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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 11:28 PM
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for some reason the cruise control just quit working, i have it set to on, i press the button and it doesnt engage, idk why it doesnt work?? help
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 02:47 AM
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Do you have an M6 car?


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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 02:25 PM
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yep its an m6 with 80,000 miles
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by radcliffe18
yep its an m6 with 80,000 miles
I bet this is your problem then.

On your clutch pedel, there is a switch thats on the front side not behind it but in front of the arm. As you push the clutch in, this switch has a cylinder come out and that triggers cruise control to turn off. I bet is has backed out and you need to adjust it so the cylinder is in all the way when the clutch is not pressed.
The switch is plastic and white, check it out and post back here if that was the problem buddy.


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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 09:35 PM
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that was it, thanks a lot!!, this totally had me stumped
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 09:45 PM
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damn, ill check that out too.

mine works sometimes, but sometimes it doesnt. and if it is working....if i use the turnsignal it will stop working...

but this is something easy to look at, so ill do it tomorrow
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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 04:49 AM
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Originally Posted by radcliffe18
that was it, thanks a lot!!, this totally had me stumped
No problem buddy, I'm glad it was an easy fix!

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damn, ill check that out too.

mine works sometimes, but sometimes it doesnt. and if it is working....if i use the turnsignal it will stop working...

but this is something easy to look at, so ill do it tomorrow
Yours sounds like a short if the turn signal switches it off.

Go ahead and check out that switch, if thats not it might want to start looking for a short somewhere.


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That fixed my problem. I love this website.
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well i am another sucsess story, mine is working too thanks for the tip, i think there should be a sticky with all the little quick fixes for stuff that would be a huge help to guys like me who have not had an f body for very long thanks again
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do you just force the cylinder back into the white plastic thingy?
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Originally Posted by jtbball
do you just force the cylinder back into the white plastic thingy?
You don't really close the cylinder, the clutch pedal arm will when it is released. If you can't close it like it is stuck spray a little WD-40 on it.
Then adjust it by the nut that goes around it.


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