Message-Id: <8908282114.AA09120@maxwell.ece.cmu.edu>
To: bovik@maxwell.ece.cmu.edu
Cc: yount@maxwell.ece.cmu.edu
Subject: Cruise Controls
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 89 17:14:47 EDT
From: Charles Yount <yount@maxwell.ece.cmu.edu>

Dr. Bovik,

Here is some advice I've received on the installation of cruise controls.
After reading these and getting another verbal recommendation for Harry
Survis, I had him install one on my '88 LeMans.  I drove cross-country with
it on the following week, and it worked flawlessly.  

BTW, I installed one myself on an '81 Escort a few years ago, and it took
most of a Saturday.  The task wasn't terribly difficult; I just didn't have
time to do it myself before my trip.  After that experience, though, I
wouldn't recommend J.C. Whitney's model which sells for about $60.  I had
to add a spring not included in the kit to dampen a noticable 1 Hz
oscillation because the actuator's movement was too coarse.

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I've read on rec.autos that Sears installs an okay cruise control device.
Check 'em out.

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Chuck,

If you're at all handy around cars, then I would recomment purchasing one of
the kits from Sears.  I did this a couple of years ago for my Rabbit and it
worked great.  It took about half a day and the hardest part was figuring
out some kind of bracket to mount the actual unit.  The connections are all
pretty straightforward (to the brake light wire, + and ground, etc.)  Sears
will also install it for about $100 more.  The unit itself worked flawlessly
and snapped nicely onto the turn signal arm.  Having it made long road trips
much more pleasant.

	Blake.

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I had cruise control installed by Harry Survis Auto Center (Baum Blvd just
off of Morewood) $199,  It sometimes liked to accelerate when you were not
watching but they adjusted without any hassle, and now it works great!

Chris!

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Charles,

Long ago, in '79 I installed a Sears cruise control in my 71 Ambassador
myself.  The car lasted until 1987, and the cruise worked the entire time.
They are fairly easy to install assuming you know what things like "throttle
linkage," "drive shaft," and "vacuum line" mean.  The kits come with good
instructions.  If they have a really cheap one, don't go for it ... they're
cheap for a good reason.  I think a good one should cost in the neighborhood
of $100 - $120 ('though I haven't checked prices in a long time ... I paid
$96 back in 1979).

ted

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I got one for my old Honda about three years ago at Harry Survis (Can't
remember the spelling, but it the place on Baum Blvd close to the morewood
intersection). They did a good job instelling it and it worked without
porblem for two years. I don't know if it still works because the person who
brought the car drove it to CA...

Dai