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• Re: Speedometer cable...nub & clip but no cable....fixable?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 16:03:02 -0400
  the fix is a new cable sorry :(. jonathan On Fri, 6 Aug 2004, kevin obrien wrote: > Hello All: > > Many thanks for the replies regarding...
• Re: How do I change the antenna?
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:34:26 GMT
  ...3) reach up to antenna and either ( a) unscrew connector and pull cable out -saves cable, but mine connector was rusted making this impossible...
• Source for e-brake cables
  Historical mailing list - Cecil Eastman
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 07:20:46 -0400
  Hello, Does anybody know where I might score a set of e-brake cables? I'm talking about the two cables that go from...
• Re: Heater repair
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 11 Jan 2016 09:08:23 -0800
  ...If length of exposed cable is too long, the cable can be prone to bending. All that said, I highly doubt the cables were...
• Re: Help: 89 Westy w/Noisy Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty
  Sun, 19 Nov 1995 10:15:11 -0600 (CST)
  ...There appears to be a replacement cable available that will eliminate the "counter" and both cables. It's about $45 and we are tempted...
• sliding door cable-broke
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Sat, 6 Mar 1999 20:32:41 -0500
  ...The cable inside the sliding door has come apart (The part on the rear of the cable that connects to the rear of the...
• Re: Correct Throttle tension (diesel)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 14:40:03 -0400
  Dave, don't touch the limiter screws, Especially to adjust a 'slack' cable. the proper Throttle cable adjustment is in under the front end...
• It is starting again! Thanks!!!
  Historical mailing list - Nitaino
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 20:39:28 -0400
  ...I ended up replacing the cable from the auto shifter to the starter (ignition cable) with a 12g cable. One replaced, I found a...
• Re: Vangon curtains/canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 12:05:53 -0600
  > > being tightened never but takes any stretching as bike cables are installed > with a lot of slack to follow along frames, handlebars etc. Because...
• Re: Vangon curtains/canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 12:50:40 -0700
  You didn't set up your bike with enough cable to go lock to lock???? Any housing can be stretched too far, which is...
• Re: I-4 conversion Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 18:55:37 -0700
  Simple solution for the throttle cable - snip snip! This is what I do - cut the throttle cable at the front by the pedal and...
• Re: '81 Heater control cable question
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 05:51:24 -0800
  ...Whew - harder to describe than to use! Found at motorcycle shops for lubing control cables. I was able to get lube through one cable...
• Re: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 05:42:55 EDT
  ...I put off replacing the battery to starter cable until last because my cable showed no corrosion or deterioration and because changing the cable...
• Auto accelerator repair
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 16:56:56 -0400
  Jim, I had to replace the cable on my 91 GL automatic about 6 years ago, and had similar problems. I ended up taking...
• 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: Vangon curtains/canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 23:08:07 -0700
  Hey Vanagonauts, I've been discussing curtain cable replacement with a few breadloaf and vanagon owners. After examining the original curtain retaining setup, we...
• Re: Throttle Cable Weather Cover Replacement Part?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Wed, 3 May 2000 21:53:30 -0400
  >Is the throttle cable weather cover available seperately from >the throttle cable assembly? The dealer did not have a listing >for one. The little...
• Re: '85 Starter Upgrade Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 12:47:17 EDT
  Just FYI, I have these bigger battery cables (the long one that goes to the starter) new for $75. This cable is an OE...
• cable shift
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:13:55 -0800
  http://www.cableshift.com/094/VW%20094.html Has anyone ever tried this? I know the cable shifted Jetta (2001) I owned shifted much...
• Sticky Throttle Cable
  Historical mailing list - Mike Plickys
  06 Jan 95 20:12:36 EST
  Does anyone know of a way to grease a throttle cable without removing it.? My cable in my 1987 Syncro is beginning to bind...
• speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 19:41:10 EDT
  heard relly bad grinding noise coming from drivers wheel speedo than stopped no more noise/rarely i believe its the cable that goes to...
• E-brake cable (front)
  Historical mailing list - Craig
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 16:02:25 -0700
  Hello all, Do I have to remove the fuel tank to replace the parking brake cable (front)? It feels as though if I pull...
• Re: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 15:54:20 -0500
  So Scott, you are telling us that replacing the OEM valve will do no good, that it is the cable that needs attention. Being...
• Re: k&n airfilters
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 21:24:46 -0500
  ...If you operate one, always check the condition of the cable before use. Frayed cable strands indicate a non-useable cable. Never use a...
• re. It's Alive! It's Alive!, power window plastic clip
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 13:43:49 -0600
  ...I bolted both the top and bottom cable guide. btw, after those plastic clips break and the cable tension is released, and then you...
• clutch cable replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Nov 1994 08:50:41 -0500
  >What Fun!!! > >Yesterday my clutch cable seperated on my 72 bus - 8( > >So, tell me...How do you replace one of these things? I...
• Re: Lube the accelerator cable on a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 14 May 2010 07:52:53 -0400
  Don you have an engine conversion right? What cable are you using? I have seen all kinds of spliced together stuff and sometimes the...
• Parts search
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:55:20 -0700
  Looking for a throttle cable for my Eurovan/Audi powered Vanagon. The engine side of the cable has a "ball" end that attaches to...
• '81 Heater control cable question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 28 Nov 1997 15:48:59 -0800
  ...It appears that the woven steel-wire cable which connects to my right heater control flap is stretched; at least it looks that way...
• Re: battery cables
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 19:33:52 -0800
  Peter, Can't comment on finding another cable but will comment on the existing one. Have you been having problems starting? If not, the...
• Re: Sticky Throttle Cable
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 06 Jan 95 22:15:44 CST
  On Fri, 6 Jan 95 19:14:16 CST Mike Plickys said: >Does anyone know of a way to grease a throttle cable without...
• Re: Sticking Heater Cables - The cure
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 11:37:17 +0000
  I had a kink in one of the heater cables, probably due to it sticking and I was too forceful with it at the...
• Re: Attaching cable to thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 14:04:38 -0700
  ...This nipple must be removed so that you can feed the thermostat cable through the thermostat. This nipple is screwed on and also held...
• pop top struts cable fitting
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 08:27:01 -0700
  I took 2 pics of cable fitting installed on old strut assembly I have. Have I got it right Neil, the swaged fitting shown...
• sticking accelerator
  Historical mailing list - joe Hunt
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 19:46:34 EDT
  When I replaced my accelerator cable on my 81 last year it too was binding very bad! It turned out to be the cable...
• Bowden cable adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 13:33:19 -0500
  When tightening one's Bowden cable (in rear sliding door), do I want to end up with more or less exposed threaded cable to...
• Re: Clutch Cable
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 07:48:52 -0000
  > At 3:28 PM +0000 3/16/00, Phil Marston wrote: > >I think 1600 Aircooled vans were clutch cable & 2000 Aircooled vans were > >hydraulic...
• Re: 88 West Speedo cable problem after brake job
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 17:20:50 -0400
  ...The guy took off the dust cap with the cable intact, and it didn't go back correctly into the oxygen sensor mileage counter...
• Re: Replacing Accelerator Cable on an 87 syncro, manual
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:28:39 -0600
  ...The "adjustment" will come from cutting the stranded cable (front end > > of van AND cable) where it goes into the barrel adjuster with the...
• Throttle cable repair-any ideas before replacement?
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 20:17:51 EST
  While changing out the boot on the engine end of my 1990 Westy's throttle cable the cable frayed down to the last metal...
• O2-sensor voltage problems '84 1.9L -- Help needed
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:31:45 -0400
  ...With engine off, resistance between O2-cable coming from engine and ground is 140K ohms. I have a spare FI cable assembly and get...
• Re: 84 slider getting a bit stubborn
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:34:04 -0400
  ...It ended up being the cable inside the door that got loose. The lock nut that keeps the cable tight had worked itself loose...
• Re: Cable Shift Linkage? (tranny)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:18:47 -0800
  ...That looks the same as, or at least similar to, cable used for throttle/gear control on a boat. I'm curious about the...
• Re: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 14:22:50 -0700
  ...Now, > I > > >> can't tell which conduits in there are cables. No cables are visible, > > >> everything is inside conduits of some sort. Most of...
• Re: Emergency break adjustment
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 19:07:40 -1000
  The very first thing to do in a case like this is while under there, grab each brake cable and pull on it .. towards...
• '81 heater cables
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 6 May 97 23:55:15 EDT
  ...To be more specific, I have the cables and I have the flapper box. What I need is the hardware that attaches the cable...
• Re: Bit of Toyota Syndrome in '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:21:38 -0700
  True, the throttle cable with outer sheath on the rear part can get old/sticky/worn etc. But that's not what I find...
• 85 vanagon; aaccelerator (throttle) cable snapped
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 13:58:54 -0400
  ...It is the throttle cable, rusted out at the engine end and snapped off. I could you some advice if you've done this...
• Re: another speedometer cable question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:48:52 -0400
  ...On my '85 (two cables with the 02 mileage counter box), if I remove the speedometer cable from the speedometer itself, it will sometimes...
• Re: 87 Heat not truning off!!
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 22:54:22 -0700
  ...To turn on the heat you move the heater control level to pull the cable. To turn if off the cable is pushed back...
• oxygen sensor input wire
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:15:51 EDT
  ...I am wondering if anyone has replaced this cable and if so where did you find this small gauge coax type cable? How far...
• Re: Syncro Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 21 May 2004 07:00:39 -0700
  ...As for cable speeds, 1540, 1575, 1707 are the ones I know of. The Syncro speedo cable is turning at a speed that is...
• Re: Chains/Snow Cables - 89 Westy 2WD
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 18:00:05 -0700
  Chains = heavy duty Cables = light duty Are you after just a little better traction on what is probably a snowed up paved surface or...
• Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Dec 2013 19:05:35 +0000
  ...You know the heater and vent cables?� They are flexible sheathed rods that can both push and pull.� By contrast a sheathed cable like...
• Vanagon front parking brake cable
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 18 May 2009 06:44:12 EDT
  Folks anyone out there know where to get a front parking brake cable for a Vanagon ? Seems it's obsolete and we are supposed...
• Re: '84 speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:49:38 -0600
  ...If it does absolutely nothing, then most likely there is a problem with the cable or somewhere up or down on the cable - at...
• Re: Replacing Accelerator Cable on an 87 syncro, manual
  Historical mailing list - john russell
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:18:52 -0700
  ...The "adjustment" will come from cutting the stranded cable (front end > of van AND cable) where it goes into the barrel adjuster with the...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 08:13:50 -0700
  Keith, It's been a while since I've worked with 2wd cable, but seeing as no one else has chimed in, I'll...
• Re: Speedometer question (long now)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 14:48:55 EST
  ...This spinning of the square end of the cable and the circlip turns the whole speedo cable within the speedo cable housing which is...
• Re: Speedo error
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Jun 95 10:33:25 PDT
  >> >>My real question is whether I should replace the cable or tear apart the >>speedometer..... >> >> >>Thanks! >>-- >>Gerry >>Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U...