Re: [DMCForum] VIN numbers and cruise control

["id" <ionicdesign@xxxxxxxxxx>]

i just installed a cruise control on my 89 ranger so i can help you out
a little bit. the aftermarket cruise control systems that do not use the
magnetic pickups use a sensor that is built into the speedometer cable
housing on the transmission. this sensor that comes factory on some cars
like my 89 ranger works like a stock cruise control because it is using
part of the factory cruise that was never installed on my ranger. if you
dont have this sensor you will need to install the magnets on the drive
shaft  because the cruise control needs some type of signal determining
how fast the vehicle is moving so it can apply the correct pull on your
throttle to keep the speed set correctly. put it this way all cruise
controls on new or old cars needs some way of finding out how fast your
vehicle is moving and i cant see how you can do this without magnets on
the drive shaft or using the sensor off the speedometer somewhere and if
i am wrong please get me the name and part number off the cruise control
kit that can do this because i have several friends cars that dont have
cruise control that want cruise control.

mark



Timnagin wrote:

>  Maybe the guy who said he had VIN 236 or whatever, actually had VIN
> 10236
> since he heard other people refer to just the last three numbers.
> Just a
> thought.
>
> There are aftermarket cruise control systems that do not use the
> magnetic
> pickups but I don't know how well, or if at all, they can adapt to
> older
> vehicles with a mechanical throttle.  My business partner has a lot pf
>
> experience in this area and if anyone would like to know more I will
> find
> out and post it here or to anyone individually who is interested.  I
> may
> even be able to get a few of them from a vendor but I would have to
> check on
> that.
>
> Greg
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Walter Coe [mailto:Whalt@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 10:42 AM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [DMCForum] VIN numbers and cruise control
>
>
> I have had several people at shows feed me lines of crap to just make
> conversation.  I have never heard of any DeLoreans that were made with
> VINs
> lower than 500.  I think the ones before that didn't have VINs per se,
> but I
> really don't know.  I would be curious to hear under what
> circumstances he
> bought this early car.  And I would be curious to know if it had toll
> booth
> windows or sliding windows, etc.  Oh well, this guy might show up
> again next
> year and we'll have another crack at him.
>
> I want to know about cruise controls also.  As I mentioned before,
> your car
> as well as my junk chassis had aftermarket cruise controls installed.
> I was
> wondering why those magnets were glued to the drive axels until
> someone who
> knew explained it to me.  Mine still has the pickup coil but most of
> the
> magnets fell off.  Yours just had little glue spots left where magnets
> once
> were.
>
> Walt
>
>
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