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Re: Speaking of dashes...is "Armor All" destructive to vinyl?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 9 Feb 2006 19:02:32 -0800
...Well, there was the one time I did the accelerator, clutch and brake pedals!! :-) On 2/9/06, Luke Sponholz <lukesponholz@gmail.com> wrote...
Re: VW V-8 engine - Moved to Friday Topic
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 21 Feb 2003 09:19:55 -0600
...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: A syncro fords a river: photo
Historical mailing list - jbclem1
Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:05:05 -0700
...When I didn't have the locked differential it was a matter of flooring the accelerator and hoping I would have enough enertia to...
V6anagon/ Route 66: Day 2 /L
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Tue, 05 Dec 1995 18:47:00 -0800 (PST)
...After about half an hour of beautiful running, while trading feet on the accelerator to relieve cramping from the incredible friction force, the van...
Re: Throttle Idle RPM question
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Fri, 2 Oct 2009 07:30:05 -0700
...it would not run unless I kept my foot on the accelerator pedal.� If I took my foot off, the idle speed would drop...
Re: DEAD in my garage on New Year's Day
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sat, 1 Jan 2000 20:54:23 -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 question, seriously folks
Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
Sun, 15 Dec 2013 07:58:39 -0800
...performance 2.5 liter engine, finds themselves trying to push the accelerator pedal through the floor without realizing it. So: Always run premium in...
was- a/c loads the system down and it stumbles and dies- now??
Historical mailing list - A J
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:38:01 -0400
...the accelerator cable connects and there is no end play and the spring works well on closing it. It has nice steady pedal so...
Re: V-8 Engine/List Banter
Historical mailing list - Hieu Q
Sat, 22 Feb 2003 01:27:37 -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: Vgon syndrome on 1.9 WBX
Historical mailing list - zampano
Tue, 13 May 2003 22:18:58 -0700
...idle > smoothness? > Do the spark plugs appear black, sooty, fouled, wet? Accelerator > pedal seem > to be in the same position per mph? > I am...
Re: Digijet Distributor Questions
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Thu, 23 Aug 2001 03:01:47 -0700
...As soon as your foot hits the accelerator pedal, though, that retard has to vanish, and the advance has to kick in. Using the...
Re: 82 now cranks but stil won't start when hot.
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Thu, 6 Nov 2003 15:15:28 -0800
...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: Boston Bob Big Valve Update? Not really... (LONG)
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Mon, 14 Feb 2005 22:59:21 -0700
...If I kept my foot in the pedal, the engine would run > progressively slower and then stall. If I pumped the pedal, the power...
Re: Update - 1988 Rebuilt Engine Stumbling at various RPM levels 2100-2300, 3400- 4000rpms
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:48:07 -0400
...I pull up to the onramp, pushed the pedal to floor, it steadily climbed to upto 3000 rpms then shot off like a rocket...
Re: Diesel Power
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 26 Jun 2002 20:41:52 -0500
...I often tapped the accelerator pedal and went back at full throttle again, same old slug. Around town and on local freeways I don...
Re: Gas question, seriously folks
Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
Sun, 15 Dec 2013 19:19:07 -0800
...performance 2.5 liter engine, finds themselves trying to push the accelerator pedal through the floor without realizing it. So: Always run premium in...
Re: vanagon syndrome strikes...advice?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:45:54 -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...
Re: VW V-8 engine - Moved to Friday Topic
Historical mailing list - Ian X
Fri, 21 Feb 2003 08:23:39 -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: Gas question, seriously folks
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sun, 15 Dec 2013 14:04:21 -0800
...performance 2.5 liter engine, finds themselves trying to push the accelerator pedal through the floor without realizing it. So: Always run premium in...
Re: Throttle Idle RPM question
Historical mailing list - John C...
Fri, 2 Oct 2009 16:37:32 +0000
...it would not run unless I kept my foot on the accelerator pedal. If I took my foot off, the idle speed would drop...
Re: Oil filter question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 5 Nov 2010 11:03:28 -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...
Re: Gas question, seriously folks
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Sun, 15 Dec 2013 10:49:25 -0800
...performance 2.5 liter engine, finds themselves trying to push the accelerator pedal through the floor without realizing it. So: Always run premium in...
Re: Oil filter question
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 5 Nov 2010 13:36:36 -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...
Re: VW V-8 engine - Moved to Friday Topic - in pyrotechnic transition.
Historical mailing list - Ian X
Fri, 21 Feb 2003 10:28:57 -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: No turn over
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 24 Mar 2019 08:57:57 -0700
...Turns over just great, but now floods (with no > accelerator pedal use at all) and still doesn’t start! > > There were throttle mechanism and...
Re: VW V-8 engine - Moved to Friday Topic
Historical mailing list - Miller, Ryan
Fri, 21 Feb 2003 09:46:12 -0700
...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: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
Historical mailing list - Roland
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:20:22 -0700
...I wonder if that could be simulated by measuring how far the accelerator is pushed? Or probably better a vacuum sensor on the intake...
Re: VW V-8 engine - Moved to Friday Topic
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:04:30 -0600
...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: 1.9 Stumbles When Damp
Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:04:12 -0500
...I put my ohm meter in beep mode and moved the accelerator pedal from the drivers seat - that way I could hear the switch...
Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:27:02 -0700
...It may also be worn mounts allowing the drivetrain to shift and pull on the accelerator cable. I have an idea involving using a...
Re: VW V-8 engine - Moved to Friday Topic - in pyrotechnic transition.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 21 Feb 2003 10:43:38 -0600
...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: vanagon syndrome strikes...advice?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:35:20 -0600
...pressing accelerator to > >> floor seemed to make it "catch" and clear the condition, but it would return 2-5 min later. > >> > >> So I got...
1/4 mile syndrome is back!
Historical mailing list - Darie Duclos
Mon, 4 Oct 1999 16:03:14 +0200
...accelerator pedal begins to have little or no effect on propelling the vehicle forward. When the speed has dropped sufficiently, the engine hiccups forward...
Re: VW V-8 engine - Moved to Friday Topic
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:16:49 -0600
...westie > > > without getting a leg cramp (from trying to push > > the > > > accelerator pedal through the floor) and actually > > be > > > able keep up with traffic...
The Way It Is ---- Long.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 11 Apr 2002 22:00:18 -0500
...I bury the accelerator pedal testing fate by pulling out in front of a Ford Ranger going warp three. I get the Westy up...
Further adventures of Ras Bulli Split [Part the fourth].
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Sun, 7 Jul 1996 15:12:33 -0300
...anyone want to part with one of these? 9) I need the rubber seals that go where the clutch/brake/accelerator pedals come through...
Re: 1.9 Stumbles When Damp
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:00:48 -0800
...I put my ohm meter in beep mode and moved the > accelerator pedal from the drivers seat - that way I could hear the switch...
Re: The Way It Is ---- Long.
Historical mailing list - mike
Thu, 11 Apr 2002 22:14:05 -0700
...120 miles to get to Possum Kingdom Lake. > I bury the accelerator pedal testing fate by pulling out in front of a > Ford Ranger...
Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Sat, 7 Apr 2012 18:36:45 -0400
...I wonder if that could be simulated by measuring how far the > accelerator is pushed? Or probably better a vacuum sensor on the intake...
Re: Rented an '87, heard same 2nd gear thump
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:06:38 -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: 1/4 mile syndrome is back!
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Tue, 5 Oct 1999 22:38:17 -0400
...accelerator pedal begins to have little or no > effect on propelling the vehicle forward. When the speed > has dropped sufficiently, the engine hiccups forward...
Re: vanagon syndrome strikes...advice?
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Sat, 26 Nov 2011 11:21:21 -0800
...pressing accelerator to > >> >> floor seemed to make it "catch" and clear the condition, but it > would return 2-5 min later. > >> >> > >> >> So I got...
Chill Guys!!!!! Geeeeeze!!!Re: VW V-8 engine - Moved to Friday Topic
Historical mailing list - Paul Archibald
Fri, 21 Feb 2003 09:19:49 -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: vanagon syndrome strikes...advice?
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:00:57 -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...
Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
Fri, 1 Jan 2010 09:52:04 -0500
...piece of firewood positioned like a moderately heavy foot on the accelerator pedal. I ended up adding two full gallons of coolant and about...
gak! another road test: 1993 VW Eurovan
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 12 Jan 95 11:08:30 CST
...When the driver slams the accelerator pedal, the result is a cacaphony of motor that overwhelms the relative quiet of the van's passage...
Re: vanagon syndrome strikes...advice?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:45:32 -0800
...pressing accelerator to >>> >> floor seemed to make it "catch" and clear the condition, but it would >>> >> return 2-5 min later. >>> >> >>> >> So I got...
73 Safare update - curtains/cabinets/carpet/CB/cool!
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Tue, 16 May 1995 11:10:52 -0700 (PDT)
...A couple spots around the accelerator pedal the paint was gone and some surface rust starting. Also, a 12 gauge wire that I had...
Fwd: Vgon syndrome on 1.9 WBX
Historical mailing list - zampano
Wed, 14 May 2003 03:04:59 -0700
...idle >>>> smoothness? >>>> Do the spark plugs appear black, sooty, fouled, wet? Accelerator >>>> pedal seem >>>> to be in the same position per mph? >>>> I am...
Re: Gas question, seriously folks
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Sun, 15 Dec 2013 12:16:04 -0500
...performance > 2.5 liter engine, finds themselves trying to push the accelerator pedal > through the floor without realizing it. So: Always run premium in...
Re: vanagon syndrome strikes...advice?
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:02:17 -0800
...pressing accelerator to >> floor seemed to make it "catch" and clear the condition, but it would >> return 2-5 min later. >> >> So I got...
Re: vanagon syndrome strikes...advice?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:09:12 -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...
Re: 1/4 mile syndrome is back!
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Fri, 8 Oct 1999 00:01:39 -0400
...accelerator pedal begins to have little or no > > > effect on propelling the vehicle forward. When the speed > > > has dropped sufficiently, the engine hiccups forward...
V6anagon Chronicles /L
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Mon, 18 Dec 1995 12:59:00 -0800 (PST)
...Sure, ignition probs, wheel shimmy, a ten-ton accelerator pedal, but nothing really worrisome. Two days after I arrive, bingo. Did a complete tune...
Re: vanagon syndrome strikes...advice?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:29:25 -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...
SUMMARY: pilot bearing
Historical mailing list
Fri, 3 Nov 1995 14:17:06 +0100 (MET)
...The clutch lever moved nicely up and down while someone pressed the clutch pedal, so attachments to the hydraulic system seemed in order. Had...
Re: 1/4 mile syndrome is back!
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Fri, 8 Oct 1999 09:42:34 -0500
...accelerator pedal begins to have little or no > > > > effect on propelling the vehicle forward. When the speed > > > > has dropped sufficiently, the engine hiccups forward...
Re: Interesting VW Article on Future Technology The Company May Use - Hopefully it will reach a new Vanagon Soon
Historical mailing list - robby kilborn
Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:51:52 -0500
...We're working on a solenoid set up that would cut off the flow at once, when the accelerator pedal is let up. Until...
rich bad mileage syndrome miss stall
Historical mailing list - zampano
Thu, 29 May 2003 01:29:54 -0700
...idle >>>> smoothness? >>>> Do the spark plugs appear black, sooty, fouled, wet? Accelerator >>>> pedal seem >>>> to be in the same position per mph? >>>> I am...
Re: Interesting VW Article on Future Technology The Company May Use - Hopefully it will reach a new Vanagon Soon
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:07:34 -0600
...We're working on a solenoid set up that would cut off the flow at once, when the accelerator pedal is let up. Until...