Type-44 cruise control power problem solved

[John S. Lagnese]

Is this an automatic?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ameer Antar" <antar at comcast.net>
To: "Quattro List" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 10:25 PM
Subject: Type-44 cruise control power problem solved


>I just thought I'd pass along the results of debugging my cruise control 
>system:
>
> There was no power going to the control unit with the switch on, but I had 
> just
> replaced the column switches, so I knew something else had to be messed 
> up. I
> thought it might have been a broken wire, but after tracing the connection 
> I
> found that the brass contacts under the shifter were not making good 
> contact.
> Even after cleaning them, they still didn't work. I noticed that under the
> connectors, there are two screws that allow you to adjust the position of 
> the
> brass contact plate. This seems to do the trick. The starter lockout 
> doesn't
> always work right in neutral now, but it never did work perfectly, so I'll 
> be
> happier with the cruise control working. Hope this is helpful for anyone 
> with
> similar issues.
>
> -Ameer


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