How does TJ Cruise Control behave?
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Re: How does TJ Cruise Control behave?
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"Coasty" <uscg_retSPOOGE@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>I don't know if anyone else watches a cable show called Mith Busters but
>they tested every thing that has to do with Deer repellant for autos and to
>no suprise they all do not work it was very interesting.
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> "Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
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>> According to tests done at the University of Connecticut "deer whistles"
>> are a fraud and a waste of money. Those that whistle at all do so at a
>> frequency well outside the hearing range of deer.
>>
>>
>> Tomes wrote:
>>> lol indeed Jeff, although it is illegal to 'spot' deer (with a bright
>>> light
>>> freezing them) from a moving vehicle here in NJ at least. I regularly
>>> have
>>> groups of about 15 in my yard at night, so we really need to watch out
>>> for
>>> them. The deer whistles help too (makes them look up and listen,
>>> thereby
>>> immobilizing them).
>>> Tomes
>>>
>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:i4ednaGdhbhdzdHeRVn-qQ@ez2.net...
>>>
>>>>"Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:LwW2f.13321$QE1.1323@newsread2.news.atl.e arthlink.net...
>>>>
>>>>>The cruise control in my TJ does a real nice job of keeping the speed
>>>>>nailed
>>>>>within a mph of the setting both up and down hills - very much better
>>>
>>> than
>>>
>>>>>my other auto trans Sienna. I have a lot of 40 MPH hilly stuff here
>>>>>and
>>>
>>> I
>>>
>>>>>set it on 42 and just let it go, scouting out for deer.
>>>>>
>>>>>If it does feel like it will bog (and I know this coming up as I read
>>>
>>> the
>>>
>>>>>terrain), I do like Dave M says and hit the cancel button, shift,
>>>>>regain
>>>>>speed shift back and hit resume. There is no automatic disconnect.
>>>>>Tomes
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>It seems to me that Deer Hunting at 40+ mph misses the spirit of the
>>>
>>> sport.
>>>
>>>
>
"Coasty" <uscg_retSPOOGE@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>I don't know if anyone else watches a cable show called Mith Busters but
>they tested every thing that has to do with Deer repellant for autos and to
>no suprise they all do not work it was very interesting.
>
> --
> Coasty
>
> Remove the SPOOGE to reply
> "Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
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>> According to tests done at the University of Connecticut "deer whistles"
>> are a fraud and a waste of money. Those that whistle at all do so at a
>> frequency well outside the hearing range of deer.
>>
>>
>> Tomes wrote:
>>> lol indeed Jeff, although it is illegal to 'spot' deer (with a bright
>>> light
>>> freezing them) from a moving vehicle here in NJ at least. I regularly
>>> have
>>> groups of about 15 in my yard at night, so we really need to watch out
>>> for
>>> them. The deer whistles help too (makes them look up and listen,
>>> thereby
>>> immobilizing them).
>>> Tomes
>>>
>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:i4ednaGdhbhdzdHeRVn-qQ@ez2.net...
>>>
>>>>"Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:LwW2f.13321$QE1.1323@newsread2.news.atl.e arthlink.net...
>>>>
>>>>>The cruise control in my TJ does a real nice job of keeping the speed
>>>>>nailed
>>>>>within a mph of the setting both up and down hills - very much better
>>>
>>> than
>>>
>>>>>my other auto trans Sienna. I have a lot of 40 MPH hilly stuff here
>>>>>and
>>>
>>> I
>>>
>>>>>set it on 42 and just let it go, scouting out for deer.
>>>>>
>>>>>If it does feel like it will bog (and I know this coming up as I read
>>>
>>> the
>>>
>>>>>terrain), I do like Dave M says and hit the cancel button, shift,
>>>>>regain
>>>>>speed shift back and hit resume. There is no automatic disconnect.
>>>>>Tomes
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>It seems to me that Deer Hunting at 40+ mph misses the spirit of the
>>>
>>> sport.
>>>
>>>
>
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Re: How does TJ Cruise Control behave?
That's Myth Busters.
"Coasty" <uscg_retSPOOGE@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:t6udnROm9KL3A9DenZ2dnUVZ_sqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>I don't know if anyone else watches a cable show called Mith Busters but
>they tested every thing that has to do with Deer repellant for autos and to
>no suprise they all do not work it was very interesting.
>
> --
> Coasty
>
> Remove the SPOOGE to reply
> "Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
> news:dik5dg$rmr$1@reader1.panix.com...
>> According to tests done at the University of Connecticut "deer whistles"
>> are a fraud and a waste of money. Those that whistle at all do so at a
>> frequency well outside the hearing range of deer.
>>
>>
>> Tomes wrote:
>>> lol indeed Jeff, although it is illegal to 'spot' deer (with a bright
>>> light
>>> freezing them) from a moving vehicle here in NJ at least. I regularly
>>> have
>>> groups of about 15 in my yard at night, so we really need to watch out
>>> for
>>> them. The deer whistles help too (makes them look up and listen,
>>> thereby
>>> immobilizing them).
>>> Tomes
>>>
>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:i4ednaGdhbhdzdHeRVn-qQ@ez2.net...
>>>
>>>>"Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:LwW2f.13321$QE1.1323@newsread2.news.atl.e arthlink.net...
>>>>
>>>>>The cruise control in my TJ does a real nice job of keeping the speed
>>>>>nailed
>>>>>within a mph of the setting both up and down hills - very much better
>>>
>>> than
>>>
>>>>>my other auto trans Sienna. I have a lot of 40 MPH hilly stuff here
>>>>>and
>>>
>>> I
>>>
>>>>>set it on 42 and just let it go, scouting out for deer.
>>>>>
>>>>>If it does feel like it will bog (and I know this coming up as I read
>>>
>>> the
>>>
>>>>>terrain), I do like Dave M says and hit the cancel button, shift,
>>>>>regain
>>>>>speed shift back and hit resume. There is no automatic disconnect.
>>>>>Tomes
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>It seems to me that Deer Hunting at 40+ mph misses the spirit of the
>>>
>>> sport.
>>>
>>>
>
"Coasty" <uscg_retSPOOGE@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:t6udnROm9KL3A9DenZ2dnUVZ_sqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>I don't know if anyone else watches a cable show called Mith Busters but
>they tested every thing that has to do with Deer repellant for autos and to
>no suprise they all do not work it was very interesting.
>
> --
> Coasty
>
> Remove the SPOOGE to reply
> "Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
> news:dik5dg$rmr$1@reader1.panix.com...
>> According to tests done at the University of Connecticut "deer whistles"
>> are a fraud and a waste of money. Those that whistle at all do so at a
>> frequency well outside the hearing range of deer.
>>
>>
>> Tomes wrote:
>>> lol indeed Jeff, although it is illegal to 'spot' deer (with a bright
>>> light
>>> freezing them) from a moving vehicle here in NJ at least. I regularly
>>> have
>>> groups of about 15 in my yard at night, so we really need to watch out
>>> for
>>> them. The deer whistles help too (makes them look up and listen,
>>> thereby
>>> immobilizing them).
>>> Tomes
>>>
>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:i4ednaGdhbhdzdHeRVn-qQ@ez2.net...
>>>
>>>>"Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:LwW2f.13321$QE1.1323@newsread2.news.atl.e arthlink.net...
>>>>
>>>>>The cruise control in my TJ does a real nice job of keeping the speed
>>>>>nailed
>>>>>within a mph of the setting both up and down hills - very much better
>>>
>>> than
>>>
>>>>>my other auto trans Sienna. I have a lot of 40 MPH hilly stuff here
>>>>>and
>>>
>>> I
>>>
>>>>>set it on 42 and just let it go, scouting out for deer.
>>>>>
>>>>>If it does feel like it will bog (and I know this coming up as I read
>>>
>>> the
>>>
>>>>>terrain), I do like Dave M says and hit the cancel button, shift,
>>>>>regain
>>>>>speed shift back and hit resume. There is no automatic disconnect.
>>>>>Tomes
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>It seems to me that Deer Hunting at 40+ mph misses the spirit of the
>>>
>>> sport.
>>>
>>>
>
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