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| | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 12 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 12 | i think it's so funny when i tell people my 58 fleetside has cruise controll.  they always ask me what modifications i have made. when i tell them it came from the factory that way they think i'm crazy. thank god for the throttle cable...lol | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 15 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 15 | My 64 Crew has cruise control - aftermarket I presume. Not working at the moment. Need to find out where the vacuum lines go. Any ideas? Anyone? Anyone?? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 310 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 310 | I had a guy once tell me about the "manual cruise control" that he installed in his '72. He said he got it from a dump truck. He was quite serious about it. I just didn't have the heart to explain it to him. :rolleyes:
-Tim
'51 Chevy 3104 w/'56 235, 848 Head, HEI Dizzy, Corvette Cam, Split Manifold and Dual Carter YF's
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 179 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 179 | I have a 1950 5 window, with the throttle control. I use it lots. Primarily, for starting & cold engine warm up or when the engine is warm in warm weather. In warm conditions I pull the hand throttle knob out enough to open the carburetor slightly before starting.[never using the choke or pumping the accelerator when starting... engine will flood easily]. I use the "cruise control" only when I have my truck in a local parade. [Parade speed is just above idle]. Cool feature to have on a truck.  Greg
When I go cruisin' in the old truck....women smile, men weep and dogs beg for rides.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 | i never though of it that way, i should put the "factory cruise" on my 49
1949 Chevy 3600 Flatbed all orginal 1964 gmc 4000 1973 gmc 6000 2005 chevy duramax 4x4 1994 chevy 1500 Trucks are GM and Tractors are Orange "I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom." - General George S. Patton | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 720 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 720 | I still cant figgure out why they put a big T on the cruise control knob,... Darn mystery there.
On my ol beast dump truck with the PTO pump, the use is self evident.
1956 GMC 370 dump " 'Tater "1970 VW Volksrod "the Black Bomber" 2007 Chevy Avalanche 2020 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk, 2005 Harley Davidson FLHTCUI I dig all cars, old and new, whether they were hammered out of American iron, German steel, or Japanese tin cans. Being unable to appreciate them all is missing out on a world of great things.
But thats just MY opinion! :P
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 637 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 637 | The "T" on the knob means throttle. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 118 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 118 | It's a blessing when the old truck you buy has the choke & throttle working. No ofense but I read a post where they were thankful to get rid of the manuel choke & throttle.Kinda takes the fun out of it. They don't come with too many bells & whistles, why get rid of them? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 | Sometime in the past, Grandpa broke the choke cable off at the knob, and hooked up the throttle cable up to the choke. When I went to put the new choke cable on, the old throttle cable was too short for the throttle, and the old knob works better, so... Choke = T Throttle = C It confuses the hell out of people. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 | This has been brought up before. It's not recommended to use the throttle cable for a cruise control. In fact it could be downright dangerous!
They're made for things like warming the truck up, or, for example on a firetruck, where you need high engine RPM's for pumping, when the truck is standing still. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | I tried using the throttle knob as a cruse control on my 52, but it really was not worth the effort. I could see it only being useful on a long flat road, like the mid west. Here in VA e have to many hills to leave the throttle set in one place.
I now also think it could be a bad idea given the engine had no governor. If the transmission popped out of gear you will be searching wildly for the throttle knob or ignition switch. | | |
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