CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION REVISED DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION. Cadillac Cimarron 1982

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# CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION REVISED DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION

THE VACUUM SOURCE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL TRANSDUCER ON ALL 1982 J-BODY IS INCORRECTLY DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED IN THE 1982 J SERVICE MANUAL. THIS BULLETIN DESCRIBES, DIAGNOSES, AND ILLUSTRATES THE ASPIRATOR ASSISTED VACUUM SYSTEM USED FOR CIMARRON CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION. THE ASPIRATOR ASSISTED VACUUM SYSTEM SUPPLEMENTS ENGINE VACUUM WHEN ENGINE VACUUM IS LOW, SUCH AS GOING UPHILL OR WHEN THE ENGINE IS UNDER LOAD. THE SYSTEM (SHOWN SCHEMATICALLY IN FIGURE 1) CONSISTS OF AN ASPIRATOR, A 3-PORT CHECK VALVE, A 2-PORT CHECK VALVE, AND RELATED COMPONENTS, SUCH AS THE AIR PUMP AND AIR MANAGEMENT VALVE. THE AIR FOR THE ASPIRATOR IS TAPPED OFF THE AIR LINE THAT CONNECTS THE AIR PUMP TO THE AIR MANAGEMENT VALVE. ASPIRATOR VACUUM AND MANIFOLD VACUUM (AFTER PASSING THROUGH THE 2-PORT CHECK VALVE) SUPPLY THE TWO UPPER PORTS OF THE 3-PORT CHECK VALVE; THE LOWER PORT OF THE 3-PORT CHECK VALVE LEADS TO THE CRUISE CONTROL TRANSDUCER. THE SYSTEM PERFORMS AS FOLLOWS: UNDER NORMAL VACUUM CONDITIONS, AIR IS BLED INTO THE SYSTEM IN THE DIRECTION SHOWN BY THE SINGLE ARROW, THAT IS, FROM THE TRANSDUCER RESUME VALVE TO LOWER "T" OF THE 3-PORT CHECK VALVE, THEN TO THE 2-PORT CHECK VALVE, FINALLY INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. ALSO, DURING NORMAL OPERATION, AS THE AIR PUMP IS PUMPING AIR TO THE AIR MANAGEMENT VALVE, A SMALL AMOUNT IS DIVERTED THROUGH THE ASPIRATOR TO THE ATMOSPHERE. AS IT PASSES THROUGH THE ASPIRATOR, A VENTURI- ACTION INSIDE THE ASPIRATOR ASSEMBLY DEVELOPS A VACUUM. THIS VACUUM IS USED TO PROVIDE THE VACUUM ASSIST NEEDED UNDER HIGH CRUISE CONDITIONS. SHOULD MANIFOLD VACUUM FALL BELOW ASPIRATOR VACUUM, THE 2-PORT CHECK VALVE IS DESIGNED TO CLOSE WHILE THE 3-PORT CHECK VALVE IS DESIGNED TO OPEN. OPENING OF THE 3-PORT CHECK VALVE EXPOSES THE HIGHER VACUUM AT THE ASPIRATOR THUS PROVIDING THE NEEDED VACUUM TO PROVIDE PROPER CRUISE FUNCTION. AT THIS TIME, AIR FLOW IS IN THE DIRECTION SHOWN BY THE DOUBLE ARROW. TO DETERMINE IF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IS OPERATIVE, PROCEED AS FOLLOWS: STEP 1: FIRST MAKE SURE ALL HOSES AND CONNECTIONS ARE SECURE. MAKE SURE CHECK VALVES ARE CORRECTLY POSITIONED. THE CHECK VALVES ARE ARROWHEAD SHAPED IN THE DIRECTION OF AIR FLOW TO ELIMINATE INSTALLATION ERROR. STEP 2: CONNECT A VACUUM GAGE TO THE ASPIRATOR OUTPUT AT POINT A. STEP 3: RUN ENGINE AT 2500 RPM. ENGINE SHOULD BE WARMED UP TO ENSURE THAT COMPUTER COMMAND CONTROL SYSTEM IS RUNNING IN CLOSED LOOP. (CHECK WITH DWELL METER.) STEP 4: OBSERVE VACUUM GAGE. A MINIMUM OF 6 INCHES SHOULD BE SHOWN. IF NOT, CLEAN ASPIRATOR WITH MINERAL SOLVENT AND RECHECK. IF REQUIRED, REPLACE ASPIRATOR; ALSO CHECK A.I.R. PUMP FOR OUTPUT. IF NONE, SERVICE A.I.R. PUMP. IF NO DEFECT IS SHOWN, GO TO STEP 5. STEP 5: DISCONNECT VACUUM GAGE AT POINT A. PLUG 2-PORT CHECK VALVE AT POINT B. BLOW AIR INTO THE RESUME VALVE HOSE AT POINT C. AIR SHOULD MOVE THROUGH AND EXIT AT POINT A INDICATING FREE FLOW IN THIS DIRECTION. STEP 6: REMOVE PLUG FROM 2-PORT CHECK VALVE AT POINT B. PLUG HOSE AT POINT A. BLOW AIR INTO CRUISE RESUME VALVE HOSE AT POINT C; AIR SHOULD EXIT AT PORT B. STEPS 5 AND 6 DETERMINE IF THE HOSES AND CHECK VALVES ARE FUNCTIONING IN ONE DIRECTION. TO CHECK FOR OPERATION IN THE OTHER DIRECTION, GO TO STEP 7. STEP 7: BLOW AIR FIRST INTO HOSE AT POINT A WHILE PORT B IS PLUGGED, THEN INTO PORT B WHILE HOSE AT POINT A IS PLUGGED. NO AIR SHOULD EXIST AT POINT C IN EITHER CASE. REPLACE COMPONENTS AS REQUIRED.

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