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• Something is wrong.
  Historical mailing list - JBrian65
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 14:15:57 EST
  ...I press the accelerator and it feels like there is something causing it restrict the flow of fuel to the engine. Also, I get...
• Re: loss of power question
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 14:46:58 -0700
  ...of > days and then no power from a stop light yesterday. accelerator was floored > and the thing barely crept along. after a minute it...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 10 May 2002 16:40:22 -0400
  At 04:21 PM 5/10/2002, Mark Dorm wrote: >I've read Road & Track (if not that it was Car & Driver or something...
• Re: AFM issues
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wyand
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 15:43:29 -0400
  ...stumbling when I accelerate, especially after gear changes or > changes in accelerator. >> > > Before you do anything else, make sure the throttle positon switches are...
• Re: Higher elevation -- anything to watch out for?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:15:02 -0400
  ...The biggest error I see with mountain climbing is waiting too long to down shift and keeping the accelerator floored trying to maintain speed...
• Weber Carb Power Valve
  Historical mailing list - Aaron J. Wood
  Wed, 15 Jan 1997 09:22:03 +0000
  ...The accelerator pump is working properly, but at around 2000rpm's gas begins to drip from the primary venturi. Should there be any drip...
• Re: transmission problem?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Dawe
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 14:32:47 -0330
  ...When I step on the accelerator, the van doesn't move forward instantly. It feels like it's not engaged, then suddenly it engages...
• Re: Bucko update
  Historical mailing list - John S. Klun
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 16:33:09 -0700
  ...flat spot" as if the accelerator pump was bad. > > Of course, in fuel injection there is no accelerator pump. > Also, when I shut off...
• Re: Talk to me about AT's!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:12:29 -0400
  ...working completely as it should. >> >>For going up hills, when the accelerator is floored, a forced down shift >>should occur automatically. > >That's the...
• Re: Sound conundrum - input requested
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 19 Oct 2021 18:51:10 -0700
  ...I put on the GW lift springs recently. > Except…. > > Why would it stop make the sound when I take my foot off the accelerator? > >
• Re: transmission problem - resolved
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 05:07:24 -0600
  Also there are shops out there who are not so honest, I just read about a$ 250.00 repair bill for an accelerator cable...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 89 Volkswagen VANAGON, Hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 10:59:22 -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: Still need help/ball and socket joint end of throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 11:40:11 -0700
  ...has deigned to help out. >At the rear end of the accelerator cable installation (85 automatic) there >is a snap on (ball & socket) union...
• Re: Skipping engine
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 21:56:48 -0700
  ...Can they do this? If I depress the accelerator while all of this is going on, things seem to get worse. George
• Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:39:55 -0400
  ...Start engine w/o foot on accelerator > >>>> pedal. Engine starts and goes to around 800 rpm (instrument panel > >>>> tachometer). If slight pressure put on...
• Re: Timing and hot starts (not)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 12 Jul 2012 22:56:54 -0400
  ...I think that I >need to first tighten up the accelerator cable to achieve just zero >clearance at the screw, then adjust as needed...
• Re: Skipping engine
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 23:36:44 -0500
  ...Can they do this? If I depress > the accelerator while all of this is going on, things seem to get > worse. > George > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:33:01 -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: Stalls and refuses to re-start when ambiante temp above 25C
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Wed, 4 May 2016 20:28:59 -1000
  ...In city traffic it started to "flutter when coming off idle. ( Press accelerator and it would not rev- not firing- Work the gas pedal...
• Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 May 2012 12:50:43 -0400
  ...TPS with VOM (continuity at idle) is it worth >disconnecting the accelerator cable to ensure throttle arm is >resting against it's stop properly...
• Engine swap to 1.9L TDI
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Jan 1997 11:52:14 +0200
  ...You will need a 70 PS Turbo Diesel Vanagon and a TDI engine with accelerator pedal, wiring, computer, catalytic converter. A converting kit will...
• small vexations: 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr / Leo Girard
  Thu, 18 Dec 1997 01:03:21 -0500
  ...Spring on accelerator mechanism (above idler bypass screw)...rusty, working but rather ratty looking. Will this go on indefinitely? Should it be replaced? 3...
• carb follies, vw content, no van content
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 00:58:46 -0400
  ...He would turn the car off while driving and pump the accelerator like mad to fill the intake with gas. The motor (still turning...
• '90 GL fuel/throttle problems?
  Historical mailing list - sharks
  Wed, 17 May 2000 16:17:02 -0700
  ...Sometimes if I let off pressure on the accelerator while driving and then apply more pressure it feels as if the engine is isn...
• choking conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jessup Coffin
  Sun, 26 Jan 2003 23:16:12 -0500
  ...My first thought was there was some kind of a fuel clog, because no matter how depressed the accelerator was, it still didn't...
• Re: friday...whats the FASTEST youve driven in your vanagon????
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 18:19:30 -0800
  ...body and winds, when a Formula 1 driver lets off the accelerator, the decellerative g-forces are greater than when a NASCAR driver slams...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal Attachment?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Greiner
  Sat, 8 Feb 2014 07:16:24 -0800
  Jim, This way take us 2 minutes. I use Threaded Insert Rivets at work, If one comes loose or if the threads are damaged...
• Re: Was Metallic sound when depressing the clutch---Now happens in neutral when depressing accelerator
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 13:34:33 -0400
  ...The sound (metallic squeal) happens if I > accelerate to about 3000 rpms and the sound briefly occurs there and > when I > release the accelerator...
• Re: 8 inch gash
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 22:04:46 -0500
  ...If you want, you can get it packaged with accelerator which cuts the cure time down from 24hrs to 2 hrs. 5. When you...
• Re: First Long Drive, some observations
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 2 May 2006 09:42:29 -0400
  ...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: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:53:15 -0800
  ...1 12V when starter is on >> 1 Ground >> 1 Plug for accelerator pedal (group of five wires) >> 2 Oil pressure wires >> 1 Water temp...
• Re: Getting rid of tailgaters/ f
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 12:00:29 -0500
  ...on my old Passat/Dasher > diesel station wagon and flooring the accelerator for offending tailgaters, > leaving them in a cloud of foul smelling, nearly...
• Acceleratro cable
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:24:03 -0500
  ...I have a brand new accelerator cable for my 90' Carat (automatic) and I need to install it. Shouldn't be too hard except...
• Re: 1.9 hot weather issues
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:48:59 -0700
  ...If you play gently with the accelerator it will catch and pull strong until you shift, when it behaves like there is no fuel...
• Re: It Lives
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 16:50:29 -0500
  ...However, many hours, a temporary > pieced together accelerator cable, new fuel lines, several fabricated > pieces, and a new starter later I was able to...
• Fwd: Hesitation while driving (manual)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 21 Mar 2016 12:28:17 -0700
  ...Hesitates when changing pressure up on the accelerator. Release and it stops hesitating. It idles fine. Revs fine with no load. So I'm...
• Home from the woods
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Sun, 14 Dec 1997 12:23:36 -0500
  ...Finally I had a suicide cruise control! Pulled over and found a larger mass of ice hanging on the accelerator cable, above the driveshaft...
• Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 21:00:20 -0700
  ...It will slow down around 5 mph unless I tap the accelerator at the bottom of the hill. It still beats keeping my foot...
• Re: Install of GoWesty ATF Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 22 May 2011 22:15:17 -0700
  ...Learning as we go along, yep, yep, yep. > > We had to disassemble the accelerator linkage on the side of the trans > before we could...
• Re: Marvelous! Mysterious! But what's wrong with my engine?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 23:29:08 -0500
  ...Frequently, >when I press the accelerator, the RPM's don't go up. Even if >I press it all the way to the floor...
• Re: Throttle Idle RPM question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:24:43 -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: Anyone have a Eurovan Diesel?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Wed, 22 Feb 1995 21:18:05 -0800 (PST)
  ...The injector pumps may be different, but they are interchangeable if you change out the lever that connects to your accelerator cable. My plastic...
• Re: Wash. DC (G.Dead) trip report/Killer bus sighting
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Tue, 27 Jun 95 12:25:32 EDT
  ...Other than that, I have to rebuild and probably fabricate my accelerator assembly, as it is pretty much in horrible shape. the pedal already...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal Attachment?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 8 Feb 2014 06:18:48 -0800
  ...The accelerator pedal is something I need to have a look at on my van, too. A moisture spot for sure. I'm probably...
• Re: Bucko update
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 12:55:26 -0800
  ...flat >spot" as if the accelerator pump was bad. > >Of course, in fuel injection there is no accelerator pump. >Also, when I shut off...
• Re: how is the gas pedal affixed?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:54:35 -0400
  ...top it off, when pulling out of the > gas station, the accelerator pedal didn't work. On inspection, the pedal > had come loose from...
• Air Flow Meter and Idle/Mixture Adjustments
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 12:07:56 -0500
  ...would be noted EXCEPT that now when I let off the accelerator the idle does not return to normal immediately -- 4-5 second delay...
• Re: mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 18 Mar 1998 08:44:23 -0800
  ...Next time this happens, try tapping on the accelerator pedal a couple of times. If the idle becomes steady, you have a sticking throttle...
• RE: '80 Vanagon getting chopped.
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 12 Oct 95 19:15:46 EDT
  ...made me proud: it looks like the Bizarro version of mine. Accelerator cable haywired to the linkage. No engine sealing at all; the same...
• Re: Engine Timing
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 21:03:36 -0600
  ...The digijet '5 degrees ATDC' advances as soon as you step on the accelerator, so if everything is working right it shouldn't be...
• intermittent noise when gas depressed
  Historical mailing list - pepperd
  Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:46:58 -0700
  ...background--van running great...in fact, just passed inspection and emissions with flying colors problem--periodically, when hitting the accelerator, and only when the...
• Re: Bad Valve Issues/Question, Opinion sought.
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 12:02:46 -0700
  ...When cold I have to depress the accelerator pedal and pump a tiny bit to get the van to turn over. When hot its...
• Re: accelerator/throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:02:55 -0700
  ...COM> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 12:26 AM Subject: Re: accelerator/throttle cable > My 83.5 has a very sticky gas pedal. It...
• Re: Distributors
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lamoreaux
  Tue, 28 Feb 1995 22:39:55 +0000
  ...The vacuum "advance" actually retards the spark when the vacuum drops to a low value, i.e., when you stomp on the accelerator. Your...
• Re: Engine Racing (not racing engine...)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:39:12 EDT
  ...I have to throw it into neutral and give the accelerator a hard punch to drop the rpm.<<<<<< Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada...
• 1985 Vanagon stumbling-Again!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Jan 1997 19:00:15 -0600
  ...I put the accelerator to the floor and it seemed to clear up and has not acted-up again in the last 300 miles...
• Re: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:53:51 -0400
  ...open or close depending on the presure you have on the accelerator http://www.van-cafe.com/shop/images/throttle_body_part2.jpg Thanks...
• Re: I'm getting the FAS Gen 5 and info
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Tue, 22 May 2012 09:03:25 -0500
  ...BTW all new lines and cables, but did you notice no accelerator cable.&nbsp; Drive by wire.</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face...
• clean & lube idle air control valve
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Fri, 14 May 2010 08:12:14 -0400
  ...Now, each time I take my foot off the accelerator, it idles steady, sometimes right at 900, but often at another speed. Now, it...
• Re: corrosion study
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Sun, 9 May 2010 18:59:24 +0300
  ...Many brands have multiple > additives to control how the finish applies...accelerators for cold, > inhibitors for hot, fish-eye eliminators, flex additives, etc etc...