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• Re: Power fade
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 22:08:33 -0700
  ...I let up on > the accelerator and I regained power. Pushed down on the pedal and > power dropped off. This continued for a few...
• Lubing clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 23:58:42 -0400
  Hey all, How in the hell do you lube the clutch pedal linkage on a Vanagon? Mine is getting kinda gritty-feeling and I...
• Clutch Use
  Historical mailing list - Mick Owens
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 12:40:34 -0500
  ...By "tapped", I mean easing up on the accelerator pedal and just tapping the gear shift lever into neutral without depressing the clutch pedal...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal Attachment?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 8 Feb 2014 10:59:38 -0800
  On Feb 7, 2014, at 7:34 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote: > The pedal came loose at the floor. ETKA shows pop...
• Re: Gas pedal woes
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 6 Sep 2012 20:09:04 -0700
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/search?keywords=accelerator+cable&x=0&y=0 Mark David M wrote: > Gas pedal was acting funny...
• Re: snake oil VW Carriolet Carrado Cabrio Vanagon Supercharger/Turbo ???
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 18:28:08 -0800
  ...Is it compatible with the Barbie Head Fuel Economizer wedged under my accelerator pedal? If I combine it with acetone, Brownian Motion Gas Pills...
• Re: Accelerator Cable - Broken?
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sat, 13 May 2006 23:22:43 -0400
  ...Then look under the accelerator pedal and make sure the rod is snapped into the pedal where it will do its thing. Mike ____________________ Robert...
• Re: gas pedal > accelerator linkage question [RESULTS]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 May 2011 17:15:40 -0700
  ...gas pedal > accelerator linkage question > > I'm looking at modifying the gas pedal linkage so I can get more cable > action with less ankle...
• Re: No fly-by-wire in MY vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:37:37 -0600
  ...90 seconds of fame > on CNN?  If for some reason your accelerator pedal is stuck what's > wrong with turning OFF the ignition key...
• Frozen accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 19:06:54 -0500
  ...accelerator cable. Drove to Philadelphia last Wed night >in rainstorm. Driving to work Thursday in the snow and throttle stuck. Tapped >the pedal and...
• Re: sticky accelerator pedal...
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 07:00:46 EST
  In a message dated 12/4/03 11:47:27 PM, wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU writes: << Can I lubricate something to fix this problem...
• Stuck again !!
  Historical mailing list - Sam P
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 14:49:58 -0800
  ...not allow it to return to the idle position when the accelerator pedal is released. It happened again today. The temperature here is not...
• Re: accelerator/throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:26:41 -0700
  My 83.5 has a very sticky gas pedal. It refuses to go always, But when it let go it let go too much...
• Briefly unresponsive engine
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Wed, 12 Dec 2018 12:58:56 -0800
  ...Occasionally, a few times a day, there's no response from the engine when pushing the accelerator pedal to accelerate from stationary. The pedal...
• Re: Upper steering column grease recommendation and what else to do while replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:05:28 -0600
  'Specially this area!! On 12/12/2012 8:41 PM, MICHAEL H wrote: > how's the accelerator pedal mount area Mine rusted completely through...
• Re: how to stop a runaway prius
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:14:43 -0700
  ...Couldn't be simpler! Of course the root cause of the Audi controversy was 'pedal misapplication' ie the driver was mashing the accelerator pedal...
• Re: New to list
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:22:08 -0700
  At 9/12/2006 06:14 PM, Scott Schuyler wrote: >Does anybody out there know where to buy a replacement accelerator rod >for an...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 10 May 2002 16:40:22 -0400
  ...On the three sitting in my driveway, the '84 takes about 7-8 pounds of pressure at the top of the pedal to push...
• Re: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 6 Aug 2013 11:10:29 -0400
  ...When I have had this problem in the past the problem has been binding in the accelerator pedal linkage or worn throttle body. John...
• Re: how is the gas pedal affixed?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:54:21 -0500
  ...gas station, the accelerator pedal didn't work. On inspection, the pedal > had come loose from the floor. > > The pedal looks like this: > > http...
• Re: No turn over
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 21:28:37 -0700
  ...Turns over just great, but now floods (with no accelerator pedal use at all) and still doesn’t start! There were throttle mechanism and...
• Re: Accelerator sticks
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 23:00:08 -0400
  ...vw4x4.htm On Wed, 1 Sep 2004, michael martens wrote: > My accelerator pedal is sticking when I floor it. I assume it would be...
• Re: how is the gas pedal affixed?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:39:52 -0400
  ...gas station, the accelerator pedal didn't work. On inspection, the pedal > had come loose from the floor. > > The pedal looks like this: > > > http...
• Re: Sticking Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Madsen
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 00:13:10 -0400
  ...sticking accelerator cable > > question, I want to try again. I have the same problem as described in the > > earlier post - the gas pedal will...
• Re: 89 Syncro Westy Rotors Needed
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 4 May 2001 19:20:40 -0400
  ...which time they instead make simultaneous use of the horn and accelerator pedal, while opposing traffic makes simultaneous use of the horn and certain...
• Re: Lube the accelerator cable on a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 14 May 2010 07:52:53 -0400
  ...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: Instrument cluster screws
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 10 Jul 2005 22:06:41 -0700
  ...while changing the accelerator cable. It had managed to fall down through the little tiny hole behind the gas pedal into the metal enclosure...
• Re: Sticky Throttle Cable
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 06 Jan 95 22:15:44 CST
  ...is beginning to bind and makes some weird noises when >the accelerator pedal is depressed.The problem seems to be worse during colder check...
• Re: Accelerator Cable - Broken?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 13 May 2006 17:55:59 -0700
  ...accelerator when I pushed the cable, then I > went > to to start the van later in the day and I noticed that the pedal...
• Re: 82 won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:33:48 -0700
  ...When I try to start it the engine turns > over and over and over and I feather the accelerator pedal and finally > it starts...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal Attachment?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 8 Feb 2014 13:20:00 -0600
  ...My van rusted through right under the pedal - but the two points where the pop-rivets were is still there - and I temporarily fixed...
• Hesitation with acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Tom Moritz
  Sat, 13 May 2000 13:22:11 -0400
  ...Full accelerator input results in normal rapid vehicle acceleration for that pedal position. I have the following suspicions and would appreciate any feed back...
• Fuel Pump Problem?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Apr 95 9:27:55 PDT
  ...My 81 Vanagon keeps dieing unless I keep the accelerator pressed slightly. In other words, car is fine when gas pedal is pressed, but...
• Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:54:13 -0400
  ...If slight pressure put on accelerator pedal to take rpm to > > 1500 or so, and then pedal released, rpm drops to around 300 and...
• Power fade
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 21:55:24 -0600
  ...I let up on the accelerator and I regained power. Pushed down on the pedal and power dropped off. This continued for a few...
• Re: Clutch Use
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 17:12:09 -0600
  ...By "tapped", >>I mean easing up on the accelerator pedal and just tapping the gear shift >>lever into neutral without depressing the clutch pedal...
• Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:36:56 -0700
  ...If slight pressure put on accelerator pedal to take rpm to >> 1500 or so, and then pedal released, rpm drops to around 300 and...
• Accelerator cable snap
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 10:20:02 EST
  ...The whole pedal setup was pretty lame in my van. My original accelerator cable broke in the same area, right behind where the solid...
• Can O2-sensor make engine run too lean?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:15:00 -0500
  ...Nothing much happens when you push down on the accelerator pedal until engine get some speed on it. Any suggestions on next steps? John...
• Oil Light Flickering at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sun, 31 May 1998 20:19:22 -0500
  ...As soon as I tap the accelerator pedal just a bump, the oil light goes off. Any ideas. ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> Shalom Mark B. Magee 87GL 91...
• Failure to return to idle
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:24:21 -0500
  ...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: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 5 Oct 2017 10:53:01 -0700
  ...accelerator while cruising at 3k RPM and I could tell the van was not decelerating as it should be. Depress the clutch pedal and...
• Re: accelerator/throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:25:01 -0400
  ...accelerator/throttle cable > > >> My 83.5 has a very sticky gas pedal. It refuses to go always, But >> when it let go it let...
• Mashing noise at high RPM
  Historical mailing list - Morrell, Edward
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 08:47:21 -0600
  ...Backing off the accelerator a bit stopped the noise, and pedal back to the floor got it again. Oh yah, it was hot out...
• Automtatic Tranny Kickdown
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 13:54:02 -0800
  ...happen at the beginning of the stiffer spring travel in the accelerator pedal travel or at the very end? Is the kickdown lever all...
• Just when you think...
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:53:21 -0800
  ...near tiger mt. - *snap* - and the gas pedal goes limp. I wish I had a spare accelerator cable! Let see, with some fishing line...
• Jerks/surges when going from coasting to acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:12:00 -0600
  ...It is difficult to step gently enough on the pedal to get a smooth engagement of power. I had a similar problem on a...
• Re: Accelerator cable snap
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 08:24:35 -0800
  ...bomb-proof > and permanent. > The whole pedal setup was pretty lame in my van. My original > accelerator cable broke in the same area, right...
• Re: how is the gas pedal affixed?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 12:05:28 -0400
  ...gas station, the accelerator pedal didn't work. On inspection, the pedal > > had come loose from the floor. > > > > The pedal looks like this: > > > > > http...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:25:54 -0700
  ...scott On 8/26/2012 9:07 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > "Also do not step on the accelerator pedal when starting, this causes...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:29:49 -0700
  pumping the gas pedal prior to starting has no affect. other than psychological perhaps. On 8/26/2012 12:40 PM, neil n wrote...
• Re: Accelerator sticks
  Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 15:54:56 -0600
  >My accelerator pedal is sticking when I floor it. I assume it would be >best to replace the cable. How long should this operation...
• Re: Bit of Toyota Syndrome in '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:02:06 -0400
  ...I shot > some WD-40 in and around the accelerator pedal, and around the > throttle linkage. It seemed to help some, but my imagination...
• Re: Sticky Accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 5 Dec 2008 17:53:42 -0800
  ...On Fri, December 5, 2008 15:46, Slloth wrote: > > My "Gas" pedal. Is not smooth. It makes accelerating from a stop a > little "jumpy...
• 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...
• Radio fun...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:13:09 -0400
  ...I routed the cable under the rubber mats (had to lift up the accelerator pedal to do so.) There were 3 cables. Extender cable...
• Re: how is the gas pedal affixed?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:14:34 -0400
  ...gas station, the accelerator pedal didn't work. On inspection, the pedal > had come loose from the floor. > > The pedal looks like this: > > http...
• Re: Throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - John Koloski
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 20:28:59 -0500
  ...With the rpm's at > 2000 > > at a stop light I used my toe to try to bring the accelerator pedal back > to > > reduce...
• Re: Gas pedal woes
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 6 Sep 2012 23:14:20 -0600
  ...cafe.com/home/van/search?keywords=accelerator+cable&x=0&y=0 > > Mark > > David M wrote: >> Gas pedal was acting funny for a few...
• Fw: Fw: [VANAGON] Acetone tip
  Historical mailing list - Leslie H Schwartz
  Sun, 3 Jun 2007 00:11:56 -0700
  ...wedged under the accelerator. The difference seen by the anecdotal reports is easily attributable to subconscious, "press the gas pedal a little less", wish...