<html><body><div>On my 1982 Toyota Land Cruiser that came from Australia with a diesel engine, it came from the factory with a manual throttle, which I use at start up, and also on the freeway. My son installed one on his Toyota pickup truck, and then installed the same kind on my TR3.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>It's not an official cruise control, meaning it will turn off if/when I tap the brakes, and it won't accelerate when going up a hill. But when I'm on the freeway I can set the manual throttle at 65 or 70 mph, and away I go.<br></div><div><br></div><div>This can in extremely handy in 2017 when I drove from California back to Arizona for Triumphest. And last year I drove up the coast to Salem Oregon for the All Triumph Drive In. I tend to use it for short periods of time, 5-10 mins, so I can move around and stretch my legs, etc.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Also I should add, I only use it when I'm not in a lot of traffic, which is similar to a new cruise control. I always have plenty of time to turn it off when I'm approaching slower cars or what ever.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>I wrote an article about it for our club newsletter with photos. If anyone wants that I can send it to you directly.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div class="x-apple-signature">Rye<br>PH: 530-FIND-RYE</div><div><br>On Jan 30, 2019, at 02:13 PM, Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net> wrote:<br><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="msg-quote"><div class="_stretch"><span class="body-text-content">Hi,<br>We are planning some long excursions this year in the TR 250, so I would <br>like to install a cruise control in the TR 250.<br><br>There have been two basic options mentioned in various posts.<br>1) The Rostra unit which is more expensive and seems to require have <br>more installation requirements (for example a sensor on the drive shaft <br>to register speed.) <br><a href="http://www.rostra.com/universal-aftermarket-cruise-control-by-rostra.php" data-mce-href="http://www.rostra.com/universal-aftermarket-cruise-control-by-rostra.php">http://www.rostra.com/universal-aftermarket-cruise-control-by-rostra.php</a><br>2) The recreation of the Audiovox cruise control, which requires a <br>vacuum canister. Quite a bit cheaper than the Rostra. <br><a href="https://www.murphskits.com/product_info.php?cPath=25&products_id=422&osCsid=PYoe2OY2I0duN1IkGnMJ1" data-mce-href="https://www.murphskits.com/product_info.php?cPath=25&products_id=422&osCsid=PYoe2OY2I0duN1IkGnMJ1">https://www.murphskits.com/product_info.php?cPath=25&products_id=422&osCsid=PYoe2OY2I0duN1IkGnMJ1</a> <br><br><br>I have seen articles for installing both, but on carbs with a cable <br>linkage but none with the throttle linkage like the early TRs.<br><br>Has anyone installed on or the other on a TR250, TR4, etc that has the <br>rods, levers, bell crank arrangement? If so, how did you make the <br>connection?<br><br>Thanks,<br>Roger Elliott<br><br>** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" data-mce-href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" data-mce-href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs" data-mce-href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs">http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" data-mce-href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ryel@mac.com" data-mce-href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ryel@mac.com">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ryel@mac.com</a><br></span></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>