[TR] TR 250 (TR4) Cruise control

[Thomas Fansher]

Somebody had a nice cruise control on a TR3A at the Lake Texahoma show a few years ago. Any info on what unit that was? I’d like one on a 3 and the Stag
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Tom


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> On Jan 30, 2019, at 7:50 PM, Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Roger -
> 
> I have installed Murph's kit (ersatz Audiovox) on a couple of cars and it works great.  I did not add a vacuum canister (though one car already had one for the brake booster).
> 
> Alas, neither was a TR but if I were doing one on the TR4 I think I'd look at the ball on the lever on the cross shaft meets the back end of the long link rod (near the firewall).
> 
> Geo
> 
>> On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 3:17 PM Roger Elliott <elliottr at rmi.net> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> We are planning some long excursions this year in the TR 250, so I would 
>> like to install a cruise control in the TR 250.
>> 
>> There have been two basic options mentioned in various posts.
>> 1) The Rostra unit which is more expensive and seems to require have 
>> more installation requirements (for example a sensor on the drive shaft 
>> to register speed.) 
>> http://www.rostra.com/universal-aftermarket-cruise-control-by-rostra.php
>> 2) The recreation of the Audiovox cruise control, which requires a 
>> vacuum canister. Quite a bit cheaper than the Rostra. 
>> https://www.murphskits.com/product_info.php?cPath=25&products_id=422&osCsid=PYoe2OY2I0duN1IkGnMJ1 
>> 
>> 
>> I have seen articles for installing both, but on carbs with a cable 
>> linkage but none with the throttle linkage like the early TRs.
>> 
>> Has anyone installed on or the other on a TR250, TR4, etc that has the 
>> rods, levers, bell crank arrangement? If so, how did you make the 
>> connection?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Roger Elliott
>> 
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