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• Re: Conduit for throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - mike riley
  Sun, 15 Jul 2018 19:52:36 +0000
  ...Conduit for throttle cable No on the bicycle cable as it needs to be stiff and it will not allow the end of the...
• Speedometer problem
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 18:20:31 -0500
  I installed a new upper Speedo cable today in effort to fix nonworking Speedo and odometer (top clip on previous cable broken). Got new...
• Re: Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal (accelerator cable auto transmission)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 22:44:40 -0500
  ...When replacing my accelerator >cable due to rust in the cable near the transmission area (black plastic >transition piece from hard plastic to the...
• Accelerator cable question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 17:12:34 -0700
  ...The last time I ordered an accelerator cable from Bus Depot for my '81 Vanagon I actually ordered 2 cables; one for the immediate...
• Re: DPO's cablemania
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:05:18 -0800
  There are 2 cables from dash to rear that control the heat flaps in the heater boxes at engine. They terminated at the dash...
• Re: Brake cables uneven/stretched?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 00:22:04 -0500
  The cables themselves rarely fail, but the sheath or outer jacket does. The sheath will rust or collapse changing the effective length or causing...
• Re: Power Window Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 16 Dec 2001 21:28:46 -0500
  ...Joel, The cables can be replaced. I used 1/16" braided cable, along with 1/16' model airplane wheel collars which are a perfect...
• Re: Source for e-brake cables
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 06:11:50 -0700
  The rear cables are easy to find and not expensive. Here is one example. http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_588_643...
• Re: Speedo Cable
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 20:26:51 -0700
  Which one? If I were you I would buy a one piece cable from one of the list vendors and bypass the headache of...
• Re: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 14:28:13 -0500
  ...The cable is multistrand (as "cable" implies), and subject to internal corrosion, however. If the cable itself is the problem, it is almost always...
• Accelerator Cable Question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 19:46:26 -0400
  Is there such a thing as generic accelerator cable?? I need ONLY the cable part and not the plastic sheeth nor the outer plastic...
• A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 14:34:26 -0400
  ...I put off replacing the battery to starter cable until last because my cable showed no corrosion or deterioration and because changing the cable...
• Re: slack in e-brake cable?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:28:25 -0500
  Ken, Rear brake cables are pretty easy to replace. You need to pull the rear drums, unhook the end of the brake cables from...
• Funny yet ironic story...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 95 11:40:28 EDT
  The other day the clutch cable went in my `72 TransroverWagen. Upon assessing the remaining cable parts, I thought it would be a novel...
• V'gon Vent Cable Fix
  Historical mailing list
  20 Dec 96 05:57:24 PST
  ...The cable sheath on the upper heater control lever (front air vent) broke and forces LOTS of travel to be able to open/close...
• Re: Vanagons: accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Jan 95 11:18:04 AST
  >cable can be identified by a white plastic sheath enclosing the length >of the braided cable. This sheath protects the braided cable from >outside...
• Re: Accelerator Cable Broke...Again! Why do they break?
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 23:02:43 +0000
  Hi Kevin, The 2.1L Vanagon is not known for breaking accelerator cables. I've owned many 2.1L Vanagons and haven't broken...
• Replacing heater control cable (Was: Lube for heater control cable?)
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:48:14 -0800
  > > I've ordered a new cable and will fish it through and hook it up. > How much work can be done on the climate...
• Re: Sticking Heater Cables - The cure
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 09:48:17 -0700
  Hi All, Karl has a great solution to sticking cables, but it can be a little messy. I am a bicycle mechanic, so I...
• Re: speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 17:56:04 -0900
  ...speedometer cable installation question Are you sure the sheathing (often called the "bowden housing") of the cable has torn off? That's some pretty...
• Re: '90 power window problem...
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 7 May 2001 09:37:39 -0400
  John Gladu wrote: >How is the cable *supposed* to connect to the window clamp at the >base of the window? The cable has a...
• sticky throttle cable.
  Historical mailing list - J. Eric Pitman
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 14:24:31 -0400
  The cable itself might be frayed inside the cable cover. Check for any binding and make sure the throttle shaft it self is not...
• Re: Help W/ Grounds - Bucking and High Idle
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 17:44:28 EDT
  ...The negative cable was loose in the lead cable end that attaches to the battery post. I pulled the cable out and crimped and...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Nov 1999 - Special issue
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 08:00:24 -0500
  ...Gregory?) have reported that not all TV cables have > the 'ferrule' and they've adjusted theirs by extending the outer cable end a bit...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:32:51 +0000
  ...Yes, new dustcap with the cable install. I pulled the cap yesterday and ran the cable with a drill, and still have the bounce...
• Throttle cable on inline-4 conversions
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 16:39:44 EST
  Can any of you who have inline-4 conversions tell me what kind of a throttle cable you are using? My recent acquisition (82...
• Throttle Cable Weather Cover Replacement Part?
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Wed, 3 May 2000 18:15:11 -0700
  Is the throttle cable weather cover available seperately from the throttle cable assembly? The dealer did not have a listing for one. My weather...
• Re: where to get an accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 20 May 2006 08:28:11 -0400
  according to CIP1.com, the manual accelerator cable is the same for all years 83-92 http://tinyurl.com/rmvtp also, GoWesty says the...
• Accelerator cable snap
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 10:20:02 EST
  ...The Tiico cable just threads throught the set-screw, which tightens down on the cable itself. That is probably what caused it to fail...
• Re: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 13:09:08 -0600
  ...I put off replacing the battery to starter cable > until last because my cable showed no corrosion or deterioration and because > changing the cable...
• Auto- accelerator cable repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:27:34 EDT
  ...I was changing my accelerator cable on my 86GL/ automatic when the little ball that the end of the cable pops on to snapped...
• Re: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 13:38:33 -0600
  ...This suggest the old cable was at fault and not the connections. Thus my question. > The cable is multistrand (as "cable" implies), and subject...
• Re: speedo 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Sat, 16 Jul 2005 00:12:47 -0400
  >Before you ditch that speedometer for >a low mileage unit, disconect the speedometer cable from the rear of the >speedometer and jack up the...
• Re: 1.9 Manual Trans Accelerator Cable Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 May 2013 14:20:33 -0700
  ...blow that white tube out with compressed air if you can after the cable is withdrawn. when feeding the new cable into that whitetube...
• Speedo Cable
  Historical mailing list - Darrel Combs
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 22:17:14 -0400
  Anyone here on the list have a used speedo cable they would like to sale? I have a 88 needing cable. Darrel
• Re: sticky accelerator cable woes
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 08:39:31 -0400
  > I also have a 83.5 Westy and the throtle cable sticks when hot. All > that heat up front does something to it. I...
• RE: '71 Clutch Cable
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Thu, 21 Mar 96 16:27:56 UT
  Edward Claiborne Gould wrote: >I believe your bus has a setup of some sort at the front of the cable >where it attaches to...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017 01:00:51 -0600
  ...It's interesting >> that there are bum cables for sale. Do you get the impression that the >> cable liner is tight to the cable...
• Re: Parking Brake vs Left in Gear - Siezed Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:57:42 -0500
  ...New cables are not expensive. Even for me. I think they can be replaced with just removing the drum, and threading in ,new cables...
• stuck acc cable
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Mon, 4 Dec 2006 16:15:15 -0500
  hey all, My acc cable has been freezing up on my syncro. I took apart the assembly under the pedal cluster and cleaned up...
• Re: Replacement of an accellerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sun, 23 Jan 2000 09:45:16 -0700
  ...Believe it or not the new cable can just be pushed through the tube from front to back. Cable is stiff like bicycle brake...
• Re: DPO's cablemania
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:00:47 -0800
  Is that like a choke cable? On Nov 15, 2010, at 11:59 AM, Michael Snow wrote: > Diesel cold-start cable?
• Re: Acceleratro cable
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:53:16 -0700
  RE Accelerator Cable You probably got the wrong cable, can be ordered for either manual or automatic. See *http://tinyurl.com/ys2b55*
• Re: Emergency break adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 21:51:21 -0400
  The way I see it there are only two reasons to muscle the brake cable out of the backing plate. Replacing the cable or...
• '85 Westy Throttle Cable Broken
  Historical mailing list - MMunn
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 08:49:25 -0800
  There's a small clip (circip?) at the very end of the throttle cable. It holds the cable retaining spring. Mine is gone and...
• Cable-operated clutch
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:53:39 -0800
  Haynes manual for air-cooled Vanagon shows both cable-operated and hydraulic clutch systems. Even shows how to adjust the cable. Regards, Vern
• Re: Speedo cable install question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 13:46:40 -0800
  ...I recall removing a cable from a junk yard diesel Vanagon. Cable was quite stuck to grommet. Apply penetrating fluid to speedo cable where...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Freezing throttle cable temporary fix
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 12:46:41 -0500
  ...Pulling on the linkage attempts to push the cable back into the housing. If the cable is frozen farther back down the vehicle, it...
• Lube for heater control cable?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:21:44 -0800
  ...Scott asked whether I lubed the cable. No - no I did not and now this is what I get. Learning from my mistakes. I...
• How to deal with short ALT cable
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:39:29 -0500
  The terminal end (loop type)of my alternator cable broke and I find that after removing the broken end, the cable is to short...
• Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Wed, 14 May 2003 09:53:06 -0700
  My accelerator cable broke today. I looked in Bentley and it looks like a pretty simple task. Are there any tricks to installing the...
• Re: [Syncro] e-brake cable slipping off of brake shoe
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:46:53 -0700
  Maybe sie cable return spring ist kaput? [rust] Karl -----Original Message----- On my 86 syncro singlecab bee hive moving truck: the e-brake cable...
• Broken front window lift -- How to fix ??
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 17:16:05 -0400
  ...Got all the bolts out, but the cable seems to go 360 degrees through the electric motor....??? The cable also goes through the verticle...
• Re: Heater Cable from Bus Depot?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 10 Oct 2014 10:17:00 -0700
  I just stopped by Van Cafe in Santa Cruz, and they told me they have these cables coming from Buslab in Berkeley. So apparently...
• Re: Help W/ Grounds - Bucking and High Idle
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Wed, 1 May 2002 23:53:13 -0500
  ...The negative cable was loose in the lead cable end that attaches to the battery post. I pulled the cable out and crimped and...
• Re: Speedometer...cable breaks...
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 22:31:06 -0700
  RE: Speedo Cable Did the cable break or just come loose at the axle hub, messed up when the new tires were being mounted?
• Re: 1981 Accelerator Cable: Barrel Clamp Failure. How?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:02:19 -0700
  ...This cable runs through a custom bracket at the non stock engine. Keeping the cable centred on the sleeve was always a bit "iffy...
• Re: [Syncro] Hard starting when warm
  Historical mailing list - Dave Wolfanger
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 10:55:19 -0500
  ...My personal preference is to change the primary battery cables ( hot and ground ) with welding cable in a larger size, and soldered cable lugs...
• Re: slack in e-brake cable?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:45:04 -0600
  Now that I think of it, the cables might've been $25 for the pair and not $50. I think the $50 number stuck...
• speedo cable busted?
  Historical mailing list - Greg S
  Sun, 3 May 2009 17:32:54 -0400
  Is my speedometer cable busted? *http://www.flickr.com/photos/15712715@N00/3498667508/ the little white end wont stay on the cable. and it...