I'm pondering this thread and am wondering to myself ...<this is me wondering>
Is it me or do others think CC is antithetical to the reason we drive an lbc??
As I said, just wondering aloud ...
A hick from PA who thinks CC is great in the family wagon or perhaps a m**ta
BTW, old Rover 4x4s use to have CC - it was a throttle (much like a manual
choke) that one would pull out to adjust the speed - with some practice one
could get pretty good at it - however, it would not disengage if the brake
pedal was pressed which made for some interesting sudden stops.
Dr. Doug
69 C Rdst (No CC but the engine heat will melt your shoe on a long drive)
69 C GT (No CC .. ditto on the engine heat)
69 B Rdst (No CC)
71 B GT (No CC but it does have A/C albeit non-functional)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net On Behalf Of Aron Travis
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 1997 2:48 PM
To: thomas_pokrefke@juno.com
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Cruise Control
thomas_pokrefke@juno.com wrote:
> My system has a magnet that is placed on the driveshaft and a
> sensor that is mounted near that.
Not a direct answer to your question,but, a friend just put a aftermarket
cruse control on his non MG car. It has a servo with a arm that you
attach to your throttle linkage, and a wire that you attach to your coil.
It senses the RPM via the coil, and therefore moves the arm accordingly.
Of course you should be in the proper gear before hitting cruise. I was
impressed by the simplicity of the system (it's about the size of a coil)
and it seems to work very precisely. I'm sure he got it from Summit, I
can get the particulars if anyone is interested.
Magnets on a driveshaft seem to be a hassle waiting to happen.
-Aron Travis-
"always in a automotive frenzy"
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