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• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 13:17:24 -0700
  ...picture : > > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_794_1397/accelerator_pedal_linkage___linkage_rod.html > On the picture, you can barely tell...
• Re: Very Hot Blowing over Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Fritz_H
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 15:01:18 -0700
  My Bently manual talks about a dealer kit to cure a hot footwell problem... I can't get to it right now, but I...
• Re: sticky accelerator pedal...
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 17:38:44 -0500
  If it's an automatic, also check the linkage at the tranny. Edward At 07:00 AM 12/5/2003, you wrote: >In a...
• Re: Hesitation with acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Sun, 14 May 2000 03:32:28 -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...
• Re: What snaps? Was: Passing another Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 21:01:26 -0400
  ...Now that is scary! > > There is a connection at the front under the pedal that is where you make > one of the adjustments. The...
• Re: Just when you think...
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:45:55 -0500
  ...near tiger mt. - *snap* - and the gas pedal goes limp. > > I wish I had a spare accelerator cable! Let see, with some fishing line...
• Bus Belly Pans
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 14:41:01 -0400
  ...Nothing like driving on a slushy day and getting delayed > responses from both clutch and accelerator pedals--scary!! Plus, I > imagine some reduction in...
• Re: Stiff Accelerator - '90 2.1 Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:56:41 -0500
  ...That's what was hanging up my pedal. Hope this helps. On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 7:09 AM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail...
• Re: Briefly unresponsive engine
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Wed, 12 Dec 2018 16:04:58 -0500
  ...no response from the engine when > pushing the accelerator pedal to accelerate from stationary. The pedal > moves normally, and the sound of the engine...
• Re: busdepot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:53:47 -0800
  ...or restorabe any more. > > scott > > On 11/15/2012 7:29 AM, ralph meyermann wrote: >> Do you have a complete accelerator pedal assy incl...
• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 13:52:11 -0600
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_794_1397/accelerator_pedal_linkage___linkage_rod.html On the picture, you can barely tell, all...
• Re: Clutch Use
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Taylor
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 23:22:44 -0400
  ...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 - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 7 Feb 2014 22:05:43 -0600
  On 2/7/2014 9:34 PM, Jim Arnott wrote: > The pedal came loose at the floor. ETKA shows pop rivets as the attaching...
• Re: Serious Friday question -- stalling a few minutes after cold start
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 11:10:51 -0500
  ...driving the idle >to zero unless you press down on the accelerator pedal to keep the idle >up. Once the engine is fully warmed...
• Re: MAF Sensors and the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 10:46:34 -0600
  On 12/7/2010 6:41 AM, Larry Alofs wrote: > It has been my impression that the accelerator pump in a carbureted > system is...
• Bucking and Snorting on Fwy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 13:43:48 -0700
  ...When I would pump the pedal quickly it would accelerate slightly while sputtering and bucking. When I held the pedal still it would only...
• Re: Accelerator linkage is sticky..
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:45:20 -0800
  On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 7:32 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > �My gas pedal has become a little 'touchy' lately...
• Re: Lubing clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 07:56:16 -0400
  ...The shifter goodies are inside a metal box that bolts to > the underside of the van and the accelerator linkage is hidden inside a...
• Re: Stalling at Idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 16 Sep 1997 12:56:32 EDT
  ...Have someone slowly depress accelerator pedal while you listening engine compartment. As the linkage starts to move you should hear the switch click. If...
• Re: need diesel vanagon accelator linkage
  Historical mailing list - Southard
  Sun, 22 Aug 1999 23:23:22 -0400
  ...This is the cable that has one end that gets screwed to the accelerator pedal and the other end that attaches to the lever...
• Belly Pan Saga(was re: Kelly Park...)
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 10:37:31 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Nothing like driving on a slushy day and getting delayed responses from both clutch and accelerator pedals--scary!! Plus, I imagine some reduction in...
• Re: 1981 Accelerator Cable: Barrel Clamp Failure. How?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:02:19 -0700
  ...I'd wondered about differences between the barrel clamp at the throttle lever and barrel clamp at pedal but didn't think about cable...
• Re: Auto Trans: Upshifting later, per GTA?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 May 2011 12:58:34 -0700
  ...Instead, he said to tighten the accelerator cable. > > I got confused. > > "There's the kickdown," he said, "and the accelerator cable." > > I explained that...
• Re: Upper steering column grease recommendation and what else to do while replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:41:44 -0800
  David - does your column have a ground near the base ? what's been lurking under the carpet ? how's the accelerator pedal mount area...
• Re: accelerator cable housing '81
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 20 May 1998 12:05:29 -0700
  ...so me thinks its a weak return spring or >pedal linkage needs lube.................. > >Well its neither the accelerator cable has chaffed thru the white...
• Throttle Idle RPM question
  Historical mailing list - Ramon Hill
  Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:58:17 -0500
  ...When I started it for her the other day it would not run unless I kept my foot on the accelerator pedal. If I...
• C.V.Joint problem?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Feb 96 23:09:26 EST
  ...rolling slowly (less than walking speed) with no pressure on the accelerator pedal. A mild lurching is associated with the noise. No unusual noise...
• Re: "Hunting Idle"
  Historical mailing list - Dana Tessler
  Wed, 18 Mar 1998 12:58:43 -0800
  ...Next time this happens, try tapping on the accelerator pedal a >couple of times. If the idle becomes steady, you have a sticking throttle...
• Re: Transmission in Portland
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Sep 2013 09:03:15 -0400
  ...The accelerator linkage is critical. The first adjustment is the cable between the pedal and the transmission lever. The lever has a detent for...
• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 12:38:03 -0700
  ...bit of water > within the accelerator cable conduit. This usually happens the first > time you push the pedal and I realize you had already...
• Re: books (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 12:33:38 -0500
  ...Use the Bentley on your accelerator pedal as a cruise control. Stan Wilder On Fri, 18 Oct 2002 10:15:19 -0700 Peter Patal...
• 85 accelerator cable broken again
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 23:45:32 -0500
  Well my stupid accelerator cable broke again tonight as i was heading down the on ramp to I-70. The wire came out of...
• Re: Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:19:06 -0400
  The accelerator cables for the automatics and manual transmissions are drastically different. The manual cable goes directly to the throttle. The automatic cable goes...
• 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
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:05:41 -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...
• Re: '85 1.9 Manual accelerator cable replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 16 May 2013 09:10:11 -0400
  ...The 8mm bolt is at the front end of the bus and that attaches the cable to the pedal mechanism. Thanks, Jeff '85 GL...
• Repairing rubber Vanagon floor
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Thu, 23 May 2002 17:11:12 -0400
  ...There are a few spots that have tears - at the base of the accelerator pedal and near where the center seat tracks would be...
• Re: Oil Light Flickering at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 08:16:33 -0700
  ...As soon as I >tap the accelerator pedal just a bump, the oil light goes off. Any >ideas. Where do you live? Unless you...
• Re: accelerator/throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:02:55 -0700
  ...accelerator/throttle cable > My 83.5 has a very sticky gas pedal. It refuses to go always, But > when it let go it let...
• Re: O2 sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 08:37:48 -0700
  ...I guess there is an adjustment place under the accelerator pedal? The new AFM is about $350. Buying a new one is going to...
• Re: Jerks/surges when going from coasting to acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:48:09 -0700
  ...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/throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:16:08 -0700
  ...accelerator/throttle cable > > >>My 83.5 has a very sticky gas pedal. It refuses to go always, But >>when it let go it let...
• Re: Teenage Vanagon Drivers
  Historical mailing list - Ron Putt
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 07:52:07 -0700
  ...other daily driver Vanagon and had chose the accelerator pedal instead of the brake pedal until it was too late to properly stop. It...
• Re: how is the gas pedal affixed?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:24:49 -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: Idle Problem (87 Wasserboxer)
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 15:44:33 -0700
  ...You can get it to idle if you very >slowly bring the RPM's down to idle with the accelerator pedal. > >Warm: Idles perfectly...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal Attachment?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 7 Feb 2014 23:46:41 -0500
  I had my pedal ( Doka) break loose 750 miles from home-used duct tape for the drive home-replaced at home w/ self tapping...
• Re: Gas pedal woes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 08:44:37 -0700
  ...cafe.com/home/van/search?keywords=accelerator+cable&x=0 > &y=0 > > Mark > > David M wrote: >> Gas pedal was acting funny for a few...
• Re: Misfire when coasting?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:21:51 -0700
  ...foot slightly on the gas pedal. If adjsted properly, it should turn the injectors off with the accelerator closed and rpms above 1500. Karl...
• Re: Sticky Throttle Cable
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 6 Jan 95 17:20:32 PST
  ...is beginning to bind and makes some weird noises when > the accelerator pedal is depressed. The problem seems to be worse during colder You...
• Re: Oil Light Flickering at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 3 Jun 1998 02:01:48 EDT
  ...As soon as I tap the accelerator pedal just a bump, the oil light goes off. Any ideas. ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> Shalom Mark B. Magee 87GL 91...
• Re: Frozen Accelerator Cable
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 12:25:40 -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: Lubing clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 23:39:09 -0700
  ...Linda Bartnik wrote: > Hey all, > How in the hell do you lube the clutch pedal linkage on a Vanagon? Mine > is getting kinda gritty...
• Re: Automtatic Tranny Kickdown
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 00:16:24 -0500
  ...happen at the beginning of > the stiffer spring travel in the accelerator pedal travel or at the > very end? > > Is the kickdown lever all...
• Re: Which cruise control for '91 Vanagon with manual transmission and Subie engine
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Mon, 19 Jun 2023 08:18:52 -0700
  ...as it's a Subie engine) and works directly off the accelerator pedal so you don't need to run wires the length of...
• Re: Cruise Control - Slow to engage?
  Historical mailing list - Rajesh Injety
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 13:15:31 -0700
  ...gas to the floor) on the accelerator you should feel the vacuum build and the accelerator pedal pull away from your foot slightly. Also...
• Re: '84 Westy call on Car Talk
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:51:57 -0700
  On my old splittie I had a string rigged from the accelerator pedal up through a hole in the shelf below the dash. A...
• '87 GL High Idle
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
  Thu, 6 Mar 1997 09:30:08 -0800
  ...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: '83.5 wasserboxer idling strange
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 13 Nov 1996 07:30:08 -0800
  ...It's >almost like you lightly touch the gas pedal every second or so. The >rev/idle is very consistent and rhythmic. It doesn...
• Re: Manual or AT?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 13:08:17 -0700
  ...A manual transmission will break traction more easily due to the juggling act that the driver must perform with the clutch and accelerator pedals...
• Idle Speed Adjustment - Again!!
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 08:46:00 -0500
  ...gas pedal, sort of like a carburetor type when the choke is not adjusted properly for a cold morning, and the accelerator pump doesn...
• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 12 May 2009 08:00:59 -0230
  ...The accelerator linkage is contained in a small (ca. > 1"x1"x5") white box. If the pedal is still attached to the linkage > you...