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• Re: Throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - John Koloski
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 20:28:59 -0500
  ...With the rpm's at > 2000 > > at a stop light I used my toe to try to bring the accelerator pedal back > to > > reduce...
• Re: FW: looking for technical assistance in Wisconsin or Michigan/UP
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:06:06 -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: Installing cruise on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 18:14:32 +1200
  ...or loose. >Finally, the linkage that connects the diaphragm to the accelerator linkage >can fail. Some aftermarket cruise control systems use a short length...
• Re: High Idle, Sometimes (NOT Idle Stabiliser Controller)
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 07:57:14 -0800
  ...Once shut off and re-started it likes to idle normal until the accelerator is touched also........very strange...... have fun, Tracy 85' GL...
• idle problem - fixed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 16 May 2005 16:22:49 -0700
  ...drops below 850 rpm for a sec (a little stumble) when accelerator released after high revs Also the air adjustment screw on throttle body...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:58:08 -0600
  ...Also do not step on the accelerator pedal when starting, this causes flooding. Alfred 85 Westy -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Power fade
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 21:55:24 -0600
  ...I let up on the accelerator and I regained power. Pushed down on the pedal and power dropped off. This continued for a few...
• Re: Getting rid of tailgaters/ f
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 19:25:20 +0100
  ...on my old Passat/Dasher > diesel station wagon and flooring the accelerator for offending tailgaters, > leaving them in a cloud of foul smelling, nearly...
• Re: I Love My New Cruise Control (Long)
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 9 Jun 2006 13:43:15 -0700
  ...the cruise control would be a concrete > block that jammed the accelerator to the floor! : ) > > You'd have to change alternators to one with...
• Bucko update
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 12:32:52 -0800
  ...For those who only understand carburetion it's like a major "flat spot" as if the accelerator pump was bad. Of course, in fuel...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:46:44 -0800
  ...1 12V always on 1 12V on when key is on 1 12V when starter is on 1 Ground 1 Plug for accelerator pedal...
• Re: Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:12:08 -0400
  I have had to carve away at the socket with a Dremel until I could pop it off. Very carefully so as to avoid...
• Re: Repairing rubber Vanagon floor
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 23 May 2002 14:30:06 -0700
  ...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: First Long Drive, some observations
  Historical mailing list - pete or nancy owsianowski
  Tue, 2 May 2006 21:07:26 -0500
  ...Last thing, a few weeks ago I wrote in about the accelerator pedal feeling > as though it was falling off, well I checked it...
• re:No go on ice
  Historical mailing list - david (d.) o'heare
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 15:49:00 -0500
  In message "No go on ice", H2obxr@aol.com writes: >Bricks have trouble on glaze ice. >I took my foot off the >accelerator so...
• Re: gasket procedure help please
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 08:36:42 EDT
  ...Just unhook a few coolant lines, the accelerator cable, unhook two fuel hoses, vacuum hose, alternator wires, and grounding strap and drop her down...
• Re: vibrating noise??
  Historical mailing list - John Tomljenovic
  Thu, 3 May 2001 09:00:23 -0400
  ...It continues to do it even if the >accelerator is not being pressed down. It doesn't do it, however, when the >brakes are...
• Re: accelerator/throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:16:08 -0700
  ...2008 5:52 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: accelerator/throttle cable The new cables aren't that expensive either. I replaced...
• Vanagon from Hell
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 14:27:47 -0500 (CDT)
  ...This morning on my way into work the starship began sputtering, while I'm pumping the accelerator and no gas getting to the engine...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 13:08:48 -0700
  ...compression brakes) do is release the air before compression, preventing the accelerator effect, thus conserving the engine braking. > > So, diesel trucks do indeed have...
• Re: Misfire when coasting?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:31:40 -0500
  ...If adjsted properly, it should turn the injectors off with the accelerator > closed and rpms above 1500. > > Karl Wolz > > > |Sometimes, though, when I'm...
• Vanagon power loss
  Historical mailing list - Dan Cook
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 14:45:45 -0500
  ...After I begin driving again (15-30 minutes later) as I drive, van looses power (ie, accelerator pedal does nothing when pressed) and will...
• Re: Cooling issues?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:38:37 -0700
  ...I was noticing that with the > accelerator in the same position running 60 mph it was about 112f and 65 > mph 119f? Could the...
• Re: Teenage Vanagon Drivers
  Historical mailing list - Ron Putt
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 07:52:07 -0700
  ...wife in my other daily driver Vanagon and had chose the accelerator pedal instead of the brake pedal until it was too late to...
• Failure to return to idle
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:24:21 -0500
  ...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: Failed emission test
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 1 Jun 2011 12:46:40 -0400
  At 12:19 PM 6/1/2011, Daryl Christensen wrote: >Might be as simple as the accelerator cable not releasing to idle quite >enough...
• Re: Oil Light Flickering at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Jun 1998 15:24:19 -0400
  ...As soon as I >tap the accelerator pedal just a bump, the oil light goes off. Any >ideas. >><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> >Shalom >Mark B. Magee >87GL >91...
• Re: Cutting out
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 06:40:44 -0500
  ...Ok here is the problem when i mashed the accelerator down it wanted to almost shut off. But it would pick up and run...
• Re: Throttle Body Removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 May 2011 09:34:12 -0700
  ...Throttle Body Removal > Hey Folks, > Trying to get the accelerator cable off the throttle body, threaded rod > passing through the linkage, have the Bentley...
• Lubing clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 23:58:42 -0400
  ...The shifter goodies are inside a metal box that bolts to the underside of the van and the accelerator linkage is hidden inside a...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 89 Volkswagen VANAGON, Hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 08:49:53 -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...
• Clutch Use
  Historical mailing list - Mick Owens
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 12:40:34 -0500
  ...By "tapped", I mean easing up on the accelerator pedal and just tapping the gear shift lever into neutral without depressing the clutch pedal...
• Re: diesel pump parts
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 17:33:09 -0400
  ...Consequently, the accelerator pedal is a bit tough to depress. I'm wondering if anyone has the complete assembly for sale, springs, levers and...
• Re: Idle Problem 1987 2.1 Van Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:51:38 -0800
  ...FI book and he recommends following: Engine idles too fast 1. accelerator pedal, cable or throttle binding 2. Auxiliary air regulator faulty 3. Air...
• Re: '84 Westy call on Car Talk
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:12:22 -0700
  ...Re: '84 Westy call on Car Talk On my old splittie I had a string rigged from the accelerator pedal up through a hole...
• Re: Fw: Golf/ jetta auto trans can be used with vanagon diffs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 23:41:43 -0500
  ...As for shift speeds, it is extremely important that the accelerator cable and throttle linkage is adjusted correctly. When pushing the accelerator down, it...
• Re: 80 Vanagon Accelerator Cable Sticking
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Thu, 12 Dec 1996 07:35:50 -0800 (PST)
  On Thu, 12 Dec 1996, Mark Howser wrote: > > Hey folks, > > My acclerator cable is sticking when it is cold...Last year it never did...
• '87 Syncro GL scary high idle
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 17:10:56 -0800
  ...I confirmed that my sandal wasn't caught on the accelerator pedal, causing the revving. Pretty wacky, as if Dr. Loveless was in the...
• Minimum engine wear warm up strategy
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 13:01:01 -0800
  ...engine, then drive off, using a very light foot on the accelerator, and as the engine warms up, resume normal driving. This "flow point...
• Syncro Differential Lock Switch Wire
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sat, 8 Apr 2000 01:18:03 -0500
  ...The wire emerges from the main wiring harness near the accelerator cable at the front of the engine compartment. It is about 2 feet...
• Re: gas pedal > accelerator linkage question [RESULTS]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 May 2011 17:15:40 -0700
  ...gas pedal > accelerator linkage question > > I'm looking at modifying the gas pedal linkage so I can get more cable > action with less ankle...
• Re: Fw: Re: Driving & camping in Mexico (No Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 22:58:56 +1200
  ...Whatever the reason for the many traffic fatalities along this route, >seeing the white crosses certainly makes a person back off on the accelerator...
• Thanks and a "Service Bulletin"
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 07:16 -0600 (MDT)
  ...When I picked the car up last Thursday, the accelerator pedal seemed a bit stiffer. I dismissed it as just an illusion caused by...
• Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:39:51 -0700
  ...connected > to > the accelerator by a long, soft rubber band, meaning that there is a > strong > lag behind pressing the accelerator and the rev...
• throttle body modification question 84 to 85
  Historical mailing list - Dave Caston & Sherrie Payne
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 00:45:00 -0500
  ...My mechanic did a great job-IMHO-on the modification and I wonder if the stiffness in the accelerator pedal is common among 84...
• Re: Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - TieDye
  Wed, 8 Nov 2000 13:44:31 -0500
  ...It seems to be flooding out regardless of >where I set the accelerator peddle. It will crank, kick a bit, barely >idle, then die...
• Tachometer woes continued...
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 17:04:33 -0800
  ...The spliced wire goes under the van via a hole near the accelerator and travels all the way back towards the engine until it...
• Re: Diesel pump!
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Sun, 11 Jan 2004 21:46:00 -0600
  ...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: new listee - new van - oil pressure on TD
  Historical mailing list - OOMKES Robin
  Fri, 2 Jan 2004 18:47:06 +0100
  ...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: Auto Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 21 Dec 2002 11:37:33 -0700
  ...The kick-down feature on mine was crisp and would really help when needing to "shift-down" using the accelerator pedal. Because I'm...
• Re: Hot Foot Mods -- what's the best?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:05:19 +0000
  ...That has nothing to do with the "hot foot" problem at the accelerator pedal though. I'm tempted to both use the foam pipe...
• Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:25:22 -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: Which cruise control for '91 Vanagon with manual transmission and Subie engine
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Mon, 19 Jun 2023 08:18:52 -0700
  ...as it's a Subie engine) and works directly off the accelerator pedal so you don't need to run wires the length of...
• Re: Flame ON!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:43:20 -0800
  ...Took my foot off the accelerator, and the van died, and I saw a bit of smoke as I coasted into a spot. By...
• Re: Cruise Control - Slow to engage?
  Historical mailing list - Rajesh Injety
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 13:15:31 -0700
  ...the gas to the floor) on the accelerator you should feel the vacuum build and the accelerator pedal pull away from your foot slightly...
• Re: Accelerator linkage is sticky..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:53:58 -0800
  Hmmm. I shall have to check that. I may have added a zip tie during my recent R&R of the motor...Didn't...
• Re: Friday NVC: British Carburettor hilarity
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:29:14 -0500
  ...engine used molded leather piece as a piston/seal in the accelerator pump on the carbs. Don't remember about the opposed cylinder engines...
• Is this vapor lock ???
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 May 95 21:27:27 CDT
  ...I roll to the side of the road, wait a few minutes, and then I start it up by really slamming on the accelerator...
• Re: Do you want a 1.9TD or a TDI??
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 18:15:22 -0700
  ...than TDI, since one doesn't need all the accessories like accelerator pedal pot, and complete is important when looking for parts that are...
• Fwd: 87 Camper - engine cuts out on left turns
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
  Fri, 28 May 1999 12:36:32 -0800
  ...It never stalls completely, but if the accelerator is depressed at all it bucks. The only solution is to enter a left turn with...