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Anyone have aftermarket cruise control?

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Old Nov 4, 2008 | 02:32 PM
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Anyone have aftermarket cruise control?

I need cruise for my truck, and from what I was told here any aftermarket kind will work (doesn't need to be a "diesel" cruise control), but is there any brand that's particularly good? I had an old RV once with aftermarket cruise and it was really terrible, so I'm wary of just ordering whatever JC Whitney has.

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Old Nov 4, 2008 | 03:14 PM
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Scrounge the 'used parts' yards...
Just about any Chrysler CC will work.
Should be a breeze to install ---

I installed one from a 67 New Yorker in my '81 gasser...
Thought I'd broken something in the speedo after the install. I set the cruise to 70 and the speedo didn't fluctuate at all. The newer ones move a little because the CC isn't as quick to respond to speed changes.
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Old Nov 4, 2008 | 03:23 PM
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I think you will have some problems as most CC use vacuum that your Cummins doesn't have. I think it will have to work thru the ECU or something simular.
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Old Nov 4, 2008 | 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by nkennedy
I think you will have some problems as most CC use vacuum that your Cummins doesn't have. I think it will have to work thru the ECU or something simular.
It has a vacuum pump, probably works better than just engine vacuum too
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Old Nov 6, 2008 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Machinos
It has a vacuum pump, probably works better than just engine vacuum too
Definitley steadier
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