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    #31
    I loves my cruise control. Gets used on almost a daily basis.
    Originally posted by gadget73
    There is nothing more permanent than a temporary fix.
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      #32
      I tore all of that shit out of the Lincoln.
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        #33
        Originally posted by 86VickyLX View Post
        Hey Thain, I was wondering, what happens to you when you turn on the cruise control system, then press the off button? Just like tap it. Mine engages the cruise control at the speed it was at. if I hold it the cruise control is shut off. Am I the only one, or is that how it was made (I don't think it is though...)?
        It should shut off. The only time it should engage at the last speed is when you hit the resume button. If the slip rings under the steering wheel are dirty though, it will respond somewhat erratically. Those 5 buttons operate through 2 wires. The way the cruise module knows what button you pushed is by how much resistance it sees across the wires. If the contacts are dirty, it may get some arbitrary resistance and give you the wrong results. Dirty swiches can do that too. If you're careful, you can remove the switches from the steering wheel, pull the rocker button off the top, and spray some contact cleaner in them to fix that up. I overhauled mine when I replaced the steering wheel and it fixed the dead spots and wierd crap that the cruise used to do.
        Last edited by gadget73; 02-19-2010, 11:21 PM.
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        91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

        1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

        Originally posted by phayzer5
        I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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          #34
          I remember the cruise on my 92 was pretty dumb. It would floor it then coast down then floor it again. And the cruise on my 91 doesn't work at all. I must be the only one that doesn't like cruise control. Or maybe it's because everyone around here drives to retarded for it to be useful.
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            #35
            i dont use mine much. it works fine, but nobody else maintains a stable enough speed for me to make use of it.
            86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
            5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

            91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

            1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

            Originally posted by phayzer5
            I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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              #36
              Originally posted by gadget73 View Post
              It should shut off. The only time it should engage at the last speed is when you hit the resume button. If the slip rings under the steering wheel are dirty though, it will respond somewhat erratically. Those 5 buttons operate through 2 wires. The way the cruise module knows what button you pushed is by how much resistance it sees across the wires. If the contacts are dirty, it may get some arbitrary resistance and give you the wrong results. Dirty swiches can do that too. If you're careful, you can remove the switches from the steering wheel, pull the rocker button off the top, and spray some contact cleaner in them to fix that up. I overhauled mine when I replaced the steering wheel and it fixed the dead spots and wierd crap that the cruise used to do.
              Right, I was reading about that from the EVTM. It's not too much of a problem since the only real time I turn off the cruise is when I step on the brake, and as long as that works, I'm not too worried about it. Thanks Thain.

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