Fixed My Cruise Control!

[Ralph]

Accckkk!! I did save the wrapper, but like a doofus I can't find it now. The
parts guy was able to pull it up quite easily on his end just by me telling
him what it was.

Ralph
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kneale Brownson" <knotnook at traverse.com>
To: "Ralph" <RalphMachorro at hvc.rr.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: Fixed My Cruise Control!


> So, Ralph, did you pridefully preserve the VW part number for this clip?
>
> At 07:50 AM 07/25/2002 -0400, Ralph wrote:
>
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> >I fixed my cruise control and it cost me a whopping $3.08 including tax.
> >Here is what was wrong. If you look at this diagram
> >http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/cruise-diagram.htm
> >you will see there is a rod attached to the vacuum actuator (4). On the
> >right side of the rod is a little round ball that holds the rod onto the
> >throttle.
> >What they don't show you in the diagram, is the little bushing that holds
> >the other end of the rod onto the clip on the vacuum actuator so that
when
> >the vacuum pump enggages it holds the throttle open. Well, on my 100Q
that
> >little do-dad was broken. Went to my local VW dealer (the nearest Audi
> >dealer is 40 miles away) and ordered the clip. Put it on two days later
> >and we be crusin'. I was so damn proud that a complete ignoramus like
> >myself was able to do this for only $3.08, thanks to a suggestion from
> >this list! Thanks to all of you who contacted me with suggestions when I
> >first posted this a couple of weeks ago.
> >
> >Ralph
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