual 60 MPH, but that may not be an issue with the cruise control, since it does not know speed, it only responds to the manual switches. We shall see.
Every time I drive the car, the CC just works better international travel tips and better. Today, went out for about 25 miles on a fairly straight Kentucky 2-lane, asphalt road. Set the CC to around 52; the car stayed within 3-4 MPH, and only kicked out once. It works good in either OD or straight third gear. Before, the up/down speed was so erratic it was hard to see it increasing MPG; if anything, it woulda gotten less.
I tried the other VSS but that did not help. Also, re-adjusted the linkage, which had maybe a tad too much slack, but that did not really help either. Seems like, what is helping most is just driving the car. I figure the CC kit has been sitting on a shelf for at least 20 years, son maybe just needs some time to loosen up. Not really sure, but it is definitely getting better with operation.