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Subject: [Healeys] Cruise Control
From: amalin at mac.com (Al Malin)
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:40:12 -0500
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Steve,

Thanks for the info. You did a great writeup on the Rostra unit.  For me, your
experience shows the Rostra is a better alternative to an Audiovox from Ebay.

Thanks,
Al

"Are you are green enough if your
carbon footprint is smaller than Al
Gore's?"



On Mar 12, 2011, at 10:05 AM, Steve Thomton wrote:

> The Healey list didn't seem to like the long link to the cruise control
project on my first post.
>
>
http://stevesaustinhealey.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layo
ut=blog&id=2&Itemid=3
>
> If this doesn't work.... go to my website  http://stevesaustinhealey.com
Go to the Projects tab on the left side of the page.... click on that....
scroll down to number 5, the Cruise Control project and click on that link.
>
> Hope that gets you there.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
>
> --- On Sat, 3/12/11, Steve Thomton <scthomton at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> From: Steve Thomton <scthomton at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Cruise Control
> To: "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>, "Al Malin" <amalin at mac.com>
> Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011, 7:40 AM
>
> I do have it installed and it works great.  Here's a link to my project
paper
> on the topic.  Lin Rose has a project report on cruise control that I link
to
> a couple places in my project paper.   Lin's is the vacuum cruise control
> version and mine is the electric version of the same product.  Hope this
> helps.
>
>
http://www.stevesaustinhealey.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&i
> d=15:cruise-control&catid=2:projects&Itemid=3
>
> It works great.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Thomton
> http://stevesaustinhealey.com
> --- On Fri, 3/11/11, Al Malin <amalin at mac.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Al Malin <amalin at mac.com>
> Subject: [Healeys] Cruise Control
> To: "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, March 11, 2011, 12:23 PM
>
>
> Does anyone have any experience with Rostra 250-1223 cruise control.  It is
a
> non-vacuum unit. The following is needed to complete an installation:
cruise
> control console switch 250-3592; clutch switch 250-4206; drive shaft sensor
> 250-4165. I found a vendor that sells everything as a package for $282.
>
> Here's the installation manual, if you're interested:
> http://www.thecruisecontrolstore.com/1223inst.pdf
>
> It looks like the Audiovox CCS-100 cruise control is not being made
anymore.
> They're available from Ebay sellers but some are pricey (buy-it-now $399)
> and/or not covered by warranty (one Ebay seller said it *might* be
warranted
> by Audiovox, another said no returns)
>
> Audiovox sells a model # 250-1316 but it's the same as the Rostra 250-1223.
>
>
> Al Malin
> Tricarb

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