Instrument Cluster Question
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
Instrument Cluster Question
I see that some instrument clusters have a note w/ cruise or w/o cruise. My question is there a light that comes on when cruise is activated? I have a stock 86 4+3. Thanks a bunch.
Bob
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
Originally Posted by Billy Stargazer
the same for my 87/no indication what ever
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There is no cruise control indicator light in C4s.
However 4+3 Doug Nash manuals have an overdrive indicator in the instrument panel. (84-86 in DIC, 87-88 in Tach area)
Maybe that's what you're mistaking it for.
However 4+3 Doug Nash manuals have an overdrive indicator in the instrument panel. (84-86 in DIC, 87-88 in Tach area)
Maybe that's what you're mistaking it for.
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My cruise has never worked. Everything both electrical and vaccum check out fine, I mean everything. The only thing I can think of is my Instrument Cluster had been replaced by the original owner at one time with a non-cruise one, since it has worked flawlessly for me, which seem rare for a 19 year old car and seeing how so many guys have problems with their clusters. I pulled it and there is absolutely no numbers or identification on it anywhere.
Not to highjack you thread here, but is there a way to tell if I got a cruise or non-cruise cluster? I would love to have cruise control.
Not to highjack you thread here, but is there a way to tell if I got a cruise or non-cruise cluster? I would love to have cruise control.
Last edited by 86PACER; Sep 21, 2005 at 12:08 AM.
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According to Gordon's book on clusters, in 1986 Vettes the cluster IDs are as follows:
25078622-w/ cruise, export
25080224-w/ cruise, USA
25080225-w/o cruise, USA
25080226-w/ cruise, CAN
25080227-w/o cruise, CAN
25078622-w/ cruise, export
25080224-w/ cruise, USA
25080225-w/o cruise, USA
25080226-w/ cruise, CAN
25080227-w/o cruise, CAN
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From: Santa Maria CA
Originally Posted by 65Z01
According to Gordon's book on clusters, in 1986 Vettes the cluster IDs are as follows:
25078622-w/ cruise, export
25080224-w/ cruise, USA
25080225-w/o cruise, USA
25080226-w/ cruise, CAN
25080227-w/o cruise, CAN
25078622-w/ cruise, export
25080224-w/ cruise, USA
25080225-w/o cruise, USA
25080226-w/ cruise, CAN
25080227-w/o cruise, CAN
The thing is my darn Instrument Cluster does not have any numbers or marking what so ever anywhere on it. Unless it's on the inside where I have not taken it apart to look. I just pulled it out of the car cause I though it might be in the back or the side. Probably about the only thing I could do is swap mine for someone's that does have cruise and works to see is what I'm thinking.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
Thanks a bunch, MY 'OD' light works fine, I was just wondering because my other GM vehicles light a Cruise icon when it activated and I was curious if the Vette did the same thing beacuse of the instrument panel listing numbers. The funny thing is that Cruise actually worked considering everything else in the car had to be worked on in some way or fashion.
Bob
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The cruise control IS ROUTED THROUGH the cluster to power the cruise unit and to adjust speed. Although there is NO LIGHT in the cluster, a non cruise cluster will work in a cruise car but the cruise control itself would then not work. The wire routes from the brake/clutch/ pedal throught the cluster into cruise circuit (blue/white stripe wire).
