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• 84 Westy 1.9 TD
  Historical mailing list - Harry Patrick
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 16:38:40 -0400
  ...Relays are destroyed as well as the cold start cable, accelerator cable, vacumm hoses, crankcase vent hoses etc. Vehicle has only 132K and engine...
• 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...
• sticky throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 09:11:04 -0800
  Hi all, Yesterday I finally soldered the cable for the Digitool on my ECU. The Digitool works great, thanks Darrell!!! I immediately saw that...
• Re: Simplest and best engine swap going
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 12:57:12 -0400
  Looks like he also kept the accelerator cable in the original location and added an extension on it. On Wednesday, July 16, 2003, at...
• Re: Simplest and best engine swap going
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 13:37:25 -0400
  ...few inches and using two cable clamps to join them. > >Dana > > > >>Looks like he also kept the accelerator cable in the original location >>and...
• 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...
• Re: I-4 conversion begins
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 7 May 2001 22:19:20 -0700
  ...The accelerator cable is very simple. I use the $0.50 per meter stuff you get at the hardware store along with some special...
• Re: Just when you think...
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:45:05 -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...
• Weber Progressive on '72
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 May 96 15:38:04 -0500
  ...The job went smoothly until I got to the accelerator cable. Where is the best place to go through the shroud. (the 2 holes...
• Re: Accelerator cable woes
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 17:48:53 -0500
  ...allowed for the ice to melt and get out of the cable housing. On Wednesday, January 15, 2003, at 03:54 PM, Jay Brown...
• part number required Accelerator Cable 1985 vanagon automatic
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 01:10:15 -0400
  My local dealer friends seem to be confused about this part. They tell me that there is only one number listed but the item...
• Re: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 5 Oct 2017 10:53:01 -0700
  Figure out if it's the TB sticking or the accelerator cable. Disconnect the cable and test the TB opening and closing smoothly. These...
• Accelerator cable replacement (??)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Kraning
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 17:09:56 EDT
  ...question about Vanagons, but whenever anyone has a chance: My accel. cable snapped yesterday about 3" from the rear (near the engine bay) connection...
• Getting closer to the high idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 20:34:18 -0700
  ...1) Sticky accelerator cable: Cable appeared to have plenty of slack when the engine was stuck running at the higher RPM. 2) Badly worn...
• Re: Automtatic Tranny Kickdown
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 00:16:24 -0500
  ...could it be that the cable is just > a little longer when the van is warm and that prevents the kickdown > from operating? > > Is...
• Re: accelerator/throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:16:08 -0700
  ...accelerator/throttle cable The new cables aren't that expensive either. I replaced mine and kept the old one and did the clean 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...
• Of brakes, accelerator cables, exhausts, and dripping coolant...(long)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Sun, 15 Oct 2000 21:08:43 -0500
  ...Approaching Phred for the test drive, after installing the accelerator cable, I noticed a little puddle of coolant on the ground. It's never...
• Re: Spare parts
  Historical mailing list - Roland Melzer
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 07:15:19 -0700
  ...Spare parts What spare parts do you carry on long haul trips.....I carry a water pump, fuses, belts, and accelerator cable....!
• Re: Accelerator linkage is sticky..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:53:58 -0800
  ...The cable housing (where the moving part of the cable itself emerges) IS attached to a bracket right off the fuel rail.. but maybe...
• Re: Linkage broke to the accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Frank Goodrick
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 20:55:04 -0500
  ...Linkage broke to the accelerator pedal You can disconnect your accelerator cable altogether and A) Tie a string to the lever in the engine...
• Re: New to list
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:08:36 EDT
  ...where to buy a replacement accelerator rod > for an 84 GL? > welcome to the list.. personally with cable items like that i'd go...
• Radiator fluid
  Historical mailing list - Martinez
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 18:13:22 -0700
  ...The temp gauge wasn't particularly hot but there was radiator fluid all over the top of the AFM and where the accelerator cable...
• Re: Spring gremlin no 2: detached accelerator pedal.
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Mon, 22 May 2023 04:56:26 -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...
• fuel consumption
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 31 Aug 94 13:39:38 EDT
  Eric Lowe wants better fuel mileage -- who doesn't? You could probably adjust your accelerator cable real slack, so that when you floor it...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:45:27 -0700
  ...the accelerator cable, causing the throttle valve switch to > open when decelerating. I have purposely left a little slack in the cable > to compensate...
• Re: Sticky Accelerator Cable
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 23:43:29 -0300
  You don't really describe what you mean by "sticky accelerator", so just in case this might help, or in case the list members...
• Re: Engine Racing (not racing engine...)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:17:20 -0400
  Check the pivot point where the accelerator cable meets the rod that goes to the throttle body. This point is right near the starter...
• German Auto, Manville, NJ-----kudos!
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 07:17:07 EDT
  After breaking the accelerator cable just south of DC on friday afternoon (Hey, with some hemostats and wire ties, I can fix anything) we...
• Re: Lubrication of Heater/Ventilation Control Cables
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 19 Dec 2023 18:01:11 +0000
  ...I’ve been using that same item for years on my cables, even the “accelerator” cable to my diesel injector. It works perfectly and...
• Re: Busted Shifter? Tis the Season!
  Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 16:16:30 -0500
  ...I'd also highly recommend replacing your older accelerator cables too if you have them. It is *not* fun when you get stuck at...
• Still need help/ball and socket joint end of throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 22:28:11 -0400
  ...At the rear end of the accelerator cable installation (85 automatic) there is a snap on (ball & socket) union. It seems to me that...
• Re: Jerks/surges when going from coasting to acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:09:57 -0600
  ...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: Cost of auto shifter cable
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 26 May 2010 12:59:02 -0700
  ...Cost of auto shifter cable That is an accelerator cable. The cable I mean is inside the shifter mechanism, the hand-operated lever for...
• Fwd: [T2] my accelerator cable bull - with pic
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:47:26 -0700
  ...VW type 2 late aircooled <type2@type2.com> > Subject: [T2] my accelerator cable bull - with pic > > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php...
• Preventative Maint.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Oct 1994 08:30:13 EDT
  ...pays off! I changed my broken clutch cable on the '71 Bus (Matilda) about two weeks ago, and I ordered a new accelerator cable...
• help needed re removal of ball and socket joint
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 21:45:42 -0400
  Hi again Still stuck on the final step of installing accelerator cable on 85 Vanagon Autom. The old part was easy to remove EXCEPT...
• Stiff Accelerator - '90 2.1 Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:09:14 -0500
  ...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: accelerator/throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:26:41 -0700
  ...I checked the cable by disconnecting it from the throttle. The pedal feels too loose then. I am not sure it is the cable...
• Re: Pull out oil filler
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 15:28:56 -0600
  ...Then the accelerator cable broke... Vanagon ownership is like that, I guess. Find something neat and quirky, praise the German engineers for their advanced...
• Re: Linkage broke to the accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 18:47:59 -0500
  ...17:05:45 -0500, Austin Becker wrote: >You can disconnect your accelerator cable altogether and > >A) Tie a string to the lever in the...
• Important maintenance item for those with automatic transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 11 Jun 2019 11:16:03 -0700
  Accelerator cables have a hard life on the automatic. The cable attaches to the kickdown lever on the tranny and has a lot of...
• Re: '85 1.9 Manual accelerator cable replacement
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 May 2013 19:08:15 -0400
  At 09:10 AM 5/16/2013, Jeff Lincoln wrote: >seems to be the only Non-Metric fastener I have come across. 1.27...
• Re: Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:23:35 -0400
  I have been through this before and Frank is right. That is a bear to deal with if it's rusted. It's been...
• 84 parting
  Historical mailing list - Darrel Combs
  Sun, 11 Aug 2002 17:52:20 -0400
  ...vanagon I have the shifter and all the linkage for it accelerator cable and linkage at the end of the month it will go...
• Re: Does anyone know how to replace the accelerator cable??!!
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 22:28:36 -0400
  ...Now the throttle cable was lying on the gargage floor but I had a nice 12 gauge wire tracing the path the new cable...
• 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: Rusty parts (Auto Trans and accelerator cable)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:39:41 -0400
  ...When i put the new cable end on I'll grease it up with some of the CV moly grease I have left. -- Thanks...
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box
  Historical mailing list - Joe in NH
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 06:55:38 EST
  ...I once had the accelerator cable break a few miles from home on my Syncro and used it as a makeshift throttle cable. I...
• 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: Cruise control con't
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 09:38:28 -0600
  ...When using the cruise control the accelerator cable tension may allow the cable to sag and become entangled with the water pipe bracket impeding...
• 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...
• Re: Sticky Throttle Cable
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Mon, 9 Jan 1995 08:19:39 -0500
  ...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: 1981 Accelerator Cable: Barrel Clamp Failure. How?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 Apr 2018 15:19:21 -0700
  So as luck would have it, I actually found what is most likely a spare accelerator pedal barrel clamp; it looks the same as...
• Switch on the throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 18:52:15 EST
  ...I examined the operation of the throttle switch and found that the accelerator cable, because of the low temperatures of late, about twenty degrees...
• Re: Throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - John Koloski
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 20:28:59 -0500
  ...I looked at the engine > accelerator > > cable and it is OK, the cable is still attached. Any help would be > > appreciated.
• Re: Sticky Throttle...
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 21:15:08 EDT
  The accelerator cable on the '84GL automatic I recently purchased was too loose and this caused the sticky problem mentioned plus it wouldn't...
• Re: Rusty parts (Auto Trans and accelerator cable)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:41:33 -0400
  Craig, Yeah I considered that - wasn't sure if that would be the right thing to do or not. I guess not that you...
• Re: Accelarator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 10 May 2002 08:10:21 -0600
  New accelerator cable. You can try to lube the old one as well. bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a...
• Re: and while we're at it ... (he's after the Unknowns again!)
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lane
  Tue, 13 Sep 94 12:04:38 MDT
  ...The clutch and accelerator cables are longer than the ones for left hand drive! I had problem this year when my cable broke twice...