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• Re: Rented an '87, heard same 2nd gear thump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:42:40 -0700
  ...accelerator pushed down enough to cause the van to get moving at a fair >> clip, then the foot taken off the gas pedal. Thump...
• If People Bought Cars Like Computers
  Historical mailing list - Wizzer Redford
  Fri, 28 Oct 94 7:04:34 PDT
  ...doing?" Customer: "I wanted to run faster, so I pushed the accelerator pedal all the way to the floor. It worked for a while...
• Re: Compression test results for '84 Vanagon 1.9L with rebuilt right head
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 27 Dec 2011 01:33:56 -0500
  ...My Son was up front with the key and his foot all the way down on the accelerator pedal. We started with the engine...
• Idle Stabilizer System Delete. Cause Bog Off Idle?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 14:43:40 -0700
  ...Accelerator pedal about 1/2 down made no difference. In a second or two, the engine "caught up" and accelerated. I can't see...
• f/ cars = computers?!?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 May 1995 11:28:58 -0700
  ...doing?" Customer: "I wanted to run faster, so I pushed the accelerator pedal all the way to the floor. It worked for a while...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mccullough
  Mon, 5 Oct 2020 20:53:35 -0500
  ...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: Bucko update
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 21:56:49 -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...
• What to look for in buying a bus
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 16:56:20 -0700
  ...Look for the cover that protects the workings under the pedals- clutch and accelerator cable, brake master cylinder and parking brake cables, etc. Presense...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 89 Volkswagen VANAGON, Hesitation
  Historical mailing list - David W. Palmerston
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 13:14:23 -0800
  ...The vehicle when cold > >> has periods of hesitation up to ten seconds in length when > >> accelerator pedal is held down. It does not stall...
• Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 22:32:54 -0700
  ...After I put it back in, the RPM in reverse and drive (with no pressure on accelerator pedal) seem really low. Stuff I could...
• Re: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Andrew R.
  Fri, 6 Oct 2017 07:55:55 -0700
  ...accelerator while cruising at 3k RPM and > I could tell the van was not decelerating as it should be. Depress the > clutch pedal and...
• Re: Vanagon gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 20:49:53 -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...
• DEAD in my garage on New Year's Day
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 1 Jan 2000 14:19:14 -0500
  ...start right away, and I had to crank it with the accelerator pedal depressed to get it going. AOK after that. On subsequent days...
• Re: gas tank overflows, engine probs
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 10:26:01 -0600
  ...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: Idle Stabilizer System Delete. Cause Bog Off Idle?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 14:53:19 -0700
  ...When I went to accelerate from > dead stop up the hill, the van took some time before accelerating. > Accelerator pedal about 1/2 down...
• Re: 5000 lb hitch
  Historical mailing list - Pokey
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 19:39:59 -0800
  ...I cut the drivers around the > accelerator pedal, and use the passengers flipped 180 degrees. > > 10. 31" x 39" Heavy rubber mat, with the...
• Re: Doka Look Alike (friday reply)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:22:55 -0700
  ...drive them in Wyoming with a string to pull up the accelerator pedal all winter and an ice scraper in the other hand for...
• General "Warm Up" Question and an admission....
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Sun, 12 May 2002 11:43:46 -0500
  ...Accelerator pedal position does not seem to make a difference... on the floor or 1/2 wide open... exact same sluggish performance until the...
• Re: Expansion tank cap operation...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 07:22:40 -0400
  ...Make sure the accelerator cable is properly adjusted so the transmission kicks down when the pedal is floored. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: future is looking bleak..
  Historical mailing list - Fryday
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 00:33:25 -0700
  ...With the pedal to the floor it would finally > pick back up. Anything else would be completely unresponsive. Curious I > thought, what the hell...
• FW: Diesel Vanagon Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Mannino
  Wed, 19 May 1999 14:47:31 -0700
  ...He also said that the angle of > the > accelerator cable caused some drag on the pedal (which I noticed). > > I guess my question is...
• Re: Sucky Gas Mileage - ethanol free
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 3 May 2013 11:18:16 -0400
  ...slightly more power from premium no > > ethanol fuel...a little less accelerator pedal pressure to hold the speed > > to 65mph.. > > The pure gasoline also...
• V6anagon Trip: Day 1 (continued) /L
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 04 Dec 1995 18:45:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Maybe 30 pounds on the accelerator pedal, continuously for three days. We agree to head for a gas station, fist thing. Hufford jumps in...
• Re: vanagon syndrome strikes...advice?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:49:58 -0500
  ...pressing accelerator to floor seemed to make it "catch" and clear the > condition, but it would return 2-5 min later. > > So I got...
• Need diesel Vanagon advice/help (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 20:23:52 -0500
  ...It would be like trying to drive with a rock under the pedal. So my question is, is there a way to know that...
• Complaint concerning Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 11:18:14 -1000
  ...5 WEEKS LATER > AUG 2nd > (1) 025 115 131B, oil pump gasket ( 025 115 131B, got one) > (1) 251 721 511D, accelerator pedal > (1...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer System Delete. Cause Bog Off Idle?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 15:02:37 -0700
  ...When I went to accelerate from >> dead stop up the hill, the van took some time before accelerating. >> Accelerator pedal about 1/2 down...
• Re: On being well grounded
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 01:19:03 -0500
  ...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: '87 w/ surging idle
  Historical mailing list - chad knutson
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 14:45:13 -0600
  ...After doing so, I started my bus, kept my foot on the pedal for just a minute until it warmed up, and then let...
• Re: VW V-8 engine
  Historical mailing list - Ian X
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 06:24:18 -0800
  ...westie without getting a leg cramp (from trying to push the accelerator pedal through the floor) and actually be able keep up with traffic...
• Re: Red Tornado Engine (ALT impoved bracket!)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:27:33 -0800
  ...It's nice to only have the accelerator pedal a third to almost half-way depressed, verses two thirds depressed for most driving. I...
• electric eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 06 Jul 95 21:18:37 CDT
  ...accelerator pedal. Acceleration is a relative term, of course. The ponderous Elektro-Van doesn't quite spring to a speed of 35 mph in...
• Re: Compression test results for '84 Vanagon 1.9L with rebuilt right head
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:24:39 -0500
  ...My Son was up front with the key and his foot all the way down on the accelerator pedal. We started with the engine...
• Re: 1.9 loss of power
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 26 Jul 2005 13:39:15 -0700
  ...I tried going along a flat area to see what would happen if I just kept the accelerator pedal to the floor. It goes...
• Re: Automatic vs Manual trans. ( Friday )
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 08:59:52 -0700
  ...it 'surged forward' in > response to a slight touch of the accelerator....the way it 'cycled' back > and forth as I climbed a long...
• Re: Need diesel Vanagon advice/help (longish)
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 20:42:04 -0500
  ...It would be like trying to drive with a rock under > the pedal. So my question is, is there a way to know that...
• Re: 82 now cranks but stil won't start when hot.
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 15:23:44 -0500
  ...When I feather the accelerator pedal or push it to the floor it will often start when hot, not always but often. I have...
• Re: Heat, vapor lock, won't start?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:19:17 -0700
  ...One trick to getting going that sometimes works here is to start up the engine with the accelerator pedal all the way to the...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer System Delete. Cause Bog Off Idle?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Apr 2015 09:19:52 -0400
  ...Accelerator pedal about 1/2 down made no difference. In a second or two, the engine "caught up" and accelerated. I can't see...
• Re: Using American engines for Vanagon swap - why the heck not? - Long
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 16:12:19 -0800
  ...When I press on the pedal I get nothing and then if I > > let off the pedal, it dies. I suspect, injectors or ECU...
• Re: Air Flow Meter;
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 13:42:01 -0400
  ...it looked enough like the large dead spot in my accelerator pedal that I gambled the $280 on a replacement from Bus Depot. Problem...
• Update on Blue Rustagon
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 22:33:03 +0200
  ...Rusted throug under accelerator pedal, one hole under passenger feet, doorsteps have small rusthole both sides, a bit of rust at the piece of...
• Little Martha running, but not driving yet (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 18:02:48 -0800
  ...Ian gives it a pump and then lightly pedals the accelerator over the first 1/2 of its range, starts up and runs like...
• Re: Automatic vs Manual trans. ( Friday )
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 12:51:32 -1000
  ...It'll shift up as early as I want...or as late as I want, all controlled by gas pedal position. Luv it ! so...
• VW Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 01:13:21 GMT
  ...1 Clutch pedal return spring bug/bus 111 721 615 7 Accelerator pedal S-bar early bug 111 721 555E 1 Accelerator cable bug...
• VW parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 21:47:59 GMT
  ...1 Clutch pedal return spring bug/bus 111 721 615 7 Accelerator pedal S-bar early bug 111 721 555E 1 Accelerator cable bug...
• Re: DEAD in my garage on New Year's Day
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 15:12:42 -0500
  ...start > >right away, and I had to crank it with the accelerator pedal depressed > >to > >get it going. AOK after that. On subsequent days...
• Re: Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 12:38:26 -0800
  ...Got it. :) I"ll try the old "brake pedal down, accelerator down, clutch half way up" trick and see if the sound gets louder...
• Re: Diesels
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 09:42:59 -0700
  ...Black smoke is unburnt Diesel coming out the pipe - if the driver slacked off the accelerator pedal to the point of the smoke being...
• VW parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 21:08:09 GMT
  ...1 Clutch pedal return spring bug/bus 111 721 615 7 Accelerator pedal S-bar early bug 111 721 555E 1 Accelerator cable bug...
• Re: Throttle Idle RPM question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 1 Oct 2009 17:21:30 -0700
  ...When I started it for her the other day it would not run unless I kept my foot on the accelerator pedal. If I...
• RE:'87 High/wandering Idle-a solution???
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Fri, 7 Mar 1997 01:47:03 -0600 (CST)
  ...starts and idles fine until as long as you >>don't touch accelerator pedal. >> >>2. As soon as you start driving the rpms will...
• Re: Need diesel Vanagon advice/help (longish)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 18:33:31 -0800
  ...It would be like trying to drive with a rock under the pedal. So my question is, is there a way to know that...
• Re: Can't adjust idle (was High RPM miss)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 21:27:02 EDT
  ...The way I would approach this problem is to think of high idle as if you are holding the gas pedal down slightly i...
• Re: Rented an '87, heard same 2nd gear thump
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:25:02 -0700
  ...accelerator pushed down enough to cause the van to get moving at a fair > >> clip, then the foot taken off the gas pedal. Thump...
• Re: WANTED: winter tires
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 20:14:22 -0800
  ...Any tire will spin if you press hard enough on the accelerator pedal. Re: "When front wheel drive cars were introduced, it was quickly...
• VW Parts and equipment for sale (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 12:23:22 -0800 (PST)
  ...1 Clutch pedal return spring bug/bus 111 721 615 7 Accelerator pedal S-bar early bug 111 721 555E 1 Accelerator cable bug...
• Re: Throttle Idle RPM question
  Historical mailing list - Ramon Hill
  Thu, 1 Oct 2009 22:22:35 -0500
  ...When I started it for her the other day it would not run unless I kept my foot on the accelerator pedal. If I...
• Re: Complaint concerning Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 20:27:04 -0400
  ...5 WEEKS LATER > AUG 2nd > (1) 025 115 131B, oil pump gasket ( 025 115 131B, got one) > (1) 251 721 511D, accelerator pedal > (1...
• Re: Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 17:10:38 -0700
  ...Got it. :) > > I"ll try the old "brake pedal down, accelerator down, clutch half way > up" trick and see if the sound gets louder...