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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 07:30 AM
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In my car 1991 Honda Accord LX 5-Speed with 169,000 miles the cruise control hasn't worked properly since I got the car last year. When I got the car cruise didn't work whatsoever, but after a little tinkering I found that no vacuum was getting to the cruise actuator, it was all bypassed to a leaky vacuum resevoir. I just blocked off the vacuum reservoir and cruise control works better then it did.

Heres my problem, When I click set on the set resume/switch the cruise light will come on but not take my pedal or keep speed, but if I let the car slow down it will set once it drops down 5MPH, then it will climb back to the speed I set it at. The only thing I could think of would be the cable length, but I adjusted that to were it should be, I also tried it a lot tighter then it should be and it didn't change anything. Does anyone know how to fix this problem.
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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 08:21 AM
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I am having the same problem in my 93 automatic! Have for years! I don't have a solution but I will take more of a look at mine and help out.
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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 08:39 AM
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Ok thanks another thing I was thinking about was the cruise computer, but I don't know how to test it.
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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by curtie94
Ok thanks another thing I was thinking about was the cruise computer, but I don't know how to test it.
Yea that I'm not too sure on either. I just learned to deal with it over 4 years. lol. Would like to fix it if I can.
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Old Oct 12, 2011 | 12:05 PM
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Does anyone else have anu ideas its just anoying
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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 04:35 PM
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Have you replaced the part you by passed?
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Old Oct 25, 2011 | 07:12 AM
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Ok I just fixed it, I took a look at the vacuum tank and there were huge holes in it. I made my own vacuum tank and now it works perfectly. Hit set and it takes the pedal.
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