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• Re: automatic vs. manual transmission
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 14:06:42 -0700
  ...One of the list members (sorry, I forget who) suggested imagining having an egg between your foot and the accelerator pedal. Accelerate slowly as...
• Re: Surging engine
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:41:54 -0400
  ...year, my Vanagon engine has been surging badly, especially when > the accelerator is fully depressed, as it frequently is at highway speeds. > The rate...
• Re: busdepot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:17:38 -0800
  ...scott On 11/15/2012 7:29 AM, ralph meyermann wrote: > Do you have a complete accelerator pedal assy including the linkage parts? > Mine...
• Re: '79 f.i./carb conversion (finally)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Dec 1995 10:30:14 -0600
  ...To start up, the instructions just recommend a blip with the throttle to keep it running (accelerator pump). This is for 60 seconds or...
• Re: 90 Vanagon with intermittent (brake?) hiccups -- H
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 22 Oct 1996 15:33:12 -0700
  ...I'll be sitting at a red light, foot on the > brake, and when the light turns green, apply the accelerator, and > then it...
• Re: Oil Pressure Buzzer? After Tach Wiring.
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 16 May 2005 11:05:23 -0700
  ...rpms, then > it would stop blinking at the touch of the accelerator. > > After connecting this wire the light never stops blinking and after about...
• Re: pushrod from auto. trans to throttle - Cannot get spring back
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:13:11 -0500
  ...I have made the adjustments to the accelerator linkage as described on Bentley Page 37.13. One Problem: How do you get the override...
• Re: More Energy Saving (driving)
  Historical mailing list - monte merrick
  Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:41:12 -0700
  ...coming down the mountain in gear but with foot lifted from accelerator, downshifting for curves rather than braking so that engine rpm stay road...
• Re: Steel Wheels..thanks and ...revised driving nets good mileage increase..
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 22:54:31 -0700
  ...I stopped driving > right up to signals and started looking ahead a bit to anticipate how to > keep my momentum without using the accelerator...
• Running issue 84
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 16 Sep 2022 11:06:46 -0400
  ...With O2 off same behavior but milder almost feels like van is running correctly for a gentle driver not pressing hard on accelerator. Eric...
• Re: Friday NVC: British Carburettor hilarity
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 10:15:33 -0700
  ...engine used molded > leather piece as a piston/seal in the accelerator pump on the carbs. > Don't remember about the opposed cylinder engines...
• RE: Weber Progressive on '72
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 16 May 1996 16:51:20 -0700
  ...The job went smoothly until I got to the accelerator cable. Where is the best place to go through the shroud. (the 2 holes...
• Re: Lubing clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 07:56:16 -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...
• Can't adjust idle (was High RPM miss)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Basey
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 02:47:50 -0500
  ...If I go smoothly the engine doesn't misfire till around 55-60 mph when I have the accelerator is all the way down...
• Re: Hard Starting Cold and Hot
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 21:41:54 -0500
  ...In order to start > i have to press the accelerator pedal to the floor and the crank the > key like you do with a...
• Re: Automatic vs Manual trans. ( Friday )
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 11:46:50 -0500
  ...It jerked and lurched when it changed gears, and would not downshift on a hill without stomping on the accelerator, then I would have...
• Re: Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 13:31:50 -0600
  ...of bulbs and fuses (new) > Female spade connectors (new) > Belt (new) > Accelerator cable (used is fine) > Temp sensor 2 (changed out before failure; the...
• RPM oscillations when cold
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 07:23:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...This morning when I started it, I pressed lightly on the accelerator to increase the RPM to about 1400-1500 range and then held...
• new problem re: head replacement
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Tue, 14 May 1996 14:27:27 -0400
  ...It turns over and speeds up when I depress the accelerator, but it isn't catching. For the last few weeks (perhaps coinciding with...
• Re: Stalling after warmup in cold.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 09:31:13 -0800
  ...If I turn the starter it will only > start if I push down on the accelerator and hold it > and then engage the first...
• Re: Difficult starting, smell gas, fires when pedal down (more air flow)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 12 May 2008 19:18:27 -0700
  ...I tried again and put the accelerator to the floor and then it >started. >4. Have had similar experiences in the last few days...
• Re: Idle stabilizer control unit
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 09:59:07 -0500
  ...The van would do 50 MPH foot off the >accelerator. ---------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it...
• Re: 10 1.9l TDi's available!
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 21:31:09 -0500
  ...They wanted $2000 for the TDI engine, turbo, intercooler, ecu, wiring harnesses, fusebox, accelerator pedal pot, and all engine accessories. Pretty good deal IMO...
• How bad is it to have dual carbs instaed if the FI on an 84
  Historical mailing list - A J
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 00:48:44 -0400
  ...little individual air filters and a connecting rod connected from the accelerator linkage to a long pivit rod that connects both carbs. Im not...
• Re: Temps in the 100s today, need ideas on extra cooling
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 10:26:32 -0700
  ...I need to seal off the area under the front accelerator pedal. Mine was measuring @137 on a 100 degree day. Front firewall was...
• Re: Coolant Movement Problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:20:33 -0400
  ...temp would creep upward unless I used my foot on the accelerator to increase the RPM ... therefore the coolant flow. I've since replaced...
• Re: questions about automatics
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:07:00 -0400
  ...If i nail the > accelerator pedal from a dead stop, the bus far exceeds these points > before it shifts on its own. Anyone know...
• Re: Living the Compleat Vanagon Experience.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:52:56 -0400
  ...Exhaust getting louder (And drill bit broken off in head) Headgaskets fail catastrophically Oil Pressure Light Hot Foot problems Accelerator cable break Coolant lines...
• Re: Lube the accelerator cable on a vanagon? and some more..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 14 May 2010 06:55:12 -0700
  ...He had made his own accelerator cable for the swap (ABA in line > four) and I decided to go with a Tiico cable that...
• Re: Important maintenance item for those with automatic transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 11 Jun 2019 11:54:19 -0700
  ...SeanG > On Jun 11, 2019, at 11:16 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > > Accelerator cables have a hard life on the automatic...
• VolksCafe
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 23:06:39 -0700
  ...that I go over at a max of 30mph with the accelerator floored, usually cruising in the 20mph to 25mph range with the van...
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 4 Feb 2006 16:03:44 -0500
  ...When my foot in just touching and releasing the accelerator(like in a parking lot)a switch seems to click on and off.Jerk...
• Re: how is the gas pedal affixed?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:54:21 -0500
  ...top it off, when pulling out of the > gas station, the accelerator pedal didn't work. On inspection, the pedal > had come loose from...
• Re: Rubber parts on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Sep 1994 13:16:39 -0700 (PDT)
  ...at each junction. - steering gear boots - cv boots - steering linkage boots - accelerator cable boot (probably won't replace this one) - auxillary air controller connector...
• Re: extended idling with a diesel?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 22:36:07 -0900
  ...Since the pump governs the engine speed, a simple knob attached somehow to the accelerator pedal would be very handy for long trips. I...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 4 Oct 2020 13:00:26 -0700
  ...the steering column, vacuum diaphragm linked the throttle body at the accelerator lever etc etc... I have a friend with an OEM cruise control...
• Re: "bucking"
  Historical mailing list - The Martins
  Fri, 8 May 1998 16:07:09 -0500
  ...I may have let off > on the accelerator slightly without realizing it and the bucking was my > pushing back down on it (some kind...
• throttle body modification question 84 to 85 (amended)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Caston & Sherrie Payne
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 01:10:08 -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: Cold idle mystery
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 12:32:03 -0500
  ...I have to keep > one foot lightly on the accelerator to keep it from stalling. Within > about 10 minutes of driving, the problem goes...
• Re: how is the gas pedal affixed?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:39:52 -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...
• 1990 Carat...Overheating Saga that won't end....Help????
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 18:15:22 -0700
  ...When I do this the vent by my right foot (above accelerator) blows cold....but will suddenly start blowing hot air...and the engine...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:28:34 -0500
  ...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: Boston Bob Big Valve Update? Not really... (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 09:03:29 -0500
  ...when I lost power at speed, > and the more I pressed the accelerator, the slower it wanted to go, until > the O2 disconnect. > > bob > >
• Re: Easy CV joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 21:54:11 -0600
  ...The noise goes away when I let up on the accelerator. Clutch seems to need replacing too. Chatters in reverse and 1st, especially under...
• Re: Sticky Throttle Cable
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Mon, 9 Jan 1995 08:19:39 -0500
  ...is beginning to bind and makes some weird noises when >the accelerator pedal is depressed. The problem seems to be worse during colder >days...
• Re: Getting closer to the high idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 00:17:47 -0400
  ...The van will cruise at 30 MPH in 4th with foot off >the accelerator. If I hit the brakes, the engine will slow down...
• Re: loss of power question
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 17:54:08 -0400
  ...of > days and then no power from a stop light yesterday. accelerator was floored > and the thing barely crept along. after a minute it...
• Any ideas, my van runs terrible, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Nock
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 23:36:27 -0800
  ...Bogs down when I step on the accelerator. Almost dies. Sometimes backfires. Once I am patient and get to speed on the freeway, seems...
• Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:49:25 -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: VW Canada motors - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 11:05:17 -0700
  ...against a 15 mph headwind with a Bentley >manual on the accelerator for a cruise control. > >Stan Wilder > > >On Fri, 14 Jun 2002 10...
• Trip report Atlanta to San Diego and back
  Historical mailing list - Jim Gregory
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 13:21:39 EDT
  ...How to drive with my left foot on accelerator duty. That if you don't have ac you should wait till night to drive...
• Reputable Shop In Boise
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:37:52 -0800
  ...and the throttlle stays wide openbouncing off the redline. > Pressing the accelerator has no effect.I removedthe pedal and played ith > the > lever, again...
• Re: Vanagon Stalling Out While Driving
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:24:40 -0700
  ...This switch is located on the underside of the throttle body, it > tells the ECU when the accelerator pedal is pressed (run state) and...
• Re: Advice needed: engine speed jumping abruptly
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 18:34:54 EST
  ...is as if I were continually slightly pressing and releasing the accelerator, tapping my foot to some strange music only I can hear, and...
• Re: engine cut out at prolonged steady speed
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 21:08:13 -0500
  ...Letting up on the >accelerator will temporarily allow the engine to become responsive again. >It is not until I pull off the roadway and...
• Re: Upper steering column grease recommendation and what else to do while replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:58:16 -0800
  ...base ? what's been lurking under the carpet ? how's the accelerator pedal mount area ? ANY thing nearby can be suspect if you're...
• Is this the Vanagon Syndrome?
  Historical mailing list - Tom
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 06:02:35 -0800
  ...This continued and got worse until it hesitated badly any time I backed off the accelerator. The hesitation was like suddenly it just had...
• Re: (f) Recipe for "Bus Roll" (long)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Perry
  Fri, 06 Sep 1996 19:46:27 -0700
  ...Watching from the floor, with his hip on the accelerator, the van rolled to its right side. He looked up to see the wheel...
• Re: Transmission quits after 310,000 miles
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:09:54 -0600
  ...I have an automatic transaxle, accelerator cable, axles, shifter, starter from and 84 that I would like to install. The only part I am...
• Re: 1.9 l question
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 15 May 2001 10:21:41 EDT
  ...Car will idle, and when I press the <accelerator pedal down, no <significant increase in rpm's...slight maybe to 2000 <rpms, but no...