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• BUcking List ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:32:51 -0800
  ...Installing the magic VW cable or a capacitor between 2 and 4. 3. Change the AFM 4. Change fuel filter, 5. Clean ground cables...
• Re: speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 6 Sep 2025 19:00:07 -0400
  ...I installed a new cable, very carefully routing it to minimize bends and ensure it goes straight into the speedometer connector. So far, so...
• Re: Cost of auto shifter cable
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 26 May 2010 13:44:44 -0400
  > The auto shifter on my 1987 Vanagon, automatic has gone > out of adjustment and I'm told I need a new cable and was...
• Reet-reet-reet (solved) '83 Vanagon noise
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Oct 1996 20:49:46 -0700 (MST)
  ...Temporary fix was to simply move the cable out of the way. The *correct* fix will/should be to replace the ebrake cable and...
• Power window track/cable repair
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 18 Dec 2000 23:30:30 -0800
  ...Does anyone know how these are supposed to be set up (cable over the spool)? Or am I stuck looking for a used assembly...
• Re: Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Wed, 14 May 2003 21:46:29 -0400
  ...If you've replaced the cable you know what I mean, if not look at the picture in Bentley. I ended up removing the...
• Can I trickle charge an Optima and a regular battery together using jumper cables?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 19 Oct 2003 12:00:57 -0400
  ...Can I run a set of jumper cables between both bateries and have the trickle charger keep both topped up? Or should I put...
• Re: Speedometer cable -- where does square start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 17:25:20 -0800
  ...Speedometer cable -- where does square start > > Hi list, > after reading a lot of threads regarding speedometer cables, it is still > unclear to me where...
• Re: Sticky Accelerator Cable
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 13:11:06 -0700
  ...Autos take a different cable. If you think it is hard finding one for a manual, I am here to say that's nothing...
• What makes a pyrometer's cable so special?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 28 Dec 2003 12:37:51 -0800
  ...VDO stressed to me that the cable can not be lengthened and if you need a longer cable than what comes with the kit...
• Re: Cost of auto shifter cable
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 26 May 2010 15:24:23 -0700
  ...There is a ball pivot on the trans lever where the aft end of the throttle cable from the gas pedal connects to that...
• Re: Hand Winch (Wench?) - Safety Warning
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Jack
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 10:16:31 +1000
  ...That nice steel cable can and will break if mistreated/overloaded. Always clear spectators from the area, wear safety goggles/gloves, stout clothing and...
• Re: Speedo Cable Broken 87GL: What's the Drill?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 19:57:41 EST
  With these cables you can't replace just the middle you have to replace the housing and everything. There are two cables an upper...
• Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 07:49:59 -0400
  I don't know whether that cable was for an automatic or manual but last time I got from the dealer list was ~$40...
• Re: speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 10:05:56 -0800
  ...bypassed for a long time, Troy, you don't have and EGR/OXS box on your '89, stock is a one piece speedo cable.
• Re: speedometer noise and other ramblings
  Historical mailing list
  08 Jan 97 07:03:09 PST
  ...This lever is connected to a > cable which apparently splits into two cables, and each one leads to a > heater flapper box. The cable...
• Re: replacing accelerator cable on 82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 13:58:43 -0400
  ...The replacement cable comes with the conduit(?) and the fittings on either end and is precisely measured, so that there is no adjusting the...
• Cable lubricators /type motorcycle
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Sat, 7 Jan 1995 08:30:44 CST6CDT
  Yamaha, years ago made a wonderfull cable lubricator. It consisted of a cast aluminum body with a thumbscrew that would compress a rubber sealing...
• Re: Clutch cables
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 09:34:00 -0700
  >Hey All.. > >Just swapped out the 'ol clutch cable ... the only hard part is that >it happens at both ends of the bus 8...
• Re: No reverse? Fixed
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:44:06 -0800
  ...I reached up there and easily moved the cable but it fell right back on the shaft. It was the accelerator cable (and covering...
• Re: "Thanks" + Throttle cable coupler? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 18:32:25 -0700
  ...Friday, October 03, 2008 4:37 PM > Subject: "Thanks" + Throttle cable coupler? (PIC) > > >> Hi all. >> >> First off, thanks for the help re: gas pedal...
• Re: 87 Heat not truning off!!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Plichta
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 20:14:38 -0400
  ...The cable looks to be working, now I am looking at replacing the heater valve. Thanks again. Kevin> Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 13...
• Re: Cost of auto shifter cable
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 26 May 2010 16:28:42 -0400
  > That is an accelerator cable. The cable I mean is > inside the shifter mechanism, the hand-operated > lever for shifting the automatic transmission. Its...
• Re: dead speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 08:56:11 -0600
  Sure its the speedometer and not the cable or hubcap. The hubcap on teh drivers side has a square hole that the speedo cable...
• Broken heater control cable
  Historical mailing list - The Shaws
  Sun, 4 Jul 2004 08:34:22 -0700
  ...Does anyone have a sneaky solution to a broken heater valve control cable? It's broken about an inch from the control arm and...
• Re: Replacing Accelerator Cable on an 87 syncro, manual
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:27:55 -0700
  ...remove the cover there , that exposes the forward end of the throttle cable. in the middle of the van you'll see a junction...
• Stereo Wiring
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 12:34:47 -0700
  ...There are two coax cables that come from the head unit. Cable A (Left Front Amp In) and Cable B (Right Front Amp In...
• "Thanks" + Throttle cable coupler? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 16:37:33 -0700
  ...I had tethered the Vanagon portion of the throttle cable to the frame. (don't ask.... :^) Solution (untested): I made a bracket to hold...
• Re: where to find accelerator cable fast N.NJ.
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 00:44:52 EDT
  ...The break is right at the end of the cable in the engine compartment where it meets the metal end clip thingy that hooks...
• Throttle Body Removal
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 5 May 2011 14:03:04 +0000
  Hey Folks, Trying to get the accelerator cable off the throttle body, threaded rod passing through the linkage, have the Bentley out but still...
• Broken Accelerator Cable - 1987 Syncro non-camper
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 15:04:49 -0800
  ...my accelerator cable broke at the back. My husband said it was super rusty back there. Anyway, I have the part - how hard/easy...
• Re: FS: Vanagon Stuff - Heater cable!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 18 Feb 2004 23:55:40 -0700
  ...Here's an especiallyhot item - Heater cable! : <http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33545&ite m=2461552452> -- Gnarlie
• speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Marlan Blair
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 19:47:30 -0400
  Can someone on this list advise me where I can purchase the portion of the speedometer cable that runs from the driverside front wheel...
• Re: hubcaps (wheel covers)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 May 1997 15:25:56 PST
  ...They are cheap and look >good, but on the left front, where the speedo cable sticks out of the hub, >the protruding cable end...
• Re: chains vs. cables?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 22:38:15 -0800
  ...experiences list members about chains > vs. cables and any other 'driving in snowy conditions' tips? 1. Cables are better than chains. 2. Drive slow...
• Re: lube speedo cable?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 12:00:55 -0700
  ...lube speedo cable? I do , religeously. Take cable off back of speedometer ( helps to have instrument cluster out of the way ) Jack up left...
• Re: 91 Westy, low idle stall, low power ....help! (LENGTHY REPLY)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 22:09:42 -0700
  This sounds exaclty like the other half of the symptoms I had just before I fixed the worn out green coaxial cables in my...
• Re: Cable lubricators /type motorcycle
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 07 Jan 1995 12:15:00 +0500
  >Yamaha, years ago made a wonderfull cable lubricator. It consisted >of a cast aluminum body with a thumbscrew that would compress a >rubber sealing...
• Re: SA dash? was:Re: Custom Instrument Pod
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 08:29:22 -0800
  The answer for 82 water-cooled owners may be to switch out the heater box with control cable/panel assembly as a unit. The...
• Re: Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 15 May 2003 00:04:47 -0700
  ...Accelerator cable > > > My accelerator cable broke today. I looked in Bentley and it looks > like a > pretty simple task. Are there any tricks to...
• Re: and while we're at it ... (he's after the Unknowns again!)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Sep 1994 14:48:10 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I'll try to get an answer about the cables, too. Will try to e-mail you tomorrow, or watch the vanagon mail for...
• Re: I-4 conversion begins
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 7 May 2001 22:19:20 -0700
  ...Cut the cable a few cm away from the front of the cable (at the pedal) and get the cable from the donor car...
• Re: pop top lift springs
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 23 Aug 2018 10:57:16 -0700
  ...https://goo.gl/photos/Nt3JfzjD27jJRkZG6 The cables I made used cable and fittings from a local marine repair shop. The shop swaged the ball...
• Re: Speedo still noisy on cold mornings
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 07:16:33 -0800
  ...Speedo still noisy on cold mornings > > I recently replaced my original speedo cable, trying to quiet my speedo. > No luck. Still goes "Scritch skritch...
• Re: Weak Starting
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:27:39 -0600
  ...Kim Brennan >Cables from the battery. The ground strap is easy enough to replace as it >right there in the battery compartment. The positive...
• Re: speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:04:57 -0700
  ...I was able to move the needle by turning the cable input with a drill, it moved very smoothly, not jumpy, and no clicking...
• Re: Wheel C-clip
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:26:30 -0700
  At 8/10/2010 01:27 PM, titantic01@AOL.COM wrote: > > > I am going to replace the speedometer cable with the one that does...
• Re: Cold start cable for Diesel VW Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 7 Jan 2014 21:47:07 -0800
  It's a hand throttle cable. BenT sent from my electronic leash > On Jan 7, 2014, at 9:11 PM, Geneva Saint-Amour <genevasaintamour...
• Speedo Cable
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 07:00:58 -0500
  ...Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- Just wondering if anyone has a used serviceble speedo cable and housing they would like to dispose of...
• Re: noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Tom VandenBerg
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 13:11:22 EST
  ...I disconnected the speedo cable from behind the speedometer and shot some wd40 down the cable tube. No more problem...keep driving! Tom VandenBerg
• Glow plug relay
  Historical mailing list - Harry Patrick
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 08:37:46 -0400
  ...WTB these parts as well as cold start cable and accelerator cable assemblies. Thanks, Harry Patrick
• sliding door cable- where to buy?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Haagensen
  Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:33:11 -0800
  I am in desperate need of a vanagon sliding door release cable. The part # bus depot gave me is 251843721B and they did not...
• Re: Warm Feet & strange guages
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 03:00:26 -0500
  ...Warm Feet > > >>Pop off the intrument cluster cover and find the heater control cable. >>Loosen the screw on the cable clamp. Move the housing...
• Re: Follow up - parking brake questions. Was: Frozen emergency brake
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 22:18:44 -0800
  ...I removed the > driver's side cable as well and found that I could move the cable in > the cover, but not easily. I...
• Re: Still need help/ball and socket joint end of throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 11:40:11 -0700
  ...Special tool needed? Special instructions? Anyone had >trouble removing this critter before? >The old cable snapped just at the join. There is about 1...
• Re: Why is this Here?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Tue, 30 Aug 2005 05:39:58 -0700
  ...If you are talking about the big black cable, that is the speedometer cable. :-) -- Don in Reidsville, NC 1986 Kawasaki Concours 1988 Vanagon GL...
• Re: Rusty parts (Auto Trans and accelerator cable)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:53:57 EDT
  ...You need to remove the lever with the cable attached which I think you have already done. Then try to get the cable end...
• Re: Frozen accelarator cable?
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:04:03 -0500
  Hi Ed, You live in balmy Connecticut, right? It has been my experience that the black colored flexible throttle cable sheath under the van...
• Accelerator Cable
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 20:28:20 -0700
  ...If you depress the gas pedal all the way down, should the accelerator cable pull past the full throttle open (switching point). With my...
• Clicking speedometer fixed
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 12:51:15 -0800
  ...My local VW dealer wanted over $300 parts (cable, speedometer head) and labor to stop the annoying and fairly loud clicking. After trying a...