87.5 CGT: cruise control rod & throttle body

[David]

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They key to your idea is having a mig welder and having the skills to use it. I have neither.

Dave

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> From: "passat TS" <passat_ts at hotmail.com>
> Date: 2003/04/09 Wed AM 10:50:34 EDT
> To: duandcc_forums at cox.net,  quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: 87.5 CGT: cruise control rod & throttle body
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This is the same answer I gave you the first time you were looking for this
rod.

Make one. If you already have a short or long one that connects properly to
the TB, there is nothing that 5 minutes, a hacksaw and a mig welder can't do.

Later,

Carlos
>From: David
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: 87.5 CGT: cruise control rod & throttle body
>Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 8:27:13 -0400
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>The patient is my 87.5 CGT. When I got her, she was in sad shape and I've
finally gotten her stabilized. But I'm totally confused on one thing now. When
I got her, there was no rod connecting the cruise control vacuum bellow to the
throttle body. I have tried sever rods off various cars (90 w/ NG, other CGTs,
ect) and none of them fit right (were too long). Finally, I heard that Force5
had an 87.5 CGT that they were parting out. Eureka I thought! I got the cruise
control rod sent to me (along with other misc. goodies). Well...guess what? It
doesn't seem to be right either! Argh! The cruise control rod I got has a
squared off end with a hole in it, as if you were supposed to slip it over a
post or put a bolt through it. But the connection on the throttle body has one
of those ball shaped tips (like a ball/socket joint).
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>What's going on here? I know my CGT had a rough life before I got her, so I'm
wondering, do I still have the wrong rod or could it possibly be that the PO
replaced the throttle body with the wrong one? Like one with the wrong style
cruise control connector? Possibly one from a non-NG powered CGT? There was a
HUGE box of spare parts that came with the car, and they were obviously from a
non-NG powered CGT.
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>So, can you 87.5 CGT owners do me a favor? Look at your cruise control rod
and throttle body. Check how they connect and see if it is a ball/socket setup
or is it a hole in the rod and bolt? bAlso how can I identify whether my girl
has the correct throttlebody on her? This is SO frustrating! Sorry for the
long length...
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>Dave
>1987 CGT Special Build 2.3
>SE Virginia
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