Cruise Control Basics Please

[stuby]

I am not that technically minded but a couple of years ago my cruise control started dropping speeds and then stopped altogether.

 

I heard about the leaking / perished vacuum hose situation and was well pleased when I cut the end of the old bit, and all then worked fine.

 

 

However you guessed it, it has started happening again. I therefore treated myself to a new bit of pipe and fitted it, but this time it has not made any difference, even though the old pipe was really badly split and had become diconnected.

 

When I now switch on the cruise control by the switch it seems dead, whereas before I am sure you at least felt a small 'kick' as the system kicked in.

 

Can I just ask everyone. I have checked the fuse and it seems fine, but is there anything else obvious (like a relay or something I should check) ?

 

Whereas the cruise control was previously working incorrectly (i.e. dropping speeds) at least it was working, as opposed to now being 'dead' completely. The new pipe seems to fit fine, but is perhaps not quite as snug as the previous one. I have used a new fuel pipe which appears to have the same diameter as the old.

 

Thanks in anticipation

[Mirez]

What vehicle?

 

I'm guessing the 2.3 in which case pump failures seem reasonably common after perished pipework