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    #16
    the cruise cable is out of adjustment
    worked on a 84 grand marquis that would not hold speed.....adjusted the cable and it works perfectly now......sounds like yours may be adjusted a little too tight.

    1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
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    1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
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      #17
      Originally posted by 1990LTD View Post
      the cruise control in these beasts is really really primitive.
      Um, not really, wtf are you talking about.
      My '86 cruise control works great, and keeps it within 1mph of what I want my speed to be. The only time she didn't was when one of the vacuum hoses was cut.
      Originally posted by 91grandmarquis View Post
      Sometimes I forget mine is set at highway speed and hit it on a city street and thats kinda scary.
      Cruise control is reset after you turn off the car, step on the brakes or manually shut off the cruise control. It shouldn't go back up to highway speeds. Lowest speed you can set the cruise on is 25mph.
      Last edited by 86VickyLX; 02-18-2010, 05:58 PM.

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        #18
        Originally posted by 86VickyLX View Post
        Um, not really, wtf are you talking about.
        My '86 cruise control works great, and keeps it within 1mph of what I want my speed to be. The only time she didn't was when one of the vacuum hoses was cut.

        Cruise control is reset after you turn off the car, step on the brakes or manually shut off the cruise control. It shouldn't go back up to highway speeds. Lowest speed you can set the cruise on is 25mph.


        I'm talking about the fact that the newest cruise control system on a box is 20 years old. When you take into account the new systems use radar to automatically slow/speed you up, they're pretty primitive
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          #19
          Originally posted by 1990LTD View Post
          ...the new systems use radar to automatically slow/speed you up, they're pretty primitive
          Que?

          2001 Ford Crown Victoria P71 - "The Fire Engine"
          1985 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series
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            #20
            Originally posted by Nathan in MI View Post
            Que?
            he's referring to the radar-guided cruise control available on a lot of luxury cars. It does indeed maintain a set distance from the car in front of you (unless the car is going faster than the set cruise speed) using radar mounted in the grille.

            85 4 door 351 Civi Crown Victoria - Summer daily driver, sleeper in the making, and wildly inappropriate autocross machine
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              #21
              Originally posted by 1990LTD View Post
              I'm talking about the fact that the newest cruise control system on a box is 20 years old. When you take into account the new systems use radar to automatically slow/speed you up, they're pretty primitive
              Yeah, and before that, what was it like. Basically the same thing.
              Originally posted by Nathan in MI View Post
              Que?
              There are some cars out today that uses radar to slow down if the car in front of you is going too slow, and to speed back up to your set cruise speed when no one is going slower than the radar can sense.

              EDIT: Beat me to it Johnunit
              Last edited by 86VickyLX; 02-18-2010, 06:47 PM.

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                #22
                The 88+ cruise is slightly smoother than the older one. Its built into the ecm, and it tends to keep speed slightly more stable. I've never really had issues with the older stuff though. It does have one thing I like tho. With the early system, if you bump the "set" button, it accelerates about 2 mph and stays there. The new system you have to hold it to accelerate.
                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

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                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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                  #23
                  Only time I use cruise if while on long road trips, like over to Skippyville. Otherwise I really like romping on the car so there is usually no time to use it.

                  But when I do use it it seems to keep the speed I set it at, it is just annoying that the throttle is pulsed so often to maintain the speed.
                  ~David~

                  My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
                  My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

                  Originally posted by ootdega
                  My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

                  Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
                  But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

                  Originally posted by gadget73
                  my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.



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                    #24
                    Originally posted by 87gtVIC View Post
                    Only time I use cruise if while on long road trips, like over to Skippyville. Otherwise I really like romping on the car so there is usually no time to use it.

                    But when I do use it it seems to keep the speed I set it at, it is just annoying that the throttle is pulsed so often to maintain the speed.
                    What kind of gas mileage do you see with that? lol

                    Originally posted by gadget73 View Post
                    The 88+ cruise is slightly smoother than the older one. Its built into the ecm, and it tends to keep speed slightly more stable. I've never really had issues with the older stuff though. It does have one thing I like tho. With the early system, if you bump the "set" button, it accelerates about 2 mph and stays there. The new system you have to hold it to accelerate.
                    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...)?
                    Last edited by 86VickyLX; 02-18-2010, 08:23 PM.

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                      #25
                      11-12 mpg according to the tripminder.
                      ~David~

                      My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
                      My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

                      Originally posted by ootdega
                      My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

                      Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
                      But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

                      Originally posted by gadget73
                      my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.



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                        #26
                        Originally posted by gadget73 View Post
                        The 88+ cruise is slightly smoother than the older one. Its built into the ecm, and it tends to keep speed slightly more stable. I've never really had issues with the older stuff though. It does have one thing I like tho. With the early system, if you bump the "set" button, it accelerates about 2 mph and stays there. The new system you have to hold it to accelerate.
                        they have that function on newer Focuses too, but you can double-click and increase speed essentially 2 mph X button presses. I've scared a few people by rapidly pressing the cruise button over and over, and then moving my feet away from the pedals and going "oh shit, oh shit". It'll go to about 3/4 throttle to acheive the cruise speed if you do it that way, pretty freaky.

                        /hijack

                        85 4 door 351 Civi Crown Victoria - Summer daily driver, sleeper in the making, and wildly inappropriate autocross machine
                        160KMs 600cfm holley, shorty headers, 2.5" catted exhaust, 255/295 tires, cop shocks, cop swaybars, underdrive pulley, 2.73L gears.
                        waiting for install: 3.27's, Poly bushings, boxed rear arms, 2500 stall converter, ported e7's, etc

                        06 Mazda 3 hatch 2.3L 5AT (winter beater that cost more than my summer car)

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                          #27
                          Originally posted by 87gtVIC View Post
                          11-12 mpg according to the tripminder.
                          What rear do you have mang?

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                            #28
                            3.08's
                            ~David~

                            My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
                            My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

                            Originally posted by ootdega
                            My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

                            Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
                            But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

                            Originally posted by gadget73
                            my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.



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                              #29
                              Originally posted by 87gtVIC View Post
                              3.08's
                              Ah. ok.

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                                #30
                                The only car I've ever owned that had cruise control was the Lincoln, and I took that on exactly one trip long enough to make the cruise control worth using. Neither the '89 nor the '01 have cruise. *grumbles incoherently about stripped-downness of police models*

                                2001 Ford Crown Victoria P71 - "The Fire Engine"
                                1985 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series
                                But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

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