Trip before last to town the cruise control stopped working.
As I was still reassembling the 2a, and dreading the thought of troubleshooting it (last time this happened it was a broken wire joining to a pin on a plug), I decided to leave it.
Last night I had a thought - maybe it is a mechanical problem, which at least would be easy to identify? (It is an aftermarket cruise control, fitted before I left Melbourne, which means before 1994.)
So I dashed out with a torch and lifted the bonnet to see if there was anything obvious. Bingo!
The bowden cable from the vacuum actuator has its inner cable connected to the throttle lever on the injection pump bu about 3cm of the sort of chain that is made of a row of balls, to allow the accelerator cable to move the lever without interference. It had broken away at the lever end.
So this afternoon, after cutting a small load of firewood, I took it to the shed, opened the bonnet right back against the roof, and went to work. Took me less than an hour to remove the broken chain, shorten it by a link, reassemble, and adjust the cable position. Assuming that all the links are also worn, I'll see if I can find some more of this chain in town when next there.
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
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