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-====== Clutch Cut Wiring in a '90 ====== 
  
-As many of you know, the '90 models have quite a number of little differences between the '91+ model years. One of these is cruise control switch functionality -- on '91+ cars the cruise control switch is a switch to ground, however on the '90 cars it is a switched 12v line.  This means that the clutch-cut wire which was included with your DSMLink package will not work on the cruise-control switch (it DOES work correctly if installed on the starter switch), and you will need to do a little more work if you want to use NLTS on a '90 DSM using the cruise switch (the one activated when your foot is completely off the pedal). 
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-====== Method 1 ====== 
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-The simplest method on a '90 DSM is to cut the wires going to the cruise clutch switch and rewire them to match the more common 91+ configuration. ​ The ECU/DSMLink just wants to see a switch to ground on the ECU input. ​ So cut both wires going to the clutch switch. Then rewire one side to chassis ground and the other side to the ECU input. Check all this with a meter, of course, but once that's done, you should be set.  The one drawback to this method is that you will lose cruise control cut out with clutch pedal activation. ​ For most people, that's not a big deal because they either no longer have cruise installed or they don't use that particular feature anyway. 
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-====== Method 2 ====== 
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-This method is a bit of work.  It's provided here because it does technically allow you to keep cruise cut operation with clutch pedal activation if you happen to still have cruise control installed. ​ But it's probably more work than it's worth. 
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-  - Splice a long wire from the cruise-control side of the switch (green with black stripe) and run it to the vicinity of the ECU connector. 
-  - Connect one end of a 10K-ohm resistor in series with the long wire (at the ECU end). 
-  - Connect the other end of the resistor to the base of an NPN transistor (a 2N2222A is fine). 
-  - Connect the emitter of the transistor to the grounded end of the cut wire on ECU pin 104. 
-  - Connect the collector of the transistor to the cut wire going to ECU pin 104. 
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-{{http://​www.dsmlink.com/​images/​forums/​90%20clutch%20switch.JPG|Diagram}} 
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