factory cruise controls dont even pull the throttle cable, they pull the spool. good luck on finding a unit that will do this. mark Dave Sontos wrote: > I have not seen an acceptable installation of a cruise control yet. I have a > brand new unit still in the box and haven't installed it yet because of the > way the throttle cable spool is set. The way the cruise control module pulls > the throttle spool makes the throttle cabel go slack and may fall off the > spool locking the throttle in wide open position. Unless you can find a way > to have the cruise control module pull directly on the throttle cable, like > from the passenger compartment, I would NOT suggest you install it. > > Dave Sontos > vin 02573 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <wayne@xxxx> > To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 11:16 PM > Subject: [DML] Cruise Control > > > I have a 1983 5 Speed. I want to install a Cruise Control. Any > > suggestions? > > > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > > moderators@xxxx > > > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see > www.dmcnews.com > > > > To search the archives or view files, log in at > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/