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• Re: Serious Friday question -- stalling a few minutes after cold start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 14:11:31 -0800
  ...driving the idle > to zero unless you press down on the accelerator pedal to keep the idle > up. Once the engine is fully warmed...
• Re: Audiovox Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - J \"Westy\"
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 14:11:38 -0600
  ...I don't > find > the ankle angle of right foot holding accelerator pedal comfortable and > after an hour or so, it really starts to...
• *MY* 82 Diesel!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 May 94 20:15:23 -0400
  ...2) Discovered the concept of Binary Accelerator - My foot was either pushing pedal to the floor, or was on the brake. Nothing in between...
• Re: 1986 Erratic running below 3000 rpm/rough idle
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Sun, 21 Jun 1998 21:20:49 -1000
  ...I mean sometimes it will run just above an idle witht the accelerator right on the floor. If it makes it above 3000 rpm...
• Cold Idle Problem and warm Surging--let me know if I'm confusing
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Bartnicki
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 03:07:27 -0500
  ...then on when the pedal is engaged ...then stepped off at full throttle) when the accelerator is pushed. Does this have anything to do...
• Re: Hard Starting Cold and Hot
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 21:40:55 -0500
  ...In order to start >> i have to press the accelerator pedal to the floor and the crank the >> key like you do with a...
• Anyone bored? Wanna install a cruise control for me?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:44:48 -0700
  ...Where the gas pedal cable hooks to. Before you say, hey, that's easy, I want to mention that ATs have a different thingy...
• Re: Failure to return to idle
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:16:19 -0600
  ...If I tap the accelerator pedal, it will drop back down to its typical 1k rpm idle. When I come to a stop at...
• Re: High Idle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 1 Sep 2010 13:34:20 -0700
  ...if doing anything with the gas pedal makes idle drop down , then it would be good to clean that whole cable system . I pull...
• Re: Marvelous! Mysterious! But what's wrong with my engine?
  Historical mailing list - Debi Webi
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 12:16:22 -0700
  ...Often : >(but not always), if I release the accelerator pedal and push it : >again, the engine speed will surge up. Sometimes it takes three...
• Re: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:32:06 +0000
  ...a > off and > on surging like I was at the gas pedal revving the engine. After > changing > all of the vacuum lines(which needed...
• Engine almost dying when first starting...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 21:55:04 -0700
  ...Just in the past few days, I've had it go back to that "hunting around" after my first tap on the gas pedal...
• gas tank overflows, engine probs
  Historical mailing list - Robert S. Williams, MD
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 21:03:04 -0500
  ...right moment and sort-of gun the engine with the gas pedal and keep it alive until the engine warms up. The engine starts...
• Re: '85 1.9 Manual accelerator cable replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Thu, 16 May 2013 17:38:47 -0400
  ...end of the bus and that attaches the cable to >> the pedal mechanism. >> Thanks, >> >> Jeff >> '85 GL (Gertie) >> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus >>
• Re: Not quite a backfire . . .
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:36:26 -0700
  ...hot brake pads. > > I know from previous long descents in cold temps that when there is no > pressure on the accelerator pedal, a switch...
• Re: '85 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 14:04:08 EDT
  ...To start it we would fully depress the accelerator and then start cranking it. The last repair I remember doing, before the problem stopped...
• crank crank THUD
  Historical mailing list - Gina
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 22:41:06 -0500
  ...i hit the accelerator before I tried to start it? hmm, maybe...geeze maybe I flooded it...held the pedal to the floor...crank...
• Re: Sticky Throttle Cable
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jan 95 23:48:23 AST
  ...is beginning to bind and makes some weird noises when >the accelerator pedal is depressed. The problem seems to be worse during colder >days...
• Re: Vanagon gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:37:08 -0600
  ...light, and drive as if there is an egg under the accelerator pedal, and let us know what you come up with. > >Mark in...
• Re: Throttle Stuck Wide Open Leaving Me Stranded in Boise Idaho
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:53:36 -0500
  ...stays wide openbouncing off the redline. > Pressing the accelerator has no effect.I removedthe pedal and played ith > the > lever, again nothing. > > It's...
• Re: 1.9L white smoke
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 23:15:39 -0600
  ...accelerator fully > (and looking out the rear-view-mirror) when I say the plume of white smoke > again! I let off the pedal a...
• Re: MICE: points of ingress in cab area?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 14:08:58 -0400
  ...I see them > popping out into the interior around the "accelerator" pedal, the far > forward part of the centre console covering on the floor...
• Re: The joy of driving is back! 1991 Vanagon GL with 1995 Subie 2.2L engine
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:40:41 -0800
  ...One advantage of the Subie engine is that the van can move out > of its > own way without two-feet on the accelerator pedal...
• Re: '90 GL fuel/throttle problems?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Fri, 19 May 2000 10:28:55 -0400
  ...Sometimes if I > let off pressure on the accelerator while driving and then apply more > pressure it feels as if the engine is isn...
• High Idle, Next step
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 09:56:50 EDT
  ...In other words, if I just let up on the accelerator pedal, it will not move far enough back to close the switch. Is...
• Re: Idle Problem 1987 2.1 Van Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:58:23 -0800
  ...accelerator pedal, cable or throttle binding 2. Auxiliary air regulator faulty 3. Air leaking past throttle valve. Jeff
• Re: '87 Syncro GL scary high idle
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 10:22:55 -0500
  ...I confirmed that my sandal wasn't caught on the accelerator pedal, causing the revving. Pretty wacky, as if Dr. Loveless was in the...
• Re: Won't idle when cold ...
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 4 May 2006 14:50:48 -0700
  ...When it is too far the other way, it dies when you barely press the accelerator pedal. Does anyone have any hints for adjusting...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 4 Oct 2020 14:14:57 -0700
  ...vacuum switch under the pedals, switch on the steering > column, > > > vacuum diaphragm linked the throttle body at the accelerator lever etc > > > etc... > > > I have...
• Re: Throttle adjustment
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 25 May 2014 20:25:02 -1000
  ...To me, activating kick-down via the gas pedal is just rough on things and burns too much gas. that kick-down feature 'should...
• Fwd: Sucky Gas Mileage - ethanol free
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 3 May 2013 07:13:27 -0700
  ...slightly more power from premium no ethanol fuel...a little less accelerator pedal pressure to hold the speed to 65mph.. The pure gasoline also...
• Re: Won't start cold (85 2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 11:49:56 -0600
  ...In your future attempts to crank it keep you foot off the accelerator pedal and see if it cranks. If that doesn't work...
• Re: 82 Diesel Vanagon Engine Replacement Choices? Costs? Comments?
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 15:55:23 -0700
  ...Everything from the drive-by-wire accelerator pedal potentiometer ("sensor") to the complete matrix of engine sensors and wiring harness required. It's do...
• Re: questions about automatics
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:33:36 -0400
  ...If i nail the >> accelerator pedal from a dead stop, the bus far exceeds these points >> before it shifts on its own. Anyone know...
• Re: Vanagon Shifter Rattle
  Historical mailing list - Tim Beidel
  Mon, 10 Nov 2003 13:45:45 -0500
  ...to be while in second), and it only happens when the accelerator pedal is pressed. If I am coasting, sweet silence. Tim Beidel South...
• Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 May 2011 14:59:33 -0700
  ...when that relationship is where you want it, install the cable from the gas pedal back onto the van. no need to actually remove...
• Re: Bucking and Snorting on Fwy
  Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 19:43:31 -0500
  ...When I would pump the pedal quickly it would accelerate <DIV></DIV>&gt;slightly <DIV></DIV>&gt;while sputtering and bucking. When I held...
• Diesel Warm No Start?
  Historical mailing list - Cook, Thomas
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 10:38:56 -0500
  ...shoot the warm no start when the gas pedal was stuck mid-way down. The accelerator replacement is straight forward but the no start...
• Re: '84 Vanagon 1.9 engine oil pressure switch etc
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 27 May 2017 23:16:24 -0400
  ...2500 rpm, and take my foot off accelerator pedal, light goes >> out. >> Putting moderate pressure on pedal causes it to go on. After driving...
• Re: Broken Accelerator Cable - 1987 Syncro non-camper
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 08:13:42 -0800
  ...Now go to the front and drop your > spare tire clam shell........look up and right below your gas pedal, > there is a box...
• Re: On being well grounded
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Sat, 9 Jun 2001 15:25:18 -0400
  ...I just adjusted the switch with the meter hooked up until it stayed at 0, then got my wife to floor the accelerator pedal...
• Re: Briefly unresponsive engine
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Mon, 17 Dec 2018 12:29:17 -0800
  ...no response from the >>>> engine when >>>> > > pushing the accelerator pedal to accelerate from stationary. The >>>> pedal >>>> > > moves normally, and the sound of the engine...
• Re: Lube the accelerator cable on a vanagon? and some more..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 14 May 2010 06:55:12 -0700
  ...He had made his own accelerator cable for the swap (ABA in line > four) and I decided to go with a Tiico cable that...
• Re: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Andrew R.
  Wed, 11 Oct 2017 09:08:31 -0700
  ...Proper adjustment is with the accelerator pedal all the way > down there should still be some room for the throttle to move open just...
• Re: Fuel System or Electronic?
  Historical mailing list - =?UTF-8?B?RGF2aWQgT0tDIPCfh7rwn4e4?=
  Tue, 13 Nov 2018 19:46:48 -0600
  ...did not want to idle and I had to pump the accelerator pedal to keep the revs up to get her to a parking...
• Re: The joy of driving is back! 1991 Vanagon GL with 1995 Subie 2.2L engine
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Nov 2019 22:40:01 +0000
  ...One advantage of the Subie engine is that the van can move out of its own way without two-feet on the accelerator pedal...
• Re: Bucko update
  Historical mailing list - John S. Klun
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 16:33:09 -0700
  ...it can't take acceleration- if you push on the gas pedal gently or hard, it will buck-a buck-a buck-a. > For...
• Re: Talk to me about AT's!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:12:29 -0400
  ...it does require a >fairly manly stomp on the pedal -- just gradually flooring the >accelerator does not cause the transmission to downshift. > > > >[snip] > > >>This...
• Idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:14:38 EDT
  ...I was able to restart the van only by holding the accelerator pedal to the floor and cranking for about 20 seconds. The van...
• Re: ? for our mechanical wizards
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:02:39 -0700
  ...The best way to improve mileage is to drive slower and not press the gas pedal down so far. The gross inefficiencies of gasoline...
• Re: Auto Transmission Trouble...
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 21:15:26 -0400
  ...I basically followed Bentley but then had to interpolate a little with the adjusting at the gas pedal end and the throttle end. I...
• Re: Difficult starting, smell gas, fires when pedal down (more air flow)
  Historical mailing list - Syncronicity1
  Tue, 13 May 2008 06:49:56 -0700
  ...Difficult starting, smell gas, fires when pedal down (more air flow) I've had this problem!!!!!! Does it crank and crank and crank, and...
• Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE?? Now Some TDi Comments (Shortened Version)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:22:44 -0800
  ...the wasserboxer electronics.� Exception being is six wires run to an accelerator pedal.� I really don't see why everyone is so phobic over...
• Re: Can O2-sensor make engine run too lean?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:46:53 -0500
  ...Nothing much happens when you push down on the accelerator pedal until engine get some speed on it. Any suggestions on next steps? John...
• Re: Bucko update
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 12:55:26 -0800
  ...it >can't take acceleration- if you push on the gas pedal gently or >hard, it will buck-a buck-a buck-a. >For...
• Re: Wiring Harness / Digijets
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 13 May 94 13:26:26 CDT
  ...especially if it goes away when you speed up or slow down or do almost anything to the accelerator pedal. the real problem in...
• Re: Cold Engine/high idle
  Historical mailing list - Katy
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 08:25:24 -0500
  ...I'm hoping it was something around the accelerator pedal, though I couldn't see anything that would affect it. At least I know...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:05:22 -0700
  ...if it's 'normal flooding' ....gas pedal on the floor might help clean itself out so it can fire up. clutch pedal up or...
• Re: Important maintenance item for those with automatic transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 11 Jun 2019 17:04:25 -0400
  ...2019, at 2:16 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Accelerator cables have a hard life on the automatic. The cable attaches to...
• Re: '84 Vanagon 1.9 engine oil pressure switch etc
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Sat, 27 May 2017 23:31:47 -0400
  ...2500 rpm, and take my foot off accelerator pedal, light goes >>> out. >>> Putting moderate pressure on pedal causes it to go on. After driving...