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Cruise not working 850 1995

Last Saturday I bought the '95 855t, 77k, all service records, local car and I love it! Problem is everyone wants to run me on the daily highway commute. No big deal. ;) Can't even get gas without attracting attention and conversation.

Actually feel a little self concious, a graying middle aged guy blasting Zappa in a Volvo wagon. "Excuse me I was searching for NPR."

Anyway, the only thing I need to fix is the cruise control. I'd read somewhere long ago that a vacumn line near a headlight can get chafed through and cause the cruise it to fail. Does this ring a bell? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Regards,
Erwin in Memphis








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    Cruise not working 850 1995

    Mine was broken because a plastic piece that holds the gas pedal in position when you turn on the cruise control was broken. The dealer was fixing other things and did not reattach it correctly, so when I turned on my cruise control I heard this loud CRACK and found the plastic pieces at my feet. So check that before you go after the vacuum hoses/lines.








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    Cruise not working 850 1995

    You are probly correct. A hard plastic line runs from inside the car along the drivers side of the engine compartment and under the battery to an electric vacuum pump (pump mounted to underside of battery tray). Battery acid eats away at the plastic line (easily replaced). I like to cut the hose back by the strut tower and splice in a replacemnt hose, using rubber vacuum hose as the joint, and reroute the replacement hose over the transmission (by the lower radiator hose/wiring harness bundle) and then down to the pump, so it will hopefully last longer.
    Another problem could be the plastic switch, that shuts off the cruse when you step on the brake pedal. It could either be broken or just out of adjustment. I'm not sure how famillar you are with cars or your new car, but if the vacuum hose doesn't fix it, I or some of the others on this board, will tell you how to check this.
    Or, you could just take it to your local dealer and have them take care of it. This is my personal favorite, my kids need shoes......lol.
    Good luck buddy.







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