Cruise control

Post by **scottie** » 08 Dec 2006, 19:28

Anyone fitted cruise control to a T25 with a 1.9 Gold diesel engine? Keepin it steady below it's top speed can be a problem, specially with "her" drivin!!!
What speed should you do with 175 tyres on? What's safe for the Golf engine?

Post by **toomanytoys** » 08 Dec 2006, 19:48

175's???????
are you sure???
on 14" rims????
well the std 165 14's are generally 10% over reading so another 3% on that.. indicated 60 could be only an actual 53 most 44 ton artics are restricted to 56mph.. give or take a couple.. so pick a tescos/waitrose etc truck on the flat and see what your reading...
but the other factor is what gearbox has it got? was it a D or TD or petrol before?

Post by **rogbodge** » 09 Dec 2006, 00:41

The T3, or type 2(5) (the purists would have it as type 2 but that doesn't distinguish it from a bay or splitty) - has a built-in cruise control, very useful on motorways ..

The accelerator paddle is hinged at the bottom. You can rest your foot higher on the paddle with your heel off the floor & adjust the cruising speed by finding the appropriate balance point .. between the return spring & the weight of your foot ...

Post by **airhead** » 09 Dec 2006, 01:23

My 1.6 syncro has a great cruise control system for motorways. You just plant the boot to the floor and it will only ever do around 75mph! So I cant actually exceed the motorway speed limit unless I come to a downhill slope!