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• Re: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 5 Oct 2017 12:05:56 -0700
  ...Let off the accelerator while cruising at 3k RPM and > I could tell the van was not decelerating as it should be. Depress the...
• Re: intermittent stumbling, stalling etc
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 17:50:24 -0500
  ...If I let > up on > the accelerator it will die. When restarted it will continue to do > this !for > 1-10 minutes, then all...
• Re: Sound conundrum - input requested
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 19 Oct 2021 22:39:56 +0000
  ...It only knocks (more substantial than a “click”) when I have the accelerator depressed, under load. When I take my foot off, it goes...
• Re: Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 05:54:38 -0400
  If it's an automatic and the ball joint is rusted so that ball sockert will NOT come off then it's gonna take...
• Re: tranny boots...
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 06:22:49 -0800
  ...last time I replaced the clutch, > > about five years ago. > > > > The accelerator cable boot has crumbled into o-rings as well - should > > I even...
• Replaced evil Temp2
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:22:27 -0400
  ...AM and it not wanting to start until I hit the accelerator a bit (to give it some "air"...) In any case, old one...
• Re: Rubber parts on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 08 Sep 94 15:34:55 CDT
  ...Only $28 >- all the rubber hoses in the air intake system leak at the junctions, >- steering gear boots >- cv boots >- steering linkage boots >- accelerator...
• Radio fun...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:13:09 -0400
  ...I routed the cable under the rubber mats (had to lift up the accelerator pedal to do so.) There were 3 cables. Extender cable...
• Re: Rusty parts (Auto Trans and accelerator cable)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:39:41 -0400
  Well, The Works did the job alright. It had been soaking since last night. I just went out and was able to get that...
• Re: was: Re: diesel parts - Now: what is needed for a Golf conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 18:13:05 EST
  ...pan, oil pump from the diesel (longer pickup tube), dip stick, accelerator cable and pedal, exhaust manifold, down pipe, muffler from diesel, input shaft...
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box
  Historical mailing list - Joe in NH
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 06:55:38 EST
  ...I once had the accelerator cable break a few miles from home on my Syncro and used it as a makeshift throttle cable. I...
• Re: Stalls and refuses to re-start when ambiante temp above 25C
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 4 May 2016 22:09:11 -0600
  ...In city traffic it started to "flutter when coming off idle. ( Press accelerator and it would not rev- not firing- Work the gas pedal...
• Re: Re: Bobo Iceskater
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Nov 1994 12:13:57 -0600
  I've never had any problems with slippin' & slidin' (yet, anyway...) but I have had the accelerator pedal freeze up at about -20 degrees...
• Re: Which carbs.?
  Historical mailing list - Ian Hallett
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 09:45:26 +1100 (EST)
  ...At full stretch it might be too tight at the accelerator pedal. Too loose and the carbs don't settle back against the idle...
• Funny Problem (Ok it wasn't funny until after I fixed it!) - Kinda long
  Historical mailing list - Dave Williams
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 08:19:19 -0700
  ...I went to reattach the accelerator cable and came up short. At this point I decided that it would be a good idea to...
• Re: No go (straight) on ice
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 22:44:06 -0400
  >inches of slush in the lane ahead (about 300 yards), and took my foot off the >accelerator so I wouldn't hit the snow...
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:01:49 -0700
  ...WOT characteristics of the shifting have to do with a valve that is controlled by the throttle/accelerator linkage directly. More can be found...
• Switch on the throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 18:52:15 EST
  ...I examined the operation of the throttle switch and found that the accelerator cable, because of the low temperatures of late, about twenty degrees...
• Diesel pump!
  Historical mailing list - Rex Merriweather
  Sat, 10 Jan 2004 14:16:23 -0800
  ...The firsr one (from a running Jetta) started right up but as soon as you move the accelerator it would die. Followed all the...
• Re: Scarlett's New Battery Update ;-)
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 5 May 2007 10:51:12 -0400
  ...The sound will go away by itself within 30-60 seconds, or if I press the accelerator. Is this sort of thing normal with...
• Two Q's about Auto Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:24:42 -0700
  ...The adjustment procedure at http://www.vanagonparts.com/at_service.html says that you press on the accelerator pedal to full throttle position. "Throttle...
• Re: Help me with engine replacement options, please (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
  Sun, 25 Oct 1998 19:40:43 EST
  ...SO )and assistant shade tree mech) crank the engine with the accelerator floored (opened up the throttle fully) Cranked engine until compression gauge stoped...
• Re: Repairing rubber Vanagon floor
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 May 2002 11:05:14 EDT
  ...There are a few spots > that have tears - at the base of the accelerator pedal and near where the > center seat tracks would be...
• Re: New to list
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:22:08 -0700
  At 9/12/2006 06:14 PM, Scott Schuyler wrote: >Does anybody out there know where to buy a replacement accelerator rod >for an...
• Temperature sensor II in '77
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 12:35:39 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Some- times the oil light flashes but the motor keeps on, and the slightest pressure on the accelerator gives perfect idle RPM. After cooling...
• WARM/HOT START PROBLEM
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 20:55:51 -0400
  ...engine off, it will not restart without much cranking and the accelerator pedal almost floored. While cranking, the engine will begin to catch and...
• starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Donald Welch
  Wed, 9 May 2001 09:02:12 -0500
  ...no foot on the accelerator... cold or warm. I am presently running without the O2 sensor hooked up do to hessitation problems during acceleration...
• Re: Simplest and best engine swap going
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 13:37:25 -0400
  ...clamps to join them. > >Dana > > > >>Looks like he also kept the accelerator cable in the original location >>and added an extension on it. >> >>On...
• Re: new listee - new van - oil pressure on TD
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 2 Jan 2004 12:39:15 -0500
  ...freezing), it takes a few seconds and a dab on the > accelerator for the oil pressure light to go out. I'm used to...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 6 Dec 2022 09:50:27 -0500
  ...I was driving along and I lost tension on accelerator pedal on my ‘89. Luckily it was not the cable but the pedal itself...
• Re: Accelerator cable snap
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 08:24:35 -0800
  ...One has the ball at the engine end and the rod at the accelerator pedel end. THe other has just the ball and a...
• Re: busdepot
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:29:45 -0600
  Do you have a complete accelerator pedal assy including the linkage parts? Mine has a serious rough spot right in the middle of travel...
• URGENT: Anyone have HA Projekt Catalog?
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:08:37 -0400
  ...1.) Wiring harness to install a 90hp TDI engine in a 1987 Vanagon (T3) 2.) Custom Vanagon (T3) accelerator pedal with potentiometer for TDI...
• Last question of the night
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 21:24:52 -0800
  ...She said when she pressed the accelerator the car would lurch and when she took her foot off it seemed to run okay. Then...
• FW: looking for technical assistance in Wisconsin or Michigan/UP
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 23:04:45 -0400
  ...It goes up to 300 (or is it 3000?), then if you push the accelerator to full throttle it goes back down and lets...
• Re: Just when you think...
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 17:40:24 -0800
  ...what they call a mountain here in the Smokies) when the accelerator cable broke. We were alone, around 60 miles from home, well out...
• Other problems for today: Lots of smoke
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Thu, 20 Jul 1995 15:15:51 -0600 (MDT)
  ...one of the fuel injectors is leaking a bit, it seems and my accelerator cable broke. After I put a temporary fix on this...
• Re: Something is wrong.
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Thu, 11 Dec 1997 00:58:26 EST
  ...I press the accelerator and it feels like there is something causing it restrict the flow of fuel to the engine. Also, I get...
• emergency hand throttle
  Historical mailing list - Ray G
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:31:09 +1000
  ...I surmised that the accelerator cable had broken. Being a resourceful person.. ( Lot's of useful junk in the tool box) I solved the...
• Re: books (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 13:33:37 -0500
  >Buy them both. >Use the Hayes to get repair info on your Van. >Use the Bentley on your accelerator pedal as a cruise control...
• Re: I Love My New Cruise Control (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 15:57:07 -0500
  Are you serious? On my diesel, the cruise control would be a concrete block that jammed the accelerator to the floor! : ) You'd have...
• Preventative Maint.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Oct 1994 08:30:13 EDT
  ...pays off! I changed my broken clutch cable on the '71 Bus (Matilda) about two weeks ago, and I ordered a new accelerator cable...
• Re: Very Hot Blowing over Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 16:16:38 -0400
  At 13:04 7/8/99 -0700, John Pattenden wrote: >ventilation stuff was turned to cool (far as I can tell anyway given the...
• Battery compartments that are not externally vented...is this OK?
  Historical mailing list - Brett Baer
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 23:48:31 -0600
  ...great features of the new MSN 9 Dial-up, with the MSN Dial-up Accelerator. http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/
• Vanagon Automatic Kick-Down problem
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Sat, 14 Feb 2004 11:57:45 -0800
  ...I originally took it back to the mechanic, who worked on my accelerator linkage thinking that was the problem...his adjustment helped a little...
• Loss of Power Problem - Ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 13:51:21 -0800
  ...While running, loss of power, almost as if the accelerator cable had suddenly become disconnected. Engine drops to a very low idle speed, barely...
• Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:05:41 -0400
  ...Start engine w/o foot on accelerator >>> pedal. Engine starts and goes to around 800 rpm (instrument panel >>> tachometer). If slight pressure put on...
• Re: It's not moving...UGH!!!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 14:54:17 -0500
  ...Now my Vanagon has had some recent transmission problems where when > >you step on the accelerator, it just revs and then accelerates very slowly...
• loss of power question
  Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 15:19:49 -0600
  ...of days and then no power from a stop light yesterday. accelerator was floored and the thing barely crept along. after a minute it...
• Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:02:59 -0500
  ...connected > to > the accelerator by a long, soft rubber band, meaning that there is a > strong > lag behind pressing the accelerator and the rev...
• Re: Now it starts: racing idle
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Thu, 21 Aug 2014 12:02:44 -0400
  Maybe a microswitch on the throttle body or vacuum leak? Also the accelerator cable being so long (and old now) may be hanging up...
• Re: Cruise control issues
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 21 May 2009 05:07:22 EDT
  ...When I set the cruise I feel it kick in through the accelerator but then it fades out pretty quickly. Do you think this...
• Missing/Misfire
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sun, 9 May 1999 08:39:01 -0700
  ...It may be related to accelerator pedal position. I recently replaced the air flow meter, but have driven 1000 miles no problem. Any tips...
• Re: Diesels
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 22:03:40 +1200
  > Black smoke is unburnt >Diesel coming out the pipe - if the driver slacked off the accelerator pedal >to the point of the smoke being...
• Re: Why would it not accelerate?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:00:25 -0700
  ...Why would it not accelerate? All is well otherwise.� But as soon as I press the accelerator, it dies.� And I have the air...
• Fuel Pump Problem?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Apr 95 9:27:55 PDT
  ...My 81 Vanagon keeps dieing unless I keep the accelerator pressed slightly. In other words, car is fine when gas pedal is pressed, but...
• Re: transmission problem?
  Historical mailing list - Durby Suniga
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 09:46:56 -0800
  ...When I step on the accelerator, the van doesn't move forward instantly. It feels like it's not engaged, then suddenly it engages...
• Why do I smell gas?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 10:39:10 -0500
  ...When I crank it, I smell gas and if I "slowly press the accelerator" (as it says in the manual), I get a nice...
• Frugal Gas Pedal Cable Repair
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 14:14:09 -0400
  ...My '86 Golf's accelerator pedal cable snapped from wear the other night. Without warning, I found myself stranded in a car with a...
• Re: Why would it not accelerate?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 6 Mar 2012 21:45:15 -0500
  ...But as soon as I press the accelerator, it dies. And I have the air flow meter connected. I do have other AFMs if...