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• Accelerator cable woes
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 15:54:19 -0500
  ...My guess is that after washing the undercarriage last weekend, I have some water in my accelerator cable that is freezing (it was 4...
• Re: Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 14 May 2003 13:04:28 EDT
  In a message dated 5/14/03 1:00:29 PM, JSchaper@SCHSA.ORG writes: << Are there any tricks to installing the cable? >> BEFORE...
• Re: Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:19:06 -0400
  The accelerator cables for the automatics and manual transmissions are drastically different. The manual cable goes directly to the throttle. The automatic cable goes...
• Replacing Accelerator Cable on an 87 syncro, manual
  Historical mailing list - john russell
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:12:19 -0700
  anyone done this? it broke just under the accelerator. i dropped the spare tire and have gerry-rigged it for now. looks like a...
• Re: '87 GL High Idle
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Mar 1997 13:45:06 -0800
  ...Verify that your accelerator cable is returning all the way and that the plastic tube it runs through is correctly seated on all the...
• Re: Replacing Accelerator Cable on an 87 syncro, manual
  Historical mailing list - john russell
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:18:52 -0700
  ...Replacing Accelerator Cable on an 87 syncro, manual > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > On Jul 12, 2011, at 3:12 PM, john russell wrote...
• Does anyone know how to replace the accelerator cable??!!
  Historical mailing list - Peter
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 13:16:37 -0600
  Hi Syncronauts, I wanted to know if anyone of you has experience replacing the accelerator cable on a vanagon??!! Mine recently broke, way out...
• Rusty parts (Auto Trans and accelerator cable)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:38:51 -0400
  ...My van is an automatic - the accelerator cable connects to a "kick down lever" (sorry if that's not the appropriate name of the...
• Re: High Idle Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:54:24 -0400
  It also helps to lube the throttle shaft, the throttle coil spring, and the accelerator cable in the engine compartment, and also to install...
• Accl. cable retainer
  Historical mailing list - John
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 23:47:22 -0400
  Hi List, I'm in the middle of reinstalling my motor when the accelerator cable retainer went flying to parts unknown. Does anyone have...
• autovox criuse control
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Sun, 4 Nov 2012 00:38:18 -0700
  Check the to be sure that the cable is tight on the accelerator cable(the nut could be loose). Check the vacuum line for...
• Accelerator Cable - Broken?
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sat, 13 May 2006 19:33:58 -0400
  ...It was running fine, it was accelerator when I pushed the cable, then I went to to start the van later in the day...
• Re: Accelerator sticks
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 17:13:05 -0700
  Here's a "quicky" catalog of Accelerator Cables from "you-know-where". Copy or tape it to your Bentley or Owner's Manual. Manual...
• Re: accelerator linkage 85 Vanagon automatic
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 02:41:19 -0500
  If the underside of the accelerator pedal has come loose from the bracket/clip at the end of the accelerator cable, then all you...
• Re: Accelerator Cable Question
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 21:23:51 -0700
  At 07:46 PM 6/8/98 -0400, Malcolm Stebbins wrote: >Is there such a thing as generic accelerator cable?? > >I need ONLY the...
• Re: 1982 accelerator cable needs replacement-resend due to no replies
  Historical mailing list - Matt Price-Hutchinson
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 13:55:09 +0100
  ...Thanks, Paul _____ Some time ago, due apparently to arcing from the accelerator cable to my battery isolator terminals, that cable broke in mid-trip...
• Sticky Throttle Cable
  Historical mailing list - Mike Plickys
  06 Jan 95 20:12:36 EST
  ...throttle cable without removing it.? My cable in my 1987 Syncro is beginning to bind and makes some weird noises when the accelerator pedal...
• Re: Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 14:24:04 -0400
  ...Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal > > I searched the archives and find lots of posts on corroded and broken > accelerator cables but nothing that...
• Fw: Re: Accelerator cable replacement (??)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 08:39:16 -0500
  ...My accelerator cable rusted and snapped in two last year because of water seeping into the tubing. Naturally, it picked an opportune time...while...
• Re: Throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 01:06:03 -0600
  ...I looked at the engine accelerator > cable and it is OK, the cable is still attached. Any help would be > appreciated.
• Re: Throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 16:32:56 +0000
  ...I looked at the engine accelerator >cable and it is OK, the cable is still attached. Any help would be >appreciated. > >
• Re: Air cooled and WBX accelerator cable same length?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 14:03:31 -0700
  ...Air cooled and WBX accelerator cable same length? Hi all. If it can be made to fit, I *may* use a spare WBX cable...
• Re: Camelback VW / Accel. cable
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 16:14:58 EDT
  ...accelerator cable for my '88 with > auto-tranny? And get it here tomorrow so I can install it over the > weekend? When my accelerator...
• Re: Throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 09:00:06 -0700
  ...I looked at the engine accelerator > cable and it is OK, the cable is still attached. Any help would be > appreciated.
• Re: Accelerator sticks
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 23:00:08 -0400
  ...martens wrote: > My accelerator pedal is sticking when I floor it. I assume it would be best > to replace the cable. How long should...
• Re: Accelerator cable woes
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 22:24:28 -0800
  ...Accelerator cable woes On my way home for lunch today I had the wonderful surprise of having my throttle stick open at about 3500...
• Frozen accelarator cable?
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:40:32 -0900
  I too was a victim of a frozen accelerator cable. For the price, I don't think I would bother with trying to fix...
• Sticking Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Elkavitch, Michael and Diana
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 11:40:51 -0500
  Hi all, After seeing no responses to the sticking accelerator cable question, I want to try again. I have the same problem as described...
• Re: accelerator linkage 85 Vanagon automatic
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 20:23:51 -1000
  Look for where the cable connects to the engine. There is a small "C" clip that used to keep falling off mine until I...
• Accelerator sticks
  Historical mailing list - michael martens
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 15:03:29 -0500
  My accelerator pedal is sticking when I floor it. I assume it would be best to replace the cable. How long should this operation...
• 1982 accelerator cable needs replacement-resend due to no replies
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 06:39:05 -0600
  ...Thanks, Paul _____ Some time ago, due apparently to arcing from the accelerator cable to my battery isolator terminals, that cable broke in mid-trip...
• Re: Accelerator cable woes
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 16:29:07 -0500
  ...My guess is that after washing the undercarriage last weekend, > I have some water in my accelerator cable that is freezing (it was 4...
• Accelerator Cable Broke...Again! Why do they break?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 08:30:33 -0700
  ...Well...with all my other Vanagon "issues" this week (PS leaking, windshield or other seal leaking, etc)last night my accelerator cable broke...for...
• Re: Accelerator problem -Kickdown lever
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 12:46:48 -0700
  ...It also isn�t to do with friction in the cable sheath. It seems that the resistance is in the auto transmission (the accelerator...
• Re: Sticky Accelerator Cable
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 13:42:52 -0700
  Bicycle shops have that 'Dry Grease' spray you are looking for. hth, TBerk
• Re: Camelback VW / Accel. cable
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 22:08:17 -0400
  S Sittservl (Ssittservl@aol.com) said on the date of 10/12/00 4:14 PM >When my accelerator cable went bad a couple...
• FW: where to find accelerator cable fast N.NJ.
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 23:00:52 -0400
  ...where to find accelerator cable fast N.NJ. > > > > If anyone has an idea where I might find a new accelerator cable for > 1983.5...
• Re: Lube the accelerator cable on a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 14 May 2010 07:52:53 -0400
  ...He had made his own accelerator cable for the swap (ABA in line four) and I decided to go with a Tiico cable that...
• sticking accelerator
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 23:58:12 -0400
  ...When I replaced my throttle cable this year (85 GL) I was surprised at what had collected in the protective "box" on the underside...
• Re: Accelerator linkage is sticky..
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:26:41 -0800
  ...jump/lag/jump.....I'm thinking I might need a new accelerator > cable at the worst, or possibly just to lubricate my current one...
• Re: where to find accelerator cable fast N.NJ.
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 00:44:52 EDT
  ...end of the cable in the engine compartment where it meets the metal end clip thingy that hooks to the accelerator lever. I suppose...
• 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...
• Subaru Swap acc. cable install
  Historical mailing list - John Fleming
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 09:21:26 -0400
  ...How does the Subaru accelerator cable hook up to the VW cable? The only way I can figure is to install a bracket to...
• '73 Bus accelerator linkage
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jan 1996 03:52:28 PST
  ...I just had my accelerator cable snap on me. Okay you say, that's easy to replace, but..... I took it to a garage...
• Re: 80 Vanagon Accelerator Cable Sticking
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Thu, 12 Dec 1996 09:48:41 -0800
  > My acclerator cable is sticking when it is cold...Last year it never did > this (even at -30F). This year it does it at...
• Re: Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal(correction!)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 12:52:24 -0500
  ...Tim Marciniak wrote: > > I searched the archives and find lots of posts on corroded and broken > accelerator cables but nothing that really described replacing...
• 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
• Re: Help: Stuck accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 12:08:53 -0500
  ...Stuck accelerator pedal > > Help. 1987 syncro. My accelerator pedal is stuck in the full-on position. > I > can pull (hard) on the cable in...
• Re: Replacing Accelerator Cable on an 87 syncro, manual
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:59:03 -0600
  On Jul 12, 2011, at 3:12 PM, john russell wrote: > anyone done this? it broke just under the accelerator. i dropped the spare...
• Re: 80 Vanagon Accelerator Cable Sticking
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Thu, 12 Dec 1996 15:32:26 -0800
  Todd Francis wrote: > > > My acclerator cable is sticking when it is cold...Last year it never did > > this (even at -30F). This year it...
• Re: Broken Accelerator Cable - 1987 Syncro non-camper
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:04:10 -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...
• part numbers
  Historical mailing list - eric luebbers
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 18:44:38 -0700
  ...accelerator cable positive battery cable to starter the above parts are for a 91syncro with a 2.1 and manual trans --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger...
• Re: RE: Road Trip From Hell
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jul 1995 01:09:02 -0400
  ...I my accelerator cable once broke while I was on the way to work. Lucky for me I have the cable, as I was...
• Spare parts
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 21:44:24 -0700
  What spare parts do you carry on long haul trips.....I carry a water pump, fuses, belts, and accelerator cable....!
• Lube the accelerator cable on a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 13 May 2010 21:40:24 -0700
  ...Is there some way to make the accelerator cable move the vehicle's throttle more smoothly? Mine seems a little 'sticky'. I've lubed...
• Help: Stuck accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Dick Taylor
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 09:18:06 -0800
  ...My accelerator pedal is stuck in the full-on position. I can pull (hard) on the cable in the engine compartment and get it...
• Re: 85 accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 09:29:25 EDT
  ...Cut the old cable in the middle and tape the new cable end to the cut end. Now go the rear of the van...
• Re: '85 1.9 Manual accelerator cable replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 15 May 2013 22:28:15 -0400
  ...magikvw@gmail.com> wrote: > I have to replace my accelerator cable - where the cable connects at the > throttle it is held in place by...
• Re: 1981 Accelerator Cable: Barrel Clamp Failure. How?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:02:19 -0700
  ...1981 Accelerator Cable: Barrel Clamp Failure. How? > > Hi all. > > This is for a 1981 Westy. I don't see this detail shown in Bentley...
• Vanagons: accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 07 Jan 95 01:20:46 CST
  i found this in the Service Bulletins: from Service Bulletins, Model Year 1990 ........................................................................ Technical Information Group: 20 Number: 90-01