vx clutch switch - cruise control - mystery

[oldertech]

Hi,

Both VXs, our 92 and 95 came without factory cruise control. The '95 has no secondary clutch switch, the one that told the cruise it was OK to run because the foot was off the clutch pedal. The '92, however, has one of those switches. Any reason the '92, without factory cruise, had to know that a foot was NOT touching the clutch pedal? Something to do with airbag?

Reason I'm asking, I am adding an aftermarket cruise, and would like to use that switch.

Scott

[TomO]

My 94VX has the switch taking up the cruise's spot too. The computer uses that switch to know that you're pushing in the clutch so it can shut off the upshift light.

[oldertech]

...and our '95 it was a California car and had no SIL initially, so it had no switch. I get it. Would it be any big deal to run without that switch so we can have a cruise control safely? The upshift light seems pretty lame anyway.

Scott

[TomO]

On Hondas equipped with Cruise, the area for the SIL is where the Cruise indicator is.

I can't say with certainty if the ECU would care if it saw the switch or not.

I can say that when I spent a week shifting without touching the clutch pedal that the check engine light never lit up.

So you could try it and most likely get away with it.

[greasemonkee]

Interestingly, the VX was the only one that had the clutch unput line to the ecu, that's pin B7 - in my helms it's marked as D15Z1 specifically. My CX has the upshift light in the cluster, but I don't think I've seen it work, is it even enabled in those trims?

I would use the oem cruise system out of a DX or LX, whichever had cruise.