Posted by Jimmy Mayfield on February 12, 2010, 1:22 pm
On Feb 11, 11:01pm, n...@jecarter.us wrote:
> If the engine has a mechanical throttle control (that year probably
> does), consider using an aftermarket cruise control unit (about $00)
> as the governor. The cruise control typically has a tachometer input
> that simple requires wrapping a wire around a spark plug wire to pick
> up the signal. The cruise control then keeps the engne speed
> constant.
> I had a cruise control of this design on my previous pickup (4 cyl, 5
> speed manual) and it kept a constant speed.
> You will need to buy/build the controls if you want remote start/stop
> or auto-start on power failure. If you can live with manual
> start/stop on an as-needed basis, then control is greatly simplified
> because you don't have to answer these questions:
> How long to wait after power fail before starting engine?
> How long to crank engine at a time (10 seconds, 30 seconds)?
> How many attempts to start engine before giving up?
> How long to keep engine running once started?
> How long to keep engine running when power is restored?
> John- Hide quoted text -
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The engine does have a mechanical throttle, no drive-by-wire setups
here. I used to have an '82 Toyota SR5 with the 22R engine and 5
speed tranny. It also had one of those electronic cruise control
units that ran off a spark plug wire. It did a very good job of
regulating engine/vehicle speed. I have looked for those, but all I'm
coming up with are driveshaft driven models. If you have a link, I'd
greatly appreciate it. One question I do have about these units, will
they keep the engine at a constant enough speed?
This gen set will definitely be all manual. No grand visions of being
totally automatic. I know it's very doable, but I don't want to get
into that.
Posted by news on February 12, 2010, 11:24 pm
On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:22:52 -0800 (PST), Jimmy Mayfield
>On Feb 11, 11:01 pm, n...@jecarter.us wrote:
>> If the engine has a mechanical throttle control (that year probably
>> does), consider using an aftermarket cruise control unit (about $00)
>> as the governor. The cruise control typically has a tachometer input
>> that simple requires wrapping a wire around a spark plug wire to pick
>> up the signal. The cruise control then keeps the engne speed
>> constant.
>>
>> I had a cruise control of this design on my previous pickup (4 cyl, 5
>> speed manual) and it kept a constant speed.
>>
>> You will need to buy/build the controls if you want remote start/stop
>> or auto-start on power failure. If you can live with manual
>> start/stop on an as-needed basis, then control is greatly simplified
>> because you don't have to answer these questions:
>> How long to wait after power fail before starting engine?
>> How long to crank engine at a time (10 seconds, 30 seconds)?
>> How many attempts to start engine before giving up?
>> How long to keep engine running once started?
>> How long to keep engine running when power is restored?
>>
>> John- Hide quoted text -
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>> - Show quoted text -
>.
>The engine does have a mechanical throttle, no drive-by-wire setups
>here. I used to have an '82 Toyota SR5 with the 22R engine and 5
>speed tranny. It also had one of those electronic cruise control
>units that ran off a spark plug wire. It did a very good job of
>regulating engine/vehicle speed. I have looked for those, but all I'm
>coming up with are driveshaft driven models. If you have a link, I'd
>greatly appreciate it. One question I do have about these units, will
>they keep the engine at a constant enough speed?
>This gen set will definitely be all manual. No grand visions of being
>totally automatic. I know it's very doable, but I don't want to get
>into that.
Look for an Audiovox CCS100 Universal Cruise Control. It works either
from a connection to the coil or a magnet kit on the driveshaft. The
unit is $00 - $40 depending on where you find it. This vendor is
$6 plus shipping:
http://www.fixthisride.com/showproductdetail.jsp?prod_id3495
Posted by Jim Wilkins on February 12, 2010, 11:57 pm
On Feb 12, 6:24pm, n...@jecarter.us wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:22:52 -0800 (PST), Jimmy Mayfield
> ...
How about buying a welder-generator instead?
http://www.millerwelds.com/products/generators/
Sometimes you can find a good deal on a used one.
jsw
Posted by Jimmy Mayfield on February 16, 2010, 2:07 am
On Feb 12, 5:24pm, n...@jecarter.us wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:22:52 -0800 (PST), Jimmy Mayfield
> >On Feb 11, 11:01 pm, n...@jecarter.us wrote:
> >> If the engine has a mechanical throttle control (that year probably
> >> does), consider using an aftermarket cruise control unit (about $00)
> >> as the governor. The cruise control typically has a tachometer input
> >> that simple requires wrapping a wire around a spark plug wire to pick
> >> up the signal. The cruise control then keeps the engne speed
> >> constant.
> >> I had a cruise control of this design on my previous pickup (4 cyl, 5
> >> speed manual) and it kept a constant speed.
> >> You will need to buy/build the controls if you want remote start/stop
> >> or auto-start on power failure. If you can live with manual
> >> start/stop on an as-needed basis, then control is greatly simplified
> >> because you don't have to answer these questions:
> >> How long to wait after power fail before starting engine?
> >> How long to crank engine at a time (10 seconds, 30 seconds)?
> >> How many attempts to start engine before giving up?
> >> How long to keep engine running once started?
> >> How long to keep engine running when power is restored?
> >> John- Hide quoted text -
> >> - Show quoted text -
> >.
> >The engine does have a mechanical throttle, no drive-by-wire setups
> >here. I used to have an '82 Toyota SR5 with the 22R engine and 5
> >speed tranny. It also had one of those electronic cruise control
> >units that ran off a spark plug wire. It did a very good job of
> >regulating engine/vehicle speed. I have looked for those, but all I'm
> >coming up with are driveshaft driven models. If you have a link, I'd
> >greatly appreciate it. One question I do have about these units, will
> >they keep the engine at a constant enough speed?
> >This gen set will definitely be all manual. No grand visions of being
> >totally automatic. I know it's very doable, but I don't want to get
> >into that.
> Look for an Audiovox CCS100 Universal Cruise Control. It works either
> from a connection to the coil or a magnet kit on the driveshaft. The
> unit is $00 - $40 depending on where you find it. This vendor is
> $6 plus shipping:http://www.fixthisride.com/showproductdetail.jsp?prod_id=33495- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
I think I've looked at this one, but I don't believe I've ever read
anything saying it would pick up off the coil. Thanks.
Posted by z on February 16, 2010, 4:55 am
> On Feb 12, 5:24 pm, n...@jecarter.us wrote:
>> On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:22:52 -0800 (PST), Jimmy Mayfield
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >On Feb 11, 11:01 pm, n...@jecarter.us wrote:
>> >> If the engine has a mechanical throttle control (that year
>> >> probably does), consider using an aftermarket cruise control unit
>> >> (about $00) as the governor. The cruise control typically has a
>> >> tachometer input that simple requires wrapping a wire around a
>> >> spark plug wire to pick up the signal. The cruise control then
>> >> keeps the engne speed constant.
>>
>> >> I had a cruise control of this design on my previous pickup (4
>> >> cyl, 5 speed manual) and it kept a constant speed.
>>
>> >> You will need to buy/build the controls if you want remote
>> >> start/stop or auto-start on power failure. If you can live with
>> >> manual start/stop on an as-needed basis, then control is greatly
>> >> simplified because you don't have to answer these questions:
>> >> How long to wait after power fail before starting engine?
>> >> How long to crank engine at a time (10 seconds, 30 seconds)?
>> >> How many attempts to start engine before giving up?
>> >> How long to keep engine running once started?
>> >> How long to keep engine running when power is restored?
>>
>> >> John- Hide quoted text -
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>> >.
>>
>> >The engine does have a mechanical throttle, no drive-by-wire setups
>> >here. I used to have an '82 Toyota SR5 with the 22R engine and 5
>> >speed tranny. It also had one of those electronic cruise control
>> >units that ran off a spark plug wire. It did a very good job of
>> >regulating engine/vehicle speed. I have looked for those, but all
>> >I'm coming up with are driveshaft driven models. If you have a
>> >link, I'd greatly appreciate it. One question I do have about these
>> >units, will they keep the engine at a constant enough speed?
>>
>> >This gen set will definitely be all manual. No grand visions of
>> >being totally automatic. I know it's very doable, but I don't want
>> >to get into that.
>>
>> Look for an Audiovox CCS100 Universal Cruise Control. It works
>> either from a connection to the coil or a magnet kit on the
>> driveshaft. The unit is $00 - $40 depending on where you find it.
>> This vendor is $6 plus
>> shipping:http://www.fixthisride.com/showproductdetail.jsp?prod_i
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> I think I've looked at this one, but I don't believe I've ever read
> anything saying it would pick up off the coil. Thanks.
>
Here is one that gives these options:
Select ECM, AC Generator, Magnets, or Pulse Sender as Speed Signal Source
http://www.rostra.com/cruise-control.htm
I've never used it just found it in another forum.
-z
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> does), consider using an aftermarket cruise control unit (about $00)
> as the governor. The cruise control typically has a tachometer input
> that simple requires wrapping a wire around a spark plug wire to pick
> up the signal. The cruise control then keeps the engne speed
> constant.
> I had a cruise control of this design on my previous pickup (4 cyl, 5
> speed manual) and it kept a constant speed.
> You will need to buy/build the controls if you want remote start/stop
> or auto-start on power failure. If you can live with manual
> start/stop on an as-needed basis, then control is greatly simplified
> because you don't have to answer these questions:
> How long to wait after power fail before starting engine?
> How long to crank engine at a time (10 seconds, 30 seconds)?
> How many attempts to start engine before giving up?
> How long to keep engine running once started?
> How long to keep engine running when power is restored?
> John- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
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