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Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
Historical mailing list - George Laubach
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:45:36 -0500
...Have not seen in an 84 >> wbxr though. >> VW also made the main battery cable considerable bigger in 86's and >> later vanagons. >> Never...
Solved thanks to list! Re: Jerks/surges when going from coasting to acceleration
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Fri, 11 May 2007 05:27:58 -0600
...At some point someone had swapped two plugs on the wiring, even adjusted lengths on the cables a bit, and put it back so...
Re: oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 6 May 2007 12:00:39 -0700
...It > >>>> was to overcome by slightly tipping on the accelerator but OK thats > >>>> not > >>>> good. So i changed the relief valve spring which I...
Re: Throttle stop switch? Stumbles on resume throttle..
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:27:36 -0700
...need to have a little bit of throttle cable freeplay too of course. Do you have a 3 wire heated oxygen sensor ? and isit...
Re: Advance Auto AC recharge kit
Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
Tue, 1 Jul 2003 13:52:59 -0400
...When I get the suspension fixed on my Syncro and a new accelerator cable in, making it derivable again, AC is high on my...
Re: oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
Sun, 6 May 2007 23:20:49 -0700
...It >>>> was to overcome by slightly tipping on the accelerator but OK thats >>>> not >>>> good. So i changed the relief valve spring which I...
1.9TD with EGT / Oil Temp / Boost Test Drive Results
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 18 Mar 2004 19:07:21 -0800
...500C (900F), as soon as you take the foot off the accelerator, the temps would immediately go down, driving on the flats at 100km...
V6anagon/Route 66: Day 4, Home at last /L
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Fri, 08 Dec 1995 16:36:00 -0800 (PST)
...Waste an hour looking for a hobby shop that carries Nyrods (I find out later that these are too flimsy for accelerator cables anyway...
SUMMARY: pilot bearing
Historical mailing list
Fri, 3 Nov 1995 14:17:06 +0100 (MET)
...the length of the car in the middle) and disconnected the accelerator cable in back above the engine as it looked like it was...
Cooling system R&R wrap up (long)
Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
Sat, 22 Sep 2001 07:55:02 EDT
...I also had to remove the accelerator cable protector so that I could drop the radiator with the fan and the fan switch still...
Re: Cooling system R&R wrap up (long)
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Sat, 22 Sep 2001 07:27:49 -0700
...I also had to remove the accelerator cable protector so that > I could drop the radiator with the fan and the fan switch still...
Re: Advance Auto AC recharge kit
Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
Mon, 7 Jul 2003 06:59:05 -0400
...When I get the suspension fixed on my Syncro and a new accelerator cable in, making it derivable again, AC is high on my...
Re: [turbovans] 1.9TD with EGT / Oil Temp / Boost Test Drive Results
Historical mailing list - Buffalo 66
Thu, 18 Mar 2004 20:19:33 -0800
...500C > (900F), as soon as you take the foot off the > accelerator, the temps would > immediately go down, driving on the flats at 100km...
$3K synchro, temps, free type 2 fan shroud, cheap rabbit, paint, model Vanagons
Historical mailing list
Thu, 20 Jul 1995 11:28:34 -0700
...Experiment set up- I painted the front (FIF) tin that the accelerator cable and fuel pipe stick through white, after treating one end with...
Re: Advance Auto AC recharge kit
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Tue, 1 Jul 2003 23:29:08 -0400
...When I get the suspension fixed on my Syncro and a new accelerator > cable in, making it derivable again, AC is high on my...
Re: Bosch Service Media
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Tue, 8 Feb 2000 12:22:10 -0800
...003, VE4/9F2500R16P), >actually under the control lever (throttle shaft) attached accelerator cable, I guess. >The fuel drop directly over no.1 injector, and...
vw recalls for vanagons, campers, and syncros
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 05 Apr 94 22:26:57 CDT
...When using the cruise control, the accelerator cable tension may allow the cable to sag and become entangled with the water pipe bracket impeding...
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: oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
Tue, 8 May 2007 00:17:48 -0700
...A small tip on the accelerator to bring the engine at about >>> 2800 stops the buzzer/warning light. Going then back to idle no...
Re: Advance Auto AC recharge kit
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Tue, 1 Jul 2003 14:05:38 -0400
...When I get the suspension fixed on my Syncro and a new accelerator cable in, making it derivable again, AC is high on my...
Re: 1/4 mile syndrome is back!
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Fri, 8 Oct 1999 00:01:39 -0400
...Went around to the engine compartment, lifted up the lid, shook the cable going to the ECU, got back in drivers seat and started...
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...
82 diesel overheating
Historical mailing list - Rolf Pechukas
Tue, 6 Jul 1999 22:55:59 EDT
...sticking accelerator, and it's not the cable, it's something mechanical in the pump, you can feel it when you manually rotate the...
Re: Vanagon Virtues and Type 2 contrasts( was ahhh..
Historical mailing list - "Robert KeezerHolen Sie mehr aus dem Web. Unter http://explorer.msn.de/intl.asp#de gibt es einen KOSTENLOSEN Download von MSN Explorer."
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 10:47:11 -0700
...trans, suspension, gear reductor boxes, swing lever bushings, clutch , accelerator, and heater box cables, Shift lever bushings, wheel bearings. It was a constant weekly...
Re: oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 8 May 2007 08:24:54 -0400
...A small tip on the accelerator to bring the engine at about >>>>2800 stops the buzzer/warning light. Going then back to idle no...
Re: [turbovans] 1.9TD with EGT / Oil Temp / Boost Test Drive Results
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 18 Mar 2004 20:53:13 -0800
...500C > (900F), as soon as you take the foot off the > accelerator, the temps would > immediately go down, driving on the flats at 100km...
86 Westy "Weekender"?
Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
Wed, 16 Feb 2000 17:02:03 -0500
...The odometer was fully serviced (no receipt on that), and the odometer cable replaced within the last 6-8 months. We've also installed...
Re: 1/4 mile syndrome is back!
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Fri, 8 Oct 1999 09:42:34 -0500
...Went around to the engine compartment, > lifted up the lid, shook the cable going to the ECU, got back in drivers > seat and started...
Dead Bus Report
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Mon, 3 Mar 97 14:02:50 EST
...up for such things as the tranny ground strap, clutch cable, and accelerator cable. You'll notice we did not use the manual :-) . Then...
Re: Advance Auto AC recharge kit
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 1 Jul 2003 14:01:58 -0700
...When I get the suspension fixed on my Syncro and a new > accelerator > cable in, making it derivable again, AC is high on my...
Re: oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
Wed, 9 May 2007 00:38:08 -0700
...A small tip on the accelerator to bring the engine at about >>>>> 2800 stops the buzzer/warning light. Going then back to idle no...
head torque on water-cooled engines: a recall
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Wed, 19 Oct 94 23:59:13 CDT
...When using the cruise control, the accelerator cable tension may allow the cable to sag and become entangled with the water pipe bracket impeding...
Re: Vanagon Virtues and Type 2 contrasts( was ahhh..
Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 11:40:46 -0700
...trans, suspension, gear > reductor boxes, swing lever bushings, clutch , accelerator, and heater box > cables, Shift lever bushings, wheel bearings. It was a constant weekly...
Re: oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
Sat, 12 May 2007 13:55:27 -0700
...A small tip on the accelerator to bring the engine at about >>>>> 2800 stops the buzzer/warning light. Going then back to idle no...
Re: REQ: "Idiot's Guide to Changing Spark Plugs"
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 29 Aug 2001 22:13:04 -0500
...the air flow meter to the intake manifold thingie (where the accelerator cable connects to the engine). wiggle the boot off the air flow...
Re: REQ: "Idiot's Guide to Changing Spark Plugs"
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Thu, 30 Aug 2001 03:04:40 -0500
...the air flow meter to the intake manifold > thingie (where the accelerator cable connects to the engine). wiggle > the boot off the air flow...
Re: Anyone not having problems?VW
Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
Thu, 16 Jul 1998 19:19:19 EDT
...but I didn't realize that for a long time. - Bad accelerator cable replaced. - Horn stopped working. - Just wouldn't start for a while...
Re: Idle Surge
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:12:21 -0400
...found that there > > is a > > idle screw right under where your accelerator cable connects to the > > engine. > > It is at the base of the...
I finally got a VW Thing ('74)!
Historical mailing list
Sun, 9 Jul 1995 13:16:49 -0700
...proximity to what looked to be a housing of perhaps an accelerator cable - bent out of location, and too close to the belt. B...
AW: Vanagon Virtues and Type 2 contrasts( was ahhh..
Historical mailing list - "Robert KeezerHolen Sie mehr aus dem Web. Unter http://explorer.msn.de/intl.asp#de gibt es einen KOSTENLOSEN Download von MSN Explorer."
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:50:44 -0700
...trans, suspension, gear > reductor boxes, swing lever bushings, clutch , accelerator, and heater box > cables, Shift lever bushings, wheel bearings. It was a constant weekly...
Virginia to Alaska and back -- Late July to Sept trip report and pictures--long
Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:23:27 -0500
...fuel pump, fuel filter, fuel lines, ignition switch, oxygen sensor, and accelerator cable. Carried various small parts such as the old fuel and water...
Re: AW: Vanagon Virtues and Type 2 contrasts( was ahhh..
Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 17:16:17 -0400
...trans, suspension, gear > reductor boxes, swing lever bushings, clutch , accelerator, and heater box > cables, Shift lever bushings, wheel bearings. It was a constant weekly...