excellent idea... Will try disabling the alternator as that of which you speak makes perfect sense. Will update this thread with results but possibly not until this coming weekend when I have time. The closest ummmm... 'testing area' where speeding tickets will not be of concern is approximately 20-25mi away. Today while on I-40 I had the cruise working for a good while up,down, in-between hills at a GPS-verified exactly 80mph.... until some wonderfully 'nice' individual in a Volvo cut in front of me going approximately 27mph less that I was....


I got it to work again for a short time before traffic got the best of me. The electrical 'noise' theory seems to make sense in this instance as increased RPM possibly made it go away. I have not had the 'opportunity' to test it at speeds over the 80mph range but if an autobahn opens nearby.... let me know.

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