When resoldering(sp) the cruise amp, does the removal of amp prevent the normal running of the car? I have a '85 300D and was wondering if I had to complete the resoldering before driving.

Thanks
Charlie

On my '81 300SD I was able to remove the amp and drive the car without a problem.

Peter at GDL fixed my amp and it has worked perfectly for the last 4000 miles.

http://www.gdl-online.com/begin.html

Made my trip from Austin, TX to Cape Cod, Mass a lot more pleasant.

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Anders

1995 E300
2015 VW TDI Sportwagen 15K
1977 240D (197K)
2002 Subaru Legacy L Wagon (115k) (Wife's)
Gone but not forgotten:
2005 Buick LeSabre
1998 C230
1984 300D
1983 240D
1981 300SD
1974 240D
1974 Fiat 124 Spider
1968 Triumph TR250

The cruise has nothing to do with the regular operation of the car. Lots of people just remove them when they go haywire rather than pay to fix it. If you do much highway driving though, it's graet to have a working cruise system. I also had GDL rebuild mine (both of them) and second the recommendation. Regardless I suggest you check their website for some troubleshooting procedures before you start soldering.

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LRG
1987 300D Turbo 175K
2006 Toyota Prius, efficent but no soul
1985 300 TDT(130K miles of trouble free motoring)now sold

I'd be interested in the number of people who actually have problems with the circuits on that cruise control amp, 'cause we pulled mine and it all the connections looked good, but I still have intermittent problems with the CC. More often than not it doesn't work.

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi