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• Re: Accelerator cable snap
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 08:24:35 -0800
  ...My original > accelerator cable broke in the same area, right behind where the solid part > on the end joined the cable part. I think...
• Re: Linkage broke to the accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Austin Becker
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 17:05:45 -0500
  You can disconnect your accelerator cable altogether and A) Tie a string to the lever in the engine and run it forward to the...
• Air cooled and WBX accelerator cable same length?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 13:13:05 -0700
  ...If it can be made to fit, I *may* use a spare WBX cable to connect the Jetta throttle linkage. (engine conversion) Wouldn't...
• Re: Sticky Throttle Cable
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 6 Jan 95 17:20:32 PST
  ...throttle cable without removing it.? My > cable in my 1987 Syncro is beginning to bind and makes some weird noises when > the accelerator pedal...
• Re: where to find accelerator cable fast N.NJ.
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 07:32:52 EDT
  In a message dated 8/5/00 4:24:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Puzerewski@email.msn.com writes: << Jeff's idea >> It's...
• Re: Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Wed, 14 May 2003 21:46:29 -0400
  ...If you've replaced the cable you know what I mean, if not look at the picture in Bentley. I ended up removing the...
• Re: Stiff Accelerator - '90 2.1 Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:56:48 -0800
  ...So far as I can tell everything is hooked up properly - accelerator cable >> is >> new, throttle moved freely and easily by hand, return spring...
• Re: First Long Drive, some observations
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 2 May 2006 21:02:47 -0500
  ...cable or >> something need to be greased? Or lubricated with oil? It just does >> not feel >> smooth feeling when pressing down on the accelerator...
• Re: Cost of auto shifter cable
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 26 May 2010 16:28:42 -0400
  > That is an accelerator cable. The cable I mean is > inside the shifter mechanism, the hand-operated > lever for shifting the automatic transmission. Its...
• Re: O2 sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 08:37:48 -0700
  ...when I put my transmission back in, the accelerator cable got loosened up a bit. I have tightened up the accelerator rod in the...
• Re: Instrument cluster screws
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 10 Jul 2005 22:06:41 -0700
  ...I found it this afternoon while changing the accelerator cable. It had managed to fall down through the little tiny hole behind the gas...
• Re: Sticky Accelerator Cable
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 14:51:08 -0500
  ...Good for this sort of application, as it will spray in deep into the cable, and linkage, and dry to a slippery grease. Especially...
• Accelerator cable snap
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 10:20:02 EST
  ...My original accelerator cable broke in the same area, right behind where the solid part on the end joined the cable part. I think...
• Re: sticky accelerator pedal...
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 17:38:44 -0500
  ...If the throttle plate moves >freely, then it is probably time for a new cable. From what I have seen, the >plastic sheathing on...
• Re: '85 1.9 Manual accelerator cable replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 17 May 2013 09:20:18 -0400
  That sounds right David - I couldn't remember exactly - but I know that 1.5mm was too small. So 1.5875mm (1/16") makes...
• Re: Compatibility of A1 Rabbit/Jetta Autotrans
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:42:04 -0500
  At 08:29 PM 12/13/2009, Karl Ploessl wrote: >the declutching valve, build into the kickdown valve is opened by the >accelerator cable...
• Stuck accelerator
  Historical mailing list - Felix Bello
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 10:41:01 -0400
  In the last two weeks, the accelerator pedal has stuck three times after approximately 1" of travel. In two ocassions after a few minutes...
• Re: What snaps? Was: Passing another Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 16:44:25 -0400
  I have even heard of folks with broken accelerator cables enlisting a 2nd person to sit over the open engine bay and operate the...
• Re: sticky accelerator cable woes
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 08:39:31 -0400
  > I also have a 83.5 Westy and the throtle cable sticks when hot. All > that heat up front does something to it. I...
• Re: Jerks/surges when going from coasting to acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:48:09 -0700
  ...of the throttle cable. > (so more cable pull is required for a particular accelerator motion) > > Tried the same here (though cable bracket won't...
• Re: Spring gremlin no 2: detached accelerator pedal.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 21 May 2023 23:22:09 -0500
  ...detached accelerator pedal. > > Not only could I not stop, I could not go. Accelerator pedal has detached itself. Assuming it rusted out over the...
• Automtatic Tranny Kickdown
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 13:54:02 -0800
  ...I've tried adjusting the throttle cable as per bently but I'm not sure it's making much difference, and it seems like...
• Re: Accelerator linkage is sticky..
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:45:20 -0800
  ...Did you have to rejig the linkage or cable setup? If so..... On my first incarnation of linkage setup, I passed the cable through...
• Re: Simplest and best engine swap going
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 06:12:31 -0700
  ...Dana > > Looks like he also kept the accelerator cable in the original location > and added an extension on it. > > On Wednesday, July 16, 2003...
• Frugal Gas Pedal Cable Repair
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 14:14:09 -0400
  ...My '86 Golf's accelerator pedal cable snapped from wear the other night. Without warning, I found myself stranded in a car with a...
• Re: Accelerator Cable
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 11:20:25 -0700
  ...If you depress the gas pedal all the way down, should > the accelerator cable pull past the full throttle open (switching > point). With my...
• 80 Vanagon Accelerator Cable Sticking
  Historical mailing list - Mark Howser
  Wed, 11 Dec 96 12:42:58 -0500
  ...Mark Howser * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- Hey folks, My acclerator cable is sticking when it is cold...Last year it never did this...
• Re: Sticky Accelerator Cable
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 10:57:14 -0400
  I had the throttle keep sticking in my Syncro after and accident. Problem didn't crop up for about 400 miles after the accident...
• Re: The word accelerator
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 04:05:20 +0200
  ...And here in Norway, we call a wire a cable, and a cable a wire. It can be a bit confusing. PerL 87 Syncro...
• Re: [vanagon] vanagon trivia..who can answer this???
  Historical mailing list - Alan Sinclair
  Fri, 13 May 2005 09:21:08 -0700
  manuals use a cable, whereas the auto uses a hard linkage, which needs more push? ----- Original Message ----- From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Lubrication of Heater/Ventilation Control Cables
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:59:08 -0500
  ...been using that same item for years on my cables, even the “accelerator” cable to my diesel injector. It works perfectly and there’s...
• Re: Frozen Accelerator Cable
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 12:25:40 -0500
  ...9 Mar 1999, Rob Lebo wrote: > '91 Carat has a frozen accelerator cable. Drove to Philadelphia last Wed night > in rainstorm. Driving to work...
• Re: accelerator linkage 85 Vanagon automatic
  Historical mailing list - jmatchet
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 13:37:17 -0400
  ...accelerator linkage 85 Vanagon automatic >Hi gang >The ol' bomb had been running miraculously well.... >Stepped on the accelerator to pass a slow moving...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - michael martens
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:47:58 -0500
  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: turning off O2 sensor light on dash
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:05:03 -0400
  On my '85, it's on the little box that sits in line with the accelerator cable... follow the cable in from the left...
• 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: Rusty parts (Auto Trans and accelerator cable)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:56:55 -0400
  Thanks Larry - that's a good idea. I already have the lever removed and have tried many different "force" type things to get it...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] Re: Accelerator Cable hook up
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 05:00:32 -0600
  ...put it into into a bench vice and >drilled a hole in it just large enough for the two cables to go >through. With...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 3 Dec 2022 12:59:20 -0800
  ...I was driving along and I lost tension on accelerator pedal on my ‘89. Luckily it was not the cable but the pedal itself...
• Re: 80 Vanagon Accelerator Cable Sticking
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Thu, 12 Dec 1996 07:35:50 -0800 (PST)
  On Thu, 12 Dec 1996, Mark Howser wrote: > > Hey folks, > > My acclerator cable is sticking when it is cold...Last year it never did...
• Auto to 4-Speed Trans Conversion...need help
  Historical mailing list - Dave Rodriguez
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:50:05 EDT
  ...The only subsystems that I have to complete are the hydraulics for the clutch, the electrical stuff, and the accelerator cable. The hydraulics are...
• Re: 1981 Accelerator Cable: Barrel Clamp Failure. How?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Apr 2018 19:33:57 -0400
  Or cadmium plating, but that has become uncommon over concerns about cadmium's nastiness. Yrs, d On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 7:29...
• Re: Stuck accelerator at throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:34:37 -0400
  ...broken accelerator cable. I replaced it, hoping that the > problem was a snagged cable, but that's not it. > > It seems now that the...
• accelerator linkage
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 07:56:28 -0400
  ...I looked at the engine > accelerator > > cable and it is OK, the cable is still attached. Any help would be > > appreciated.
• Re: Just when you think...
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:56:35 -0800
  ...what they call a mountain here in the Smokies) when the accelerator cable broke. We were alone, around 60 miles from home, well out...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 10 May 2002 13:21:19 -0700
  ...Fri, 10 May 2002 12:44:23 -0400 <DIV></DIV>&gt; <DIV></DIV>&gt;I replaced my accelerator cable for the same reason (sticky...
• Re: Cost of auto shifter cable
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Wed, 26 May 2010 12:31:38 -0700
  That is an accelerator cable. The cable I mean is inside the shifter mechanism, the hand-operated lever for shifting the automatic transmission. Its...
• Re: accelerator/throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:25:01 -0400
  ...accelerator/throttle cable > it's a standard service procedure, in my world anyway, to undo the front > of > the throttle cable under the front...
• Re: Still need help/ball and socket joint end of throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 23:44:53 -0700
  ...and what's supposed to be at the end of the accelerator cable are two different things. I have an '84 and an '85...
• Re: 80 Vanagon Accelerator Cable Sticking
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 04:21:57 -0400 (AST)
  It's worth pulling out the entire cable and sheath, it will all come out via the spare tire well. Not bad, just fiddly...
• Re: Freezing throttle cable temporary fix
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 10:55:39 -0500
  ...immediately by reaching down and pulling up in the accelerator pedal. This pushes the cable and will bend it in the area where it...
• Thanks For Help
  Historical mailing list - Mark Smith
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 15:09:14 EDT
  ...were due to a faulty O2 sensor, an incorrectly adjusted throttle, and a frayed and occasionally sticking accelerator cable. Mark Smith 87GL "Jimmy Joe"
• Re: Accelerator Cable - Broken?
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sat, 13 May 2006 23:22:43 -0400
  ...Accelerator Cable - Broken? > > > Robert, > > Be sure that something you lubricated hasn't slipped off or out of > place. Just pull the hatch and look...
• where to find accelerator cable fast N.NJ.
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 21:33:37 EDT
  If anyone has an idea where I might find a new accelerator cable for 1983.5 watercooled Westy with a 4 speed in Northern...
• Re: Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 05:54:38 -0400
  ...cable ! On 2012-09-07, at 11:44 AM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote: > I don't know whether that cable...
• Re: 1981 Accelerator Cable: Barrel Clamp Failure. How?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Apr 2018 20:21:28 +0000
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• Re: Rusty parts (Auto Trans and accelerator cable)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:13:24 -0400
  just coat it in grease. There's no better rust-proofer. -Craig '85GL turned WESTY BOSTIG in the back. On Tue, Oct 13, 2009...
• Re: Spring gremlin no 2: detached accelerator pedal.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 22 May 2023 11:13:20 -0400
  ...detached accelerator pedal. >> >> Not only could I not stop, I could not go. Accelerator pedal has detached itself. Assuming it rusted out over the...
• Re: O2 sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - Lastfogel, Darren
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 12:30:44 -0400
  ...when I put my transmission back in, the accelerator cable got loosened up a bit. I have tightened up the accelerator rod in the...
• Throttle adjustment
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Sat, 24 May 2014 20:19:57 -0400
  Any tips on a good way to adjust the length of the rod for the accelerator cable to the throttle linkage on an automatic...