Cruise control lock out

[cruiserlad]

I've been thru the archives and searched all the threads, but I haven't found the answer to my question. Does anyone know how to defeat the cruise control lock out when you have the dif lock on?

Here's what I have done. I put a couple of Aisin locking hubs on the front and have removed the drive shaft for a measure of economy for city driving. Once in a while I'll take a short trip and it would be nice to use the cruise control, but with the dif lock switch on the cruise control is non functional. Any help would be appreciated.

Cruiserlad
'92 FJ80, '72 FJ40, '88 PU

 

[extremetoy1]

Your not serious are you? it would be sketchy at best when traveling with the rear locked and its onroad manners would ... well lets say if it were raining first corner you hit would be fishtailing out of control.

Handleing would be terrible, and your tire wear would be pretty bad, if not people would run spools or "lincoln" lockers on road all the time

 

[Rich]

He is talking about locking the center diff with no front driveshaft.

 

[extremetoy1]

ahh i see, I thought he wanted to be locked up, my bad!! sorry dude and hey welcome to MUD

 

[IdahoDoug]

Until reading this thread, I thought I had seen about everything. That's a good one, and I have no idea but you're in the right place.

DougM

 

[GXO]

hmm, since I have the same setup I will be interested in this one too

Although I won't be driving mine around town!

 

[Cruiser Jimmy]

In a 92? Did you see in your searches the mpg for 3FE rigs?

 

[cruiserlad]

Yes, thanx

Yeah, I know. Some people don't care for the handling of the part time 4wd. I do. And I have found that it does make a difference in mileage. Small, true, but at $3/gal I'll take what I can get. And, it would a little better yet to be able to use the cruise control when I can.

I had a cruise control on an FJ40 that I once owned. (PO had put it on) But I'll be darned if it didn't make a difference. I watched it pretty close when I took it to Cruise Moab in 2000. I got an extra mile per gal. Two when I had a tail wind.

 

[CJF]

You very well may be the first person trying this.

Got an FSM? If so, go for it!

Keep us posted,

Curtis

 

[Cruiser Jimmy]

Cruiserlad,
Just curious, what's your mpg right now?

(repeat CJF) Do you have the ele FSM for the rig? This should reveal the ele. line you need to alter to acheive your goal.

 

[cruiserlad]

FSM

Uh... Don't have one... yet. Around town with AWD I get about 11MPG. Highway about 14 MPG. With 2WD It goes up to bout 12-13 in the city and 15-17 highway.

BTW who needs FSM when we got this nifty forum. Just kidding