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• Re: Need diesel Vanagon advice/help (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 18:51:18 -0800
  ...and put it > in 5th gear but you are flooring the accelerator the entire time. So you decided to keep it, huh? It'll...
• Re: '84 Vanagon 1.9 engine oil pressure switch etc
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Sat, 27 May 2017 23:31:47 -0400
  ...I am >>> say at 2500 rpm, and take my foot off accelerator pedal, light goes >>> out. >>> Putting moderate pressure on pedal causes it to...
• Re: it just stops! What do I do? - was Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 4 Apr 2013 19:37:59 -0500
  ...3 belts - ignition switch - assorted fuses - fuel line and assorted clamps - accelerator cable - fuel filter - oil filter - spare keys - temp2 sender - thermostat I plan...
• 83.5 Runs for about 4 seconds
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 1 May 2006 03:23:13 EDT
  ...good and strong in that time at idle without touching the accelerator. Then it just dies all together. I'm not sure if touching...
• Coughing solved: Attn. AFC FI owners!
  Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
  Thu, 21 Dec 1995 14:30:28 -0500
  ...Letting up on the accelerator or pressing the accelerator to the floor usually remedies the problem over the short term. i.e. this is...
• Re: Rented an '87, heard same 2nd gear thump
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:11:55 -0700
  ...This thump is best heard when on a > quiet, smooth street, when the transmission is in 2nd gear, the > accelerator pushed down enough to...
• spiralmax:a users opinion (semi long)
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 13:47:34 -0400
  ...exactly the same point at the bottom and then keep the accelerator to the floor going up the hill. While doing this I would...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light and Alarm after oil change
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 19:48:24 -0500
  ...I stepped on accelerator and both went off. As soon as I let off acc.the same happened about 4 times. (I read the...
• Re: Distress Sale...........continued!!
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:22:05 -0600
  ...on completely rebuilt 1984 model year 1.6L motor, new clutch, accelerator cable and pop-top rubber, 4 new Michelin tires, pretty straight and...
• Boston Bob Engine update from south of Mason/Dixon
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 12 Aug 2001 07:01:00 -0500
  ...engine for that yet, as I have not played with the accelerator pump program on the Haltech FI system yet. It is extremely strong...
• Re: Idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:36:27 EDT
  ...I was able to restart the van only by holding the accelerator pedal to the floor and cranking for about 20 seconds. The van...
• Re: Of spare tires and broken wires...
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 05:08:08 -0400
  ...While trying to get to the bottom of a > tight accelerator cable over the weekend, I needed to drop the spare to get > to...
• Re: Vapor lock? Static electricity? Help!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:57:14 -0400
  ...as if I had suddenly backed my foot partway off the accelerator. When I had to stop, the engine died unless I kept the...
• Re: Auto Synthetic fluid recommendation needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 Jan 2016 22:35:05 -0500
  ...There may even be small leak at the shift and accelerator linkages. There is nothing wrong with this choice of fluid except maybe price...
• Re: Hunting idle on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Apr 94 10:00:23 EDT
  ...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: Door handles and pedal pads
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 10 Dec 2023 18:49:36 -0500
  ...clutch peddle? Maybe a shift pattern? Peddle to go over the accelerator have a rocket taking off? ERic > On Dec 10, 2023, at 6...
• Re: engine revving at idle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 00:23:09 -0700
  ...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: "bucking"
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Fri, 8 May 1998 11:16:38 -0700
  ...I may have > let off > on the accelerator slightly without realizing it and the bucking was > my > pushing back down on it (some kind...
• Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 12:21:58 -0800
  ...I start stabbing the accelerator, letting the wheels spin until we start sliding sideways, then ease off, start spinning again, and so on, and...
• Re: clutch chatter
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 27 Mar 2014 09:20:16 -0700
  ...in 1st gear and take my foot off the clutch and accelerator...We'd just idle along at maybe one mile per hour...about...
• Re: How bad is it to have dual carbs instaed if the FI on an 84
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:56:57 -0700
  ...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: Of spare tires and broken wires...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 22:09:07 -0500
  ...While trying to get to the bottom of a > tight accelerator cable over the weekend, I needed to drop the spare to get > to...
• Re: throttle valve cable spring installation
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:48:10 -0400
  ...I've got the accelerator cable rigged now with a piece of fuel line hose, two hose clamps, a washer and a cotter pin...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal Attachment?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sat, 8 Feb 2014 11:32:12 -0800
  Depending on what metal you use.. shaping it, hammering it into shape, is easy. it also does not have to be one continuous piece...
• Re: 85 vanagon throttle body swap... top mounted vs bottom mounted TPS ????
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:35:34 -0500
  ...I kept trying to figure out a solution, then i got enraged and just bent the output of the throttle body (where the accelerator...
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sun, 6 May 2007 09:24:10 -0400
  ...It >>> was to overcome by slightly tipping on the accelerator but OK thats not >>> good. So i changed the relief valve spring which I...
• RE:'87 High/wandering Idle-a solution???
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Fri, 7 Mar 1997 01:47:03 -0600 (CST)
  ...starts and idles fine until as long as you >>don't touch accelerator pedal. >> >>2. As soon as you start driving the rpms will...
• Re: Syncro bad handling problem Now some weight stuff...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:19:28 -0700
  ...Going uphill on gravel or snow, my right rear spun at the slightest touch to the accelerator until I inserted a spacer at the...
• digitool: normal readings?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 20:27:12 -0700
  ...goes off when letting off accelerator at speed (and Throttle Switch LED comes on)... Temp 1 [air intake temp]: (reading seems to vary inversely...
• Re: Can't adjust idle (was High RPM miss)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 21:27:02 EDT
  ...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: Oldest-1st van
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 8 Oct 2011 06:13:08 -0700
  ...I had a piece of fishing line connected to the accelerator cable and routed to the package shelf just ahead of the shifter....On...
• Re: Failure to return to idle
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:16:19 -0600
  ...If I tap the accelerator pedal, it will drop back down to its typical 1k rpm idle. When I come to a stop at...
• Re: Mis-firing
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 9 Oct 2007 12:32:11 -0400
  ...If I can get it to "idle" it is super rough and > when I press the accelerator it does nothing for a couple pumps...
• Re: Sucky Gas Mileage - ethanol free
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 3 May 2013 11:18:16 -0400
  ...Dunno for sure but > > at near sea level, I seem to feel slightly more power from premium no > > ethanol fuel...a little less accelerator...
• PIFF Project
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 10:35:23 -0500
  ...Needs shocks Some coolant hoses replaced Fuel Lines Fuel Tank (terminal rust) Upper Ball Joints Axles (bad boots) Accelerator Cable (Terminal Rust) Spark Plug...
• Re: rear wheel/axel clunk
  Historical mailing list - Dan Landry
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 09:49:38 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...
• V6anagon Trip: Day 1 (continued) /L
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 04 Dec 1995 18:45:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Maybe 30 pounds on the accelerator pedal, continuously for three days. We agree to head for a gas station, fist thing. Hufford jumps in...
• Re: vanagon syndrome strikes...advice?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:49:58 -0500
  ...pressing accelerator to floor seemed to make it "catch" and clear the > condition, but it would return 2-5 min later. > > So I got...
• need help w/automatic transmission problem
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:15:48 -0800
  ...the drum and then releasing as I hit and release the accelerator,as opposed to grabbing and holding.Hence the noise.I recently changed...
• Re: Seems kinda 'spensive for this gadget
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:19:03 -0700
  ...Try pressing on the accelerator pedal with your left foot for, oh I don't know, two hours. Lemme know how that works out...
• Need diesel Vanagon advice/help (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 20:23:52 -0500
  ...and put it in 5th gear but you are flooring the accelerator the entire time. Now we have some options: 1. This is normal...
• Re: '84 Vanagon, -- intermittent "Clunk" coming from under middle of van
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 22:53:46 -0400
  ...Also the accelerator or shifter cables can be damaged if they are not disconnected while tipping the engine down. Insect visually while prying the...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - David Clark
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 21:29:11 -0000
  ...on the item........I bought it any way! That is an accelerator cable. Most roadside repair outfits carry cables for cars, but never one...
• Re: some Weber / carb questions
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 1 Feb 1996 11:08:09 -0800 (PST)
  ...What is this? Sounds like the accelerator pump. > Now for the screws. There are five that I saw that were adjustable. > If some one...
• Re: .................... and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:15:16 -0600
  ...I am getting a little impatient with Toyota, however, because technically my Prius is subject to the accelerator/floormat recall but all I have...
• Complaint concerning Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 11:18:14 -1000
  ...5 WEEKS LATER > AUG 2nd > (1) 025 115 131B, oil pump gasket ( 025 115 131B, got one) > (1) 251 721 511D, accelerator pedal > (1...
• FS 1983 'L' Diesel, upstate NY
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 01 Jul 97 07:29:15 PST
  ...and WC) at 73k z New battery 6/94 ?? z New accelerator cable 3/97 z CV joints cleaned and repacked at 74k z...
• Re: rear wheel/axel clunk
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 08:53:58 -0500
  ...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: Hesitation...kind of...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 23:13:29 -0500
  ...If it had a carburetor like cars I > know how to work on, I would say that the accelerator jet was clogged. > As it...
• Re: Neil's Engine Conversion. Progress Update.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:54:42 -0700
  ...Today I will make the accelerator cable linkage (my old design of cable/small pulley worked but was not good) It'll be up...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer System Delete. Cause Bog Off Idle?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 15:02:37 -0700
  ...When I went to accelerate from >> dead stop up the hill, the van took some time before accelerating. >> Accelerator pedal about 1/2 down...
• Re: On being well grounded
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 01:19:03 -0500
  ...I just adjusted the switch with the meter hooked up until it stayed > at 0, then got my wife to floor the accelerator pedal...
• Rare Occurance, Bulley on the roadside.
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 16:44:44 -0400
  ...had to let off the accelerator. Overpass ahead. Pull under the protection of the bridge. NC was getting its first real rain since Andy...
• Re: UPDATE - Won't idle but getting combustion-'88 2.1L (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 08:28:15 -0700
  ...and start for a brief second and then die. >> Feathering >> the accelerator while it started for that brief second didn't help and >> I...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Sun, 4 Oct 2020 20:12:49 -0500
  ...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: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 14:42:16 -0500
  ...What jake brakes (more generically termed engine brakes or compression brakes) do is release the air before compression, preventing the accelerator effect, thus conserving...
• Re: 83.5 Runs for about 4 seconds
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 1 May 2006 07:50:01 -0500
  ...good and strong in that time at idle without touching the >accelerator. Then it just dies all together. > >I'm not sure if touching...
• Re: Advice needed: engine speed jumping abruptly
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 20:36:15 -0500
  ...I recently had the tranny out for a rebuild, and I had not adjusted the accelerator cable right, which threw the stops on the...
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
  Mon, 7 May 2007 10:09:11 -0700
  ...A small tip on the accelerator to bring the engine at about 2800 stops the buzzer/warning light. Going then back to idle no...
• Re: Loss of Power False Air Oil Breather?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 22:59:54 -0500
  ...When I press on the accelerator there is a hesitation before rpms increase on the tach, maybe a 1/2 second or so. This...