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• Re: Speedy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 6 Dec 2013 07:52:33 -0600
  ...starter cable, the wiring to the coil and alternator, and the accelerator cable. Just minutes. Jim On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 7:35...
• Re: Problems searching the archive
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 19:45:19 -0800
  ...just now did a "search" and "getpost" for information about stuck > accelerator cables (thanks to Tom Neal, who knows how to spell vangon) and...
• Vangon fired over
  Historical mailing list - Koloski, John G.
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 12:52:33 -0500
  ...the intake manifold/throttle body just under where I attached the accelerator cable. What are these hose barbs for? I have not replaced the...
• High Idle, Next step
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 09:56:50 EDT
  ...In other words, if I just let up on the accelerator pedal, it will not move far enough back to close the switch. Is...
• Re: Tachometer woes continued...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 18:04:40 -0800
  ...The spliced wire goes under the van via a > hole near the accelerator and travels all the way back > towards the engine until it...
• Re: Fuel pressure regulator/hesitation off idle
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Wed, 4 Jun 2014 07:40:48 -0500
  ...It almost like the old carbureted days when the accelerator > pump > didn't work and it went lean after the throttle was opened until...
• Help! Horrible Knocking from the left rear!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Tucci
  Fri, 17 May 1996 20:41:11 -0600
  ...If I let off of the accelerator, the = noise disappears. =20 What I've done: New tires, trued drums, had brakes inspected ( good ) burned...
• Re: Why do I smell gas?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Copich
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 12:47:17 -0700
  ...When I crank it, I smell gas and if I "slowly press the accelerator" (as it says in the manual), I get a nice...
• Re: Idle Problem 1987 2.1 Van Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:58:23 -0800
  ...FI book and he recommends following: Engine idles too fast 1. accelerator pedal, cable or throttle binding 2. Auxiliary air regulator faulty 3. Air...
• Re: cruise control - aargh!
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 10:02:36 +0200
  ...Turn it on and you can feel it pull the accelerator away from your foot. Unfortunately it won't hold speed. I set it...
• quick question - running rough after 2 minutes
  Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 11:26:34 -0700
  ...and sometimes will not pick up at all (dies when the accelerator is depressed). Turning the engine off then on cures it completely for...
• Re: Won't idle when cold ...
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 4 May 2006 14:50:48 -0700
  ...When it is too far the other way, it dies when you barely press the accelerator pedal. Does anyone have any hints for adjusting...
• Fwd: Sucky Gas Mileage - ethanol free
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 3 May 2013 07:13:27 -0700
  ...Dunno for sure but at near sea level, I seem to feel slightly more power from premium no ethanol fuel...a little less accelerator...
• Re: how is the gas pedal affixed?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 12:05:28 -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...
• Re: '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 10:52:12 -0800
  ...Also, >| if you hit the accelerator too fast after a full stop, the >| engine jumps and stalls. Check (or have someone check) the 3...
• Re: size of 87 vs 91 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 21:55:14 EDT
  ...Be careful to buy the right accelerator cable. On the Syncro the driveshaft became longer too. Starting in the same year, the right hand...
• Re: 82 Diesel Vanagon Engine Replacement Choices? Costs? Comments?
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 15:55:23 -0700
  ...Everything from the drive-by-wire accelerator pedal potentiometer ("sensor") to the complete matrix of engine sensors and wiring harness required. It's do...
• Re: Friday NVC: British Carburettor hilarity
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:20:22 -0500
  ...On my Bugs all I ever needed to do with > them is clean and sometimes replace the accelerator pump diaphragm (and > gaskets) Easy stuff...
• Re: Fuel Pump Problem?
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Tue, 4 Apr 1995 13:06:25 -0700
  ...me out... > > My 81 Vanagon keeps dieing unless I keep the accelerator > pressed slightly. In other words, car is fine when gas > pedal is...
• Re: size of 87 vs 91 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Martin Peitz
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 19:19:28 -0500
  ...Be careful to buy the right accelerator cable. On the Syncro the driveshaft became longer too. Starting in the same year, the right hand...
• Re: "Emergency Brake Trick" ?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Fri, 28 May 2004 08:55:03 -0600
  ...takes you to move your foot from the brake to the accelerator and let the clutch out. Then gradually let off on the ebrake...
• Re: Just when you think...
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:02:33 -0500
  ...the gas pedal goes limp. > > I wish I had a spare accelerator cable! Let see, with some fishing line > and chewing gum... Fortunately I...
• Re: Vanagon Shifter Rattle
  Historical mailing list - Tim Beidel
  Mon, 10 Nov 2003 13:45:45 -0500
  ...to be while in second), and it only happens when the accelerator pedal is pressed. If I am coasting, sweet silence. Tim Beidel South...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 4 Aug 2004 - Special issue (#2004-716)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 09:00:21 -0500
  ...vanagon Digest - 4 Aug 2004 - Special issue (#2004-716) > It is probably intended to replace the function of the "accelerator > pump" on carburated engines...
• Re: Throttle Stuck Wide Open Leaving Me Stranded in Boise Idaho
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:50:13 -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: Running issue
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 17:34:31 -0400
  ...I will then give the accelerator half throttle until it runs smoothly again. It takes about a minute for it to run clean out...
• Re: engine revving at idle
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 21:02:12 -0400
  ...I haven't worked on this part of the van yet, so I'm not > familiar with how the accelerator cable hooks up and...
• Re: Temp 2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Hugill
  Tue, 18 Dec 2001 13:56:35 -0500
  ...Try holding the accelerator to the floor while cranking the engine. If it doesn't start up in 10 or 15 seconds of cranking...
• Re: <AIRS> 81 Vanagon Help
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 13:12:08 -0600
  ...Then, while driving noticed a loss of > power. > Backed off the accelerator and it regained power. They had a > non-VW > mechanic "adjust" the...
• Re: Sliding door on '90 popping open
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Wed, 15 Jan 1997 23:40:57 -0700 (MST)
  ...was posted the > other day... > > > John > > PS has anyone had their accelerator pedel lever rod wear out causing > pedel to hit th floor and...
• Re: Is this the Vanagon Syndrome?
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 16:12:15 -0500
  ...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: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:31:16 -0400
  At 01:52 PM 8/26/2012, Skip wrote: >I also thought that by stepping on the accelerator, that would >inhibit the amount of...
• Re: Thanks and a "Service Bulletin"
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 12:52:17 EDT
  ...When I picked the car up last Thursday, the accelerator pedal seemed a bit stiffer. I dismissed it as just an illusion caused by...
• Re: Broken Accelerator Cable - 1987 Syncro non-camper
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 08:13:42 -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...
• Re: Surging engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:27:30 -0700
  ...Surging engine > > For over a year, my Vanagon engine has been surging badly, especially when > the accelerator is fully depressed, as it frequently is...
• Re: Ignition Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 23 Oct 2017 09:38:08 -0700
  ...I noticed right away that when I pushed or let up on the accelerator, the engine would stumble. Then the engine cut off momentarily...
• Re: Cooling issues?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:02:44 -0700
  ...I was noticing that with the accelerator in the same position running 60 mph it was about 112f and 65 mph 119f? Could the...
• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 12 May 2009 01:22:43 -0700
  ...The accelerator linkage is contained in a small (ca. 1"x1"x5") white box. If the pedal is still attached to the linkage you...
• RE: Cruise control for '80-82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 15:05:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Roughly speaking, engine vacuum is a function of how far down you're pushing the accelerator pedal. The farther you're pushing the pedal...
• Re: Transmission quits after 310,000 miles
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:44:11 -0500
  ...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: how is the gas pedal affixed?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:14:34 -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...
• Re: Hunting idle on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 12 Apr 94 09:18:07 CDT
  ...Sometimes the engine will stall, so I press the >accelerator slightly to keep the speed up. After a minute or two of >running, it...
• Re: First road trip
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 18:35:07 -0400
  ...BTW, I do not yet have the accelerator cable adjusted so that I can actually "kick down" into a lower gear without using the...
• Re: Engine Timing
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 22:39:05 -0600
  ...5 degrees ATDC' advances as soon as you step on the >accelerator, so if everything is working right it shouldn't be a problem...
• Re: The Parts Place
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 12 Sep 95 9:56:11 EDT
  ...This said I just ordered a couple of clutch and accelerator cables from em last Friday, to make me eat crow, I'll probably...
• Re: FW: Diesel Vanagon Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Thu, 20 May 1999 12:37:18 -0700
  ...6) accelerator cable problem as you noted (cable housing, what's that?) 7) coolant overflow tank relocated, no cap, it's empty, poor access...
• Re: Cold idle mystery
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:42:45 +0200
  ...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: Ran good, now runs bad???
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:18:23 -0700
  ...power, nothing happens > when I give it some gas w/ the accelerator. Then, a few seconds later, it > kicks in and works great. Runs...
• Re: improbable fixes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 09:40:00 -0500
  ...at gridlock time of the afternoon. > The accelerator cable on my 66 VW squareback disintegrated at the pedal, > the little metal crank stamped onto...
• Re: MAF Sensors and the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 21:57:19 -0800
  ...m saying it's a good thing and corresponds to the accelerator pump > in a carburetor. When you open the throttle quickly, the air...
• Re: On being well grounded
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Sat, 9 Jun 2001 15:25:18 -0400
  ...I just adjusted the switch with the meter hooked up until it stayed at 0, then got my wife to floor the accelerator pedal...
• What should I hear if I pressurize my intake manifold?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 21:18:16 -0700
  ...It will fire up and instantly die, if I hold my foot on the accelerator, it will run, very rich and very rough. I...
• Re: Mystery Loss of Power At Startup
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:36:57 -0400
  ...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: Porsche Power (was: Self-Introduction)
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 27 Sep 95 17:05:06 EDT
  ...stock accelerator cable works, but it needs to be re-routed THRU a chassis member to reach the other side of the engine. If...
• cold run problems
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 12:59:45 -0500
  ...when cold, takes 3 or 4 starts or lots of accelerator to prevent stalling out - until warm enough) - will run after a start for...
• Re: Can VW find it's Beetle Juice?
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 20:50:06 -0600
  ...a diesel Vanagon that I consistently have to ease off the accelerator for others when coming off stoplights. Everyone talks about power - cars are...
• Re: Help! Horrible Knocking from the left rear!
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Sat, 18 May 1996 12:44:42 -0800
  ...If I let off of the accelerator, the = > noise disappears. =20 > > What I suspect: > After having a local garage put it up on a...
• What can go wrong.....
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 15 May 2017 10:13:07 -0400
  ...I took my foot off the accelerator and was able to coast off on a exit and right into a gas station. By the...
• Re: Fuel Loading Problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 14:15:09 -0400
  ...You can tap accelerator and problem abates for a few miles(minutes) then returns. Everything is stock (exhausts, etc) Water lines and exhaust etc...
• Re: Talking about tools and side of the road :-)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:21:52 -0800
  ...many states). > What had happened believe it or not, is the accelerator pump nozzle had > not been staked in enough by me, (I'm...