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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 06:51 PM
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Cruise control wont engage

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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 08:08 PM
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Re: Cruise control wont engage

I'm not cruise control expert - but I've got the 87 Cruise Control Diagrams that I can share:

Wirng:





Isolation Testing:





Additional Tests:







The answer has GOT to be in there somewhere,........ Good luck !




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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 08:23 PM
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Oh wow. Thank you so much. I kept finding old threads with dead links to the diagrams, This should help a lot.
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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 08:40 PM
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I'm betting the Servo is causing you grief,... it always seems to be the Servo !!



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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 09:02 PM
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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 09:11 PM
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IIRC you just swapped columns,........ I'd be sure the vacuum line that runs to the brake switch is connected properly and it didn't get "crimped". or "pmiched" during the column work.


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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 09:17 PM
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Old Dec 12, 2013 | 10:18 PM
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Re: Cruise control wont engage

Sweet- Sweet Satisfaction ------> Priceless !!!!!!!!





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