83 CGT Cruise control issue

[Joshua van Tol]

If it's the same as most cruise units of that vintage, the cruise  
won't work, because the speed sensor is integrated into the  
speedometer, or sometimes sort of tacked on the side or back of the  
speedo. So, no, there's no way to make the cruise work without that  
signal. As to whether a quantum or other cable might work, I don't  
really know. If there's any u-pull yards around, he could go and  
acquire a selection of them and find out.
On Jan 25, 2007, at 10:47 AM, Ed Kellock wrote:

> I'd guess that on an '83 it should still work.  All that stuff is
> mechanical I believe.
>
> Ed
>
> On 1/24/07, Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce at ipa.net> wrote:
>> My son wants to know if his cruise coontrol will work if his
>> speedometer cable is disconnected and if it won't, is there a magic
>> bypass in order to get it working.  $91 for the replacement
>> cable  from the dealer is beyond his budget for now.  Any chance a
>> Quantum or other cable would work?  His screws on to the speedo and
>> goes to the tranny unlike the bayonet style mount on my 87 4kq.  Are
>> there common failures for the cruise control that are easy to  
>> trace down?
>>
>> Thank you very much.
>>
>> DM&FS
>>
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