cruse control floors it?
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cruse control floors it?
hey guys i got a 88 idi 5spd. the issue is when i try n set the cruse control it floors it self or it will floor it then let off then floor it again ect. also then i bought it the prior owner put a button start on it, guessing to by pass the clutch in safety. help please!
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Clutch safety switch only affects it if you push the clutch in, if it acts up without you shifting gears that sounds to me like a misadjusted linkage issue - pop the cruise cable off your IP throttle arm, with the engine off there should be very little slack in it.
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From: utica il
my truck does the same thing and has since i bought it, are you running larger than stock tires? i always figured it was something to do with the tire size throwing off the vehicle speed sensor or just plain old too much tire not enough gear
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From: utica il
i don't actually know what all the vss does, i believe it has something to do with telling the abs computer what to do and i know the tires made abs worthless(locks up and then lunges a few feet and locks again) so i thought maybe the two might be linked
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My 88 with a C6 does the samething. I was told to check the computer boards behind the buttons in the steering wheel. I look and mine were all coroded, never replaced them though. I don't like cruise
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Thanks guys ill check my linkage and see what I get.
It did it with my stock tires n my 315.
It did it with my stock tires n my 315.
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well since your 88 does not have a VSS, you don't have to worry about that.
you could have a vacuum leak in the cruise control accumulator. that is what was wrong with my 88.
you could have a vacuum leak in the cruise control accumulator. that is what was wrong with my 88.
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Okay do you know where I can get a vacuum line digram?
