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• Re: Replacing Accelerator Cable on an 87 syncro, manual
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:59:03 -0600
  On Jul 12, 2011, at 3:12 PM, john russell wrote: > anyone done this? it broke just under the accelerator. i dropped the spare...
• 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...
• Re: 82 won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:31:04 -0500
  ...Although, it is better about not dying when I let of the accelerator, like at a light or something. When I try to start...
• Re: Hi idle, No deceleration
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:16:14 -0400
  ...With the engine off you can hear it clicking as you manually operate the accelerator linkage. -- Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ O2 sensor...
• Re: Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 22:32:41 -0500
  ...Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >I searched the archives and find lots of posts on corroded and broken...
• 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...
• Weber setup on a '73 bus...
  Historical mailing list - Jose Antonio Madriz
  Tue, 26 Sep 1995 20:52:50 -0400 (EDT)
  ...a period of hesitation after you've pushed down on the accelerator to speed up the car...". The only thing is that, as far...
• 88 westy throttle out of control
  Historical mailing list - William Wedenoja
  Thu, 17 May 2001 17:32:46 -0500
  ...About half a mile down the road, in third, I discovered if I took my foot off the accelerator that the engine kept revving...
• Re: More fun with mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 09:34:54 -0700
  ...thunk" sound whenever I'm > cruising at low speeds on flat surface streets and take my foot off the > accelerator. > Suspension bushing(s) maybe?
• Thanks For Help
  Historical mailing list - Mark Smith
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 15:09:14 EDT
  ...As it turns out my problems were due to a faulty O2 sensor, an incorrectly adjusted throttle, and a frayed and occasionally sticking accelerator...
• Re: Accelerator Cable - Broken?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 13 May 2006 17:55:59 -0700
  ...COM> Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 5:26 PM Subject: Re: Accelerator Cable - Broken? Robert, Be sure that something you lubricated hasn't slipped...
• Re: Replacing Accelerator Cable on an 87 syncro, manual
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:27:55 -0700
  ...Replacing Accelerator Cable on an 87 syncro, manual anyone done this? it broke just under the accelerator. i dropped the spare tire and have...
• Re: Stiff Accelerator - '90 2.1 Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:42:41 EST
  ...My accelerator is really stiff. It was like this before but I just lived with it. Well, I think I'm tired of living...
• Re: AFM issues
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 14:38:16 EDT
  ...stumbling when I accelerate, especially after gear changes or changes in accelerator. >> Before you do anything else, make sure the throttle positon switches are...
• Re: Very Hot Blowing over Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 21:02:41 -0700
  ...Very Hot Blowing over Accelerator Pedal > What we have here is the old..... HOT FOOTwell kit....chapter 19.20 > Bentley.. ......My sandals are all...
• 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: Hesitation with acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 13 May 2000 17:00:51 -0500
  ...Then 1-1.5 seconds later the >car will start to respond to the accelerator input. Full accelerator input >results in normal rapid vehicle...
• Frozen Accelerator Cable
  Historical mailing list - Rob Lebo
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 08:05:00 +0000
  '91 Carat has a frozen accelerator cable. Drove to Philadelphia last Wed night in rainstorm. Driving to work Thursday in the snow and throttle...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Sat, 3 Dec 2022 20:08:11 -0500
  ...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: 1983.5 idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 19:10:48 -0800
  ...But after about 30 seconds, the idle drops and will stall unless I quickly press the accelerator.. This must be held until I actually...
• Re: '81 air-cooled engine stall (increase idle speed)
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Wed, 23 Sep 2020 16:54:07 -0400
  ...It's fine if I > keep the idle speed up a little with my foot on the accelerator. And while > moving there's a...
• 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...
• Sticky Accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Fri, 5 Dec 2008 15:46:20 -0800
  My "Gas" pedal. Is not smooth. It makes accelerating from a stop a little "jumpy". It's just annoying. I have been living with...
• Re: No fly-by-wire in MY vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:08:04 -0800
  ...Yes, Toyota is having stuck accelerator issues which is solved.� Some technicians have INCORRECTLY INSTALLED some of the fixes and that's not the...
• What snaps? Was: Passing another Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 17:43:32 -0230
  ...I am now safely at home and do not intend any further use of my "hand accelerator". Phil '89 Westy >From: Sam Williams <Sglw...
• Re: Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal(correction!)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 22:48:06 -0500
  ...It had been about a year >since I first worked on it so I did not recall the configuration >accurately. > Since the accelerator on...
• Re: How Exactly Does the Vanagon Automatic Know When To Shift?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 00:49:52 -0400
  ...Make sure the accelerator cable is properly adjusted. Particularly the linkage to the throttle body. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Scott DeSanti <Scooter061@AOL.COM...
• Traveled Europoe in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 17:41:09 -0800
  ...great features of the new MSN 9 Dial-up, with the MSN Dial-up Accelerator. http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/
• 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...
• 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...
• Re: gas pedal > accelerator linkage question
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 23 May 2011 18:53:05 -0400
  ...gas pedal > accelerator linkage question I'm looking at modifying the gas pedal linkage so I can get more cable action with less ankle...
• sticky throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 09:11:04 -0800
  ...It does not always activate when I take my foot off the accelerator. Can this be fixed by cleaning/lubricating the throttle switch or...
• 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: Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 08:33:36 -0400
  ...2012 5:55 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Accelerator cable > > If it's an automatic and the ball joint is rusted...
• accelerator cable replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 19:22:21 -0700
  All this talk of bad accelerator cables encouraged me to pay attention to mine. Felt "notchy" and made me worry about it breaking. Ordered...
• 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: replacing accelerator cable on 82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 21:26:36 -0700
  It is not a difficult job at all to replace the cable. The hardest part is taking the spare tire out and opening the...
• Re: Accelerator cable woes
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 20:11:55 -0500
  I would take the advice already given and thaw the cable out and then lubricate it. Changing it out can be a pain. I...
• Re: van won't drive faster than 30 in any gear -- automatic
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 21:54:16 -0700
  If you keep pushing on the accelerator, the RPM's go up, but the speed stays the same, you have a trany problem, suspect...
• Re: 1985 1.9l Gas - just took 300 mile trip, now no start?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 19:47:58 -0400
  ...To clear I would "stand" on the accelerator while cranking, releasing the pedal as soon as it catches. Did you know you are supposed...
• decelerator switch?Re: Clutch Problems?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 18:06:20 EST
  ...You come off the accelerator and the bus slows. When the RPMS go down to 1800 or 1500 and the bus starts to buck...
• Re: Jerks/surges when going from coasting to acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:48:09 -0700
  ...throttle cable. > (so more cable pull is required for a particular accelerator motion) > > Tried the same here (though cable bracket won't move very...
• Passing another Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 02:37:07 -0230
  ...When I uncharacteristically floored the accelerator something snapped between the pedal and the throttle linkage and I watched as the mystery Westfalia disappeared over...
• Re: 1983.5 idle problem
  Historical mailing list - john Lauterbach
  Fri, 3 Jan 2014 07:47:22 -0500
  ...But after about 30 seconds, the idle drops and will stall unless I quickly press the accelerator.. This must be held until I actually...
• Re: gas pedal > accelerator linkage question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 23 May 2011 17:23:58 -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: Accelerator cable replacement (??)
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 18:03:22 -0400
  ...13, 2001 5:10 PM To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Subject: Accelerator cable replacement (??) Hi all - Maybe this isn't the best time to...
• 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...
• Cold Start RPM question - 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 08:26:41 -0700
  ...If you start it, hold down the accelerator to keep rpms up for a minute or so, it will then idle fine. (Tuned up...
• Re: gas pedal > accelerator linkage question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 23 May 2011 21:47:54 -0700
  ...gas pedal > accelerator linkage question | |The issue is not the angle of the dangle, the issue is that |the pedal needs more range of...
• Getting closer to the high idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 20:34:18 -0700
  ...The van will cruise at 30 MPH in 4th with foot off the accelerator. If I hit the brakes, the engine will slow down...
• Re: Was Metallic sound when depressing the clutch---Now happens in neutral when depressing accelerator
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 14:28:03 -0700
  ...Was Metallic sound when depressing the clutch---Now happens in neutral when depressing accelerator > "Now, I am starting to think it could be the...
• Re: Idle Problem (87 Wasserboxer)
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 15:44:33 -0700
  ...Never touched the accelerator. > >Start driving and between Dead Cold and 1/8 warm on temp gauge, will not >maintain idle. Drives fine but...
• Re: replacing accelerator cable on 82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 13:58:43 -0400
  ...65MPH :) > > It looks like a long run there under the van - Any tips on changing the > accelerator cable on an 82 Diesel van? > > Steve
• Looking for some Vanagon parts
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 10 May 2017 11:45:21 -0400
  ...The metal plate that supports the accelerator cable and the clip that holds the cable to it for a manual transmission Vanagon. If you...
• Re: '85 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 09:49 -0600 (MDT)
  ...systems is that by opening the throttle body (depressing the accelerator pedal), you expose the "vane" in the "air flow box" to damage from...
• 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 Cable - Broken?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 13 May 2006 19:26:26 -0500
  ...are > connected to throttle unit. > > It was running fine, it was accelerator when I pushed the cable, > then I went > to to start the...
• Lever on Throttle Body
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 08:27:59 -0400
  ...I was looking at the throttle body and noticed that a lever above the accelerator lever, the one that's attached to a long...
• Re: 84 Westy stumbles off idle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 5 May 2010 11:32:44 -0400
  ...it does NOT >stumble when the engine is cold or warming up. > >Up until operating temp is reached one can trounce the accelerator and...