PJC
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- 1992 XLT
I posted this question a month or so ago in with several other questions I had. I got the other questions answered and the problems fixed (thanks to all that help, BTW 
), but I didn't get any suggestions on this one.
I have a 92 XLT with a cruise control problem. The cruise control works -- but works strangely. If I accelerate to, say, 45 mph and engage the cruise control, the truck will slow down about 4-5 mph and then engage. It will then maintain speed at 40-41 mph. If I accelerate back up to 45 using the SET button, it does the same thing and drops back to 40-41 mph. The only way to set it at a given speed is to accelerate to about 5 mph above where I want to set it and then engage it. In urban conditions, there is not always enough room to accelerate 5 mph faster than surrounding traffic to engage cruise. Also, maintaining 5 mph under the current flow of traffic will get the ire of all around you. Does anyone have any information on how to troubleshoot the cruise control and/or how to make adjustments to it?
TIA,
PJ
), but I didn't get any suggestions on this one.I have a 92 XLT with a cruise control problem. The cruise control works -- but works strangely. If I accelerate to, say, 45 mph and engage the cruise control, the truck will slow down about 4-5 mph and then engage. It will then maintain speed at 40-41 mph. If I accelerate back up to 45 using the SET button, it does the same thing and drops back to 40-41 mph. The only way to set it at a given speed is to accelerate to about 5 mph above where I want to set it and then engage it. In urban conditions, there is not always enough room to accelerate 5 mph faster than surrounding traffic to engage cruise. Also, maintaining 5 mph under the current flow of traffic will get the ire of all around you. Does anyone have any information on how to troubleshoot the cruise control and/or how to make adjustments to it?
TIA,
PJ
What I am talking about is when there is a car (normally) far enough ahead to safely engage cruise control, but because I have to speed up 5 miles an hour, set cruise control, wait the several seconds for it to engage, and then coast down the 5 mph to the pseudo-engaged speed there is not a comfortable margin between me and the other car. If I hit the brakes it disengages and if I hit coast, it goes to 5-mph under the engaged speed. Basically, that is why it is bothering me. It is a PITA to manage in a safe manner.
