Cruise Resurrected

["Al Powell" <apowell@agcom.tamu.edu>]

A thanks to the forgotten person who recently posted about 
fixing a cruise control.  The suggestion was to check the cruise 
cutoff switch which contacts the brake pedal.

I had a long trip to take last weekend - and my cruise wasn't 
working.  I remembered the post and took off the trim panel, then 
shoved the switch DOWN and used the pedal to re-position it.  (That's 
the process outlined in the Bentley for adjustment...pull back on the 
brake pedal to position the switch.)

VOILA!!  Cruise control works again.  I can only conclude the cutoff 
switch had worked too far back in its fitting and was not contacting 
the brake pedal.  Sure was nice for those 6+ hours in the car!!

BTW - the Bentley says these switches are supposed to be inserted 
only once, and that after pulling them back out they must be 
replaced.  They have a serrated exterior and are basically a friction 
fit in their mounting hole.  My experience suggests the Bentley may 
be right.  I have removed the switch once before, and it may be 
prone to moving now....   However, as long as I only have to 
re-position it now and then, I can live with it.

Cheers...


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