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thisolechevy · 04-26-2005, 05:04 PM

WHOO HOO UPDATE: I got the cruise to work!! and it works great

Hey guys I recently got a "parts donor" a 1983 buick lesabre wagon with a blown motor and shot interior, anyways I am converting all of the electric and creature comfort features to my '69 K-10 its actually been pretty easy stuff!! I already did the power brakes, electric door locks, and now I am working on cruise control. I removed the unit out of the car being very careful to label every wire and every vacuum hose, and now it is installed into my truck...kinda. I cant figure out the wiring. In the car all of the wires ran into one huge main harness and then I could not trace where they went. I was able to trace where the dual connector went and it ran to the brake light switch. But the large main connector I am not sure of. What I did that didnt work was
1). I of course grounded all of the grounds
2). I hooked up the 2 speedo cables (the speedo in the truck works still so I am sure the transducer is hooked up right)
3). Spliced the wire that went to the brake light switch to my brake light switch
4). ran the "engage" terminal to a on/off switch in the truck
5). ran the "hold" terminal to a horn button with 12v power, so that when you press the button it gets a 12v current for a short period of time to engage the system
6). left the "light" terminal alone, I figured it was for the dash light that reads "cruise"
7). and then hooked up the vacuum the same exact way it was in the car.
And for some reason it does not work and I am stumped! wouldnt this setup work without the turn signal lever/cruise buttons, when i have them? does anyone have a wiring diagam for me to use?

Thanks for any help available!!
-BRAD

thisolechevy · 04-26-2005, 08:12 PM

WHOOO HOOOO WOWSERS I got it to work!! it works great!! I am gonna wrtie up a how-to on the faqs page now, I am so excited!! I've got that good mechanic feeling again..lol.. :-)
-BRAD

thisolechevy · 04-26-2005, 11:04 PM

Ttt

Russell · 04-26-2005, 11:14 PM

Great job man!

Those cruise control setups can be a pain in the butt as far as getting them to work properly goes, lol

I opted for a newer electronic setup for my truck, but that requires a VSS to be installed in with the speedo cable.

nevada70chev · 04-26-2005, 11:20 PM

that is the next item i will be lookin' for, cruise control. any and all info is greatly appreciated.

thisolechevy · 04-27-2005, 12:09 AM

thanks for the compliments guys!! I am working right now on getting more good pics. and writing up a thread for the faqs page.

04-26-2005, 05:04 PM	#1
thisolechevy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Gainesville, Fl Posts: 382	I got my cruise control to work!!! WHOO HOO UPDATE: I got the cruise to work!! and it works great Hey guys I recently got a "parts donor" a 1983 buick lesabre wagon with a blown motor and shot interior, anyways I am converting all of the electric and creature comfort features to my '69 K-10 its actually been pretty easy stuff!! I already did the power brakes, electric door locks, and now I am working on cruise control. I removed the unit out of the car being very careful to label every wire and every vacuum hose, and now it is installed into my truck...kinda. I cant figure out the wiring. In the car all of the wires ran into one huge main harness and then I could not trace where they went. I was able to trace where the dual connector went and it ran to the brake light switch. But the large main connector I am not sure of. What I did that didnt work was 1). I of course grounded all of the grounds 2). I hooked up the 2 speedo cables (the speedo in the truck works still so I am sure the transducer is hooked up right) 3). Spliced the wire that went to the brake light switch to my brake light switch 4). ran the "engage" terminal to a on/off switch in the truck 5). ran the "hold" terminal to a horn button with 12v power, so that when you press the button it gets a 12v current for a short period of time to engage the system 6). left the "light" terminal alone, I figured it was for the dash light that reads "cruise" 7). and then hooked up the vacuum the same exact way it was in the car. And for some reason it does not work and I am stumped! wouldnt this setup work without the turn signal lever/cruise buttons, when i have them? does anyone have a wiring diagam for me to use? Thanks for any help available!! -BRAD __________________ Man I need another 67-72!!! Last edited by thisolechevy; 04-26-2005 at 08:20 PM.

04-26-2005, 08:12 PM	#2
thisolechevy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Gainesville, Fl Posts: 382	WHOOO HOOOO WOWSERS I got it to work!! it works great!! I am gonna wrtie up a how-to on the faqs page now, I am so excited!! I've got that good mechanic feeling again..lol.. :-) -BRAD __________________ Man I need another 67-72!!!

04-26-2005, 11:04 PM	#3
thisolechevy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Gainesville, Fl Posts: 382	Ttt __________________ Man I need another 67-72!!!

04-26-2005, 11:14 PM	#4
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Great job man! Those cruise control setups can be a pain in the butt as far as getting them to work properly goes, lol I opted for a newer electronic setup for my truck, but that requires a VSS to be installed in with the speedo cable. __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

04-26-2005, 11:20 PM	#5
nevada70chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: reno, nv Posts: 646	cool.... that is the next item i will be lookin' for, cruise control. any and all info is greatly appreciated. __________________ 70 LWB, 350/350 A/C, P/S, 3 Tone Paint (white cap, primer gray with black guide coat)

04-27-2005, 12:09 AM	#6
thisolechevy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Gainesville, Fl Posts: 382	thanks for the compliments guys!! I am working right now on getting more good pics. and writing up a thread for the faqs page. __________________ Man I need another 67-72!!!



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