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Anyone bored? Wanna install a cruise control for me?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:44:48 -0700
...I gotta get another of them manual AT 1.9 accelerator cable attachment nuts that go on the throttle body arm, and pay someone...
faltering engine, brake light
Historical mailing list - Rob McGee
Mon, 18 Nov 1996 07:13:15 -0700
...of that store Aimee faltered; i.e., when I depressed the accelerator, she slowed! At this time I noticed the brake light on. I...
Orphan Wire Needs Help
Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
Tue, 28 Mar 2000 14:07:31 -0600
...on the van" season) when a non-VW garage replaced my accelerator cable. Since then, the idle speed has been higher, although the idle...
Re: Is this the Vanagon Syndrome?
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Mon, 2 Dec 2002 08:56:35 -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...
Won't idle but getting combustion-'88 2.1L
Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
Fri, 29 Jul 2005 22:39:48 -0700
...Feathering the accelerator while it started for that brief second didn't help and I was never able to get it started. Occasionally it...
Mystery Loss of Power At Startup
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:18:16 -0700
...If I had a carburetor, I'd say it was the accelerator pump, that's the way it feels. Checked the tranny fluid, all...
Re: Marvelous! Mysterious! But what's wrong with my engine?
Historical mailing list - Debi Webi
Wed, 20 Oct 1999 12:16:22 -0700
...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: Idle Surge
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:32:06 +0000
...found that there > is a > idle screw right under where your accelerator cable connects to the > engine. > It is at the base of the...
I-5 conversion questions(was:Wasser...I drove it)
Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
Wed, 10 Feb 1999 07:25:08 -0600
...If not what was used?Is the accelerator cable adapted without problems when an automatic trans is used? Was there any problem with the...
rear wheel/axel clunk
Historical mailing list - Dan Landry
Fri, 8 Sep 2000 08:24:52 ADT
...You can sometimes make it clunk once by goosing the accelerator (while moving, it won't do it when stopped). It sounds "free" 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)
...owner brought is over to Canada. >My Problem: > The clutch and accelerator cables are longer than >the ones for left hand drive! I had...
Re: 1985 Vanagon stumbling-Again!
Historical mailing list
Mon, 13 Jan 1997 17:27:57 -0800
...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: Does air cond.=hp loss?
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Thu, 12 Sep 1996 14:13:39 -0400 (EDT)
...Some cars have a switch on the accelerator that will shut off the AC compressor when your foot is on the floor. I have...
Re: 1.9l Wasserboxer stumble...
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Wed, 16 Feb 2000 00:16:28 +0100
...What I told Christian, and I believe this may be the culprit, is the accelerator pump membrane that is torn. This would give just...
1.9L white smoke
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Wed, 7 Mar 2001 22:13:52 -0500
...I was on the accelerator fully (and looking out the rear-view-mirror) when I say the plume of white smoke again! I let...
Weird hesitation / power loss in '85
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey T Cross
Mon, 18 Oct 1999 22:46:25 -0400
...Holds 800 rpm+/-, but noticeably rough. (2) Around town, you just can't count on how far you'll have to push the accelerator...
Engine almost dying when first starting...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 9 Jun 2014 21:55:04 -0700
...or two, then settled into a perfect idle...all without any accelerator input. Just in the past few days, I've had it go...
gas tank overflows, engine probs
Historical mailing list - Robert S. Williams, MD
Sun, 5 Apr 1998 21:03:04 -0500
...then the engine just dies out unless I judiciously press the accelerator. If the engine is warm, the problem goes away and the engine...
Re: '85 1.9 Manual accelerator cable replacement
Historical mailing list - Mike B
Thu, 16 May 2013 17:38:47 -0400
It's obviously not original, right? If it's junk and unable to be properly dealt with, replace it with the right parts. Problem...
Re: '85 GL won't start
Historical mailing list
Mon, 14 Jul 1997 14:04:08 EDT
...To start it we would fully depress the accelerator and then start cranking it. The last repair I remember doing, before the problem stopped...
crank crank THUD
Historical mailing list - Gina
Wed, 8 Mar 2000 22:41:06 -0500
...Okay, so maybe I really Am blonde...did i hit the accelerator before I tried to start it? hmm, maybe...geeze maybe I flooded...
Re: I just love surprises
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 11 Oct 2002 22:16:53 -0500
...I robbed two 34 PICT-3 kits for the accelerator pumps, needle and seats. That is about all that I could use from the...
Talking about tools and side of the road :-)
Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:11:15 -0800
...What had happened believe it or not, is the accelerator pump nozzle had not been staked in enough by me, (I'm a big...
Re: accelerator/throttle cable
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:51:35 -0500
...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: 1988 Rebuilt Engine Stumbling at various RPM levels 2100-2300, 3400- 4000rpms
Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
Sat, 8 Aug 2009 14:49:24 -0500
...It has good power through the band but if you are not pushing the accelerator down and staying steady at any of the RPM...
Engine Control Unit (ECU) Problems?
Historical mailing list - Sam Moore
Mon, 7 Jul 97 16:01:20 -0400
...to back out of the drive way and press on the accelerator it would die. I could start it up as soon as I...
Re: Spares list (was Spare ECU)
Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
Sun, 27 Feb 2011 11:30:50 -0800
...of bulbs and fuses (new) > Female spade connectors (new) > Belt (new) > Accelerator cable (used is fine) > Temp sensor 2 (changed out before failure; the...
stalling at start up after exhaust leak was repaired (long)
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Fri, 6 Oct 2006 14:22:50 -0400
...idle low and and try to die when I depress the accelerator. When I then stop and restart the engine it starts and runs...
Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Tue, 16 Feb 1999 15:17:05 -0800
...At 65 the accelerator is only about 1/2 way down. (on level ground with no headwind and 48 psi in the tires) If...
Re: Cold idle mystery
Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
Wed, 16 Jun 2004 23:08:02 -0700
...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: Sticky Throttle Cable
Historical mailing list
Fri, 6 Jan 95 23:48:23 AST
...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: clean & lube idle air control valve
Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
Fri, 14 May 2010 09:37:16 -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: engine swap heat
Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
Wed, 5 Jul 95 14:15:20 EDT
...MSDS does some things real nice (eg engine hanger, sheet metal), leaves other things for you to do (eg, I think, accelerator linkage), but...
Re: Fwd: 87 Camper - engine cuts out on left turns
Historical mailing list - Vanman
Fri, 28 May 1999 14:18:52 -0700
...It never stalls completely, but if the accelerator is >depressed at all it bucks. The only solution is to enter a left turn >with...
Re: Further adventures of Ras Bulli Split [Part the fourth].
Historical mailing list
Mon, 8 Jul 1996 12:27:53 -0700 (PDT)
...The brake and clutch seals are VW parts, but the accelerator seal is repro. They are less than $5. Good luck. Joe Gindhart '66...
Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:47:19 -0700
...It may also > be worn mounts allowing the drivetrain to shift and pull on the accelerator > cable. > > I have an idea involving using a...
Re: 80 Vanagon Accelerator Cable Sticking
Historical mailing list - Thoreau
Fri, 13 Dec 1996 11:42:15 -0600 (CST)
On Fri, 13 Dec 1996, Beth Young wrote: > > On Thu, 12 Dec 1996, Mark Howser wrote: > > > > Hey folks, > > > > My acclerator cable is sticking when...
Re: Syncro Differential Lock Switch Wire
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Sat, 8 Apr 2000 07:37:29 -0700
...The wire emerges from the main wiring harness near the accelerator > cable at the front of the engine compartment. It is about 2 feet...
Re: Vanagon gas mileage
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:37:08 -0600
...light, and drive as if there is an egg under the accelerator pedal, and let us know what you come up with. > >Mark in...
Re: 1.9 hot weather issues
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:17:03 -0400
...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: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:17:02 -0400
...cranking. > keep it in second or first, No difference. > depress the accelerator, Moves more air through to evaporate excess charge. Also increases the amount...
Re: Lost the post with the cute little vanagon trailers....
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:36:33 -0400
...With all the cooling and power steering system and shifter mechanism, accelerator, dash, seats, carpets/sound deadening, AC, windshield wipers, wiring harness, ebrake, gas...
Re: cyl head temp gauge and sub-zero driving
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Oct 94 19:14:02 EDT
...time of year for: > > Steering (10W gear oil?) > > Shifting (same?) > > Frozen accelerator/parking brake cables? > > Where do shock absorbers go for the winter? > > Flat...
Re: It Lives
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Mon, 5 Mar 2007 18:14:23 -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...
Re: Throttle Stuck Wide Open Leaving Me Stranded in Boise Idaho
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:53:36 -0500
...and the throttlle stays wide openbouncing off the redline. > Pressing the accelerator has no effect.I removedthe pedal and played ith > the > lever, again...
FRYEDAYE PHOLLIES ... well, sort of. ;)
Historical mailing list - joel walker
Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:39:42 -0500
...Finger tips numb, nose hair frozen, I pump the accelerator and turn the key. The battery cranks, the engine gives 2 or 3 low...
Re: Buses by the Beach... getting cold feet Shot Down
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:26:33 -0400
...It was running but I wasn't getting any response from the accelerator and then it just stalled out. I turned the key off...
Re: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body
Historical mailing list - Andrew R.
Fri, 6 Oct 2017 15:33:05 -0700
...Proper adjustment is with the accelerator pedal all the way > down there should still be some room for the throttle to move open just...
Re: Is this the Vanagon Syndrome?
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Mon, 2 Dec 2002 12:52:29 -0600
...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: Jerks/surges when going from coasting to acceleration
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:31:08 -0600
...when slowly poressing the accelerator from idle for a little while nothing happens, then it surges. 2. When coasting with little engine power the...
Re: Subie ENgine Pull Help Needed
Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
Sat, 7 Jul 2007 10:38:31 -0700
...said you did, the four nuts holding the tranny to engine. Accelerator cable, harness, ac hoses, coolant/heater hoses basically all ancillaries need to...
Re: MICE: points of ingress in cab area?
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Thu, 2 Sep 2004 14:08:58 -0400
...I see them > popping out into the interior around the "accelerator" pedal, the far > forward part of the centre console covering on the floor...
Re: The joy of driving is back! 1991 Vanagon GL with 1995 Subie 2.2L engine
Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:40:41 -0800
...One advantage of the Subie engine is that the van can move out > of its > own way without two-feet on the accelerator pedal...
floating on highway, cold bad idle?
Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
Mon, 4 Mar 2002 12:58:56 -0800
...In fact heres what it does....I start it, the tach/idle goes down and either stalls (so I have to hold the accelerator...
Re: Any ideas, my van runs terrible, HELP!
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:00:10 -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: Going to the Smokies. Advice?
Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:35:12 -0500
...I did, however, break the ball link chain that connects the accelerator cable to the throttle when I was working on the other stuff...
Re: 1988 Rebuilt Engine Stumbling at various RPM levels 2100-2300, 3400- 4000rpms
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Sat, 8 Aug 2009 17:10:52 -0400
...power through the band but if you are not pushing the >> accelerator down and staying steady at any of the RPM ranges stated >> above...
RE: Anyone have a Eurovan Diesel?
Historical mailing list - Jones,Rich
Wed, 22 Feb 95 14:30:00 EST
...23-24 -- with the > diesel, your foot tends to floor the accelerator at all times. Hmmm. The specs I have for the '95 Eurovan...
Re: Still need help/ball and socket joint end of throttle cable
Historical mailing list - Denis Mezihorak
Sun, 27 Jun 1999 20:07:50 -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: '90 GL fuel/throttle problems?
Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
Fri, 19 May 2000 10:28:55 -0400
...Sometimes if I > let off pressure on the accelerator while driving and then apply more > pressure it feels as if the engine is isn...