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• Re: Broken Accelerator Cable - 1987 Syncro non-camper
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 23:21:08 -0700
  ...my accelerator cable broke at the back.  My husband said it was >> super rusty back there. >> >> Anyway, I have the part - how hard/easy...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 15 May 2013 (#2013-172)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 16 May 2013 05:53:12 -0400
  ...STRANGE ! On 2013-05-16, at 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote: > I have to replace my accelerator cable...
• 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...
• Re: Failed emission test
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 1 Jun 2011 09:19:18 -0700
  Might be as simple as the accelerator cable not releasing to idle quite enough when hot. Happened to me recently. Had the cable adjusted...
• Re: improbable fixes
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Stone
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 08:21:34 -0800
  ...Another time, in a '70 VW bus my dad had converted into a class B motorhome (whole 'nother story) the accelerator cable broke somewhere...
• Re: Failure to return to idle
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 30 Dec 2006 22:11:40 -0500
  Hi Mordo, I think it's new throttle cable and rear conduit time. I had this problem with a '91 Carat automatic, and the...
• FS: 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jason B. Smith
  Thu, 6 Jun 1996 19:03:16 -0400
  ...with no rust, new quickstart glow plugs, new fuel lines, new accelerator = cable, beautiful interior, all camping cabinets perfect, swivel front = seats, etc. Color...
• FW: 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jason B. Smith
  Sun, 22 Sep 1996 00:42:56 -0400
  ...with no rust, new quickstart glow plugs, new fuel lines, new accelerator cable, beautiful interior, all camping cabinets perfect, swivel front seats, etc. Color...
• Re: tranny boots...
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 06:11:31 -0800
  ...last time I replaced the clutch, > about five years ago. > > The accelerator cable boot has crumbled into o-rings as well - should > I even...
• RE: Weber Progressive on '72
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 16 May 1996 16:51:20 -0700
  ...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: Vanagon's And ERS Insurance
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Mon, 16 May 2011 18:04:39 -0700
  ...Or the 70 mile tow this spring for a broken accelerator cable. I guess 2 tows in 20 years of vanagon driving isnt too...
• Re: questions about automatics
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:46:31 -0400
  ...The speedo cable is directly connected to the left front wheel. The shift point markings on the speedo are for a 4 speed. They...
• 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: Just when you think...
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:02:33 -0500
  ...the gas pedal goes limp. > > I wish I had a spare accelerator cable! Let see, with some fishing line > and chewing gum... Fortunately I...
• Re: engine revving at idle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 7 Jul 2010 21:14:11 -0700
  ...I haven't worked on this part of the van yet, so I'm not > familiar with how the accelerator cable hooks up and...
• Re: How do you hold throttle while purging coolant ?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 13:49:00 -0600
  ...A few weeks ago when my accelerator cable broke about 3 blocks from home, I stuck a nickel between the adjusting screw and the...
• Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 May 2012 12:50:43 -0400
  ...TPS with VOM (continuity at idle) is it worth >disconnecting the accelerator cable to ensure throttle arm is >resting against it's stop properly...
• Re: 1.9 Manual Trans Accelerator Cable Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 May 2013 14:20:33 -0700
  ...a list member here is my write up on replacing the > Accelerator Cable for a 1.9 Manual Trans (this could be the same...
• Re: Wanna install a cruise control for me?
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:22:58 -0700
  ...I gotta get another of them manual AT 1.9 accelerator cable > attachment nuts that go on the throttle body arm, and pay someone...
• Home from the woods
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Sun, 14 Dec 1997 12:23:36 -0500
  ...Finally I had a suicide cruise control! Pulled over and found a larger mass of ice hanging on the accelerator cable, above the driveshaft...
• Driving w/ noisy lifter??
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 21:30:39 -0400
  My 91 Syncro sat for one week (while I fixed the accelerator cable) and when I started it up early this evening, it started...
• Re: Stumblin' and misfiren'
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 15 Jul 94 16:52:58 CDT
  ...This behaviour is worse when rpms check the tension on the accelerator cable. if it is too tight, it can act funny. but then...
• Install of GoWesty ATF Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 22 May 2011 19:42:59 -0700
  ...What's the proper routing for the brake line vs the accelerator cable? Gary Young, at Young's Ole Volks Home here said that...
• Re: improbable fixes
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 08:49:37 -0600
  ...The accelerator cable on my 66 VW squareback disintegrated at the pedal, the little metal crank stamped onto the end of the cable came...
• Re: Thanks and a "Service Bulletin"
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 12:52:17 EDT
  ...When pulling the literally blown-apart 1.9, my Alternator cable was not attached with a tie-strap to the Air Box as Blaine...
• Re: Need a bit more help...
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 16:56:24 +0000
  ...Wires from the cruise control ecu go in & a cable comes out. The cable is attached to the throttle along with the accelerator cable...
• Re: Home from the woods, drivetrain protection
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Fri, 19 Dec 1997 10:05:32 -0800
  ...Finally I had a suicide cruise control! > Pulled over and found a larger mass of ice hanging > on the accelerator cable, above the driveshaft...
• tranny boots...
  Historical mailing list - John Gladu
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 06:27:54 -0600
  ...The accelerator cable boot has crumbled into o-rings as well - should I even bother replacing it? If someone has a readable parts list...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 5 Dec 2022 19:37:27 -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...
• Thanks and a "Service Bulletin"
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 07:16 -0600 (MDT)
  ...When I picked the car up last Thursday, the accelerator pedal seemed a bit stiffer. I dismissed it as just an illusion caused by...
• gas pedal > accelerator linkage question
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 May 2011 15:16:07 -0700
  I'm looking at modifying the gas pedal linkage so I can get more cable action with less ankle action (I'm the guy...
• Re: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Andrew R.
  Fri, 6 Oct 2017 15:33:05 -0700
  ...It is common for the cable to fail in ways that will > prevent full return of the throttle. The inner cable can fray causing...
• Re: Install of GoWesty ATF Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 22 May 2011 22:15:17 -0700
  ...the cable so it rested on and > was being chafed by the cable, so he ran the brake cable under the > accelerator cable. But...
• Re: Intermittent high idle - able to make "go low"
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 24 Jun 2015 11:56:46 -0700
  ...The movement in the drivetrain would pull on the clutch cable and most likely, the accelerator cable. I would have to jerk the drivetrain...
• Anyone bored? Wanna install a cruise control for me?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:44:48 -0700
  ...I gotta get another of them manual AT 1.9 accelerator cable attachment nuts that go on the throttle body arm, and pay someone...
• Re: tranny boots...
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 06:22:49 -0800
  ...last time I replaced the clutch, > > about five years ago. > > > > The accelerator cable boot has crumbled into o-rings as well - should > > I even...
• Re: Important maintenance item for those with automatic transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 11 Jun 2019 17:04:25 -0400
  ...Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Accelerator cables have a hard life on the automatic. The cable attaches to > the kickdown lever on the...
• Re: Rubber parts on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 08 Sep 94 15:34:55 CDT
  ...by the by, that little accelerator cable bellows is like $12!! for a lousy little dinky piece like that. see, right at the end...
• Re: was: Re: diesel parts - Now: what is needed for a Golf conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 18:13:05 EST
  ...pan, oil pump from the diesel (longer pickup tube), dip stick, accelerator cable and pedal, exhaust manifold, down pipe, muffler from diesel, input shaft...
• Re: Broken Accelerator Cable - 1987 Syncro non-camper
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:13:52 -0800
  ...my accelerator cable broke at the back. My husband said it > was > >> super rusty back there. > >> > >> Anyway, I have the part - how hard/easy...
• Re: Frozen accelerator cable?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:45:37 -0500
  The cable is hot and you have some water in between the cable and the sheath. Check the entire length and make the connecting...
• Accel. cable changed, still sticky
  Historical mailing list - �ѻ� Tim Crooks
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 03:40:11 -0500
  ...change the cable. Was harder than I thought, the connection to the rear linkage was all rusted and frayed. My accelerator still sticks however...
• Re: Just when you think...
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:12:42 -0800
  ...the gas pedal goes limp. >> >> I wish I had a spare accelerator cable! Let see, with some fishing line and chewing gum... Fortunately I...
• Re: Re: Bobo Iceskater
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Nov 1994 12:13:57 -0600
  I've never had any problems with slippin' & slidin' (yet, anyway...) but I have had the accelerator pedal freeze up at about -20 degrees...
• Re: Loss of Power False Air Oil Breather?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 22:26:34 -0500
  ...Just as a side thought, I am wondering how much this corroded accelerator cable on the van is throwing things off. Its obvious that...
• Re: throttle valve cable spring installation
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:26:08 -0500
  ...I've got the > accelerator cable rigged now with a piece of fuel line hose, two > hose > clamps, a washer and a cotter pin...
• Starter/ground mystery-88 GL 4sp
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:41:22 -0500
  ...cables and ran one leg from the negative battery terminal to the engine bay, clamping onto the metal fin that guides the accelerator cable...
• Re: busdepot
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:29:45 -0600
  Do you have a complete accelerator pedal assy including the linkage parts? Mine has a serious rough spot right in the middle of travel...
• Other problems for today: Lots of smoke
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Thu, 20 Jul 1995 15:15:51 -0600 (MDT)
  ...one of the fuel injectors is leaking a bit, it seems and my accelerator cable broke. After I put a temporary fix on this...
• emergency hand throttle
  Historical mailing list - Ray G
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:31:09 +1000
  ...I surmised that the accelerator cable had broken. Being a resourceful person.. ( Lot's of useful junk in the tool box) I solved the...
• Re: Still need help/ball and socket joint end of throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Denis Mezihorak
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 20:07:50 -0700
  ...has deigned to help out. > At the rear end of the accelerator cable installation (85 automatic) there > is a snap on (ball & socket) union...
• Loss of Power Problem - Ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 13:51:21 -0800
  ...While running, loss of power, almost as if the accelerator cable had suddenly become disconnected. Engine drops to a very low idle speed, barely...
• CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jan 1995 15:55:38 -0800
  ...Should I just go ahead and replace the clutch and accelerator cables? 4: As long as the engine bay's empty, does anyone have...
• Accelerator Pedal Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 20:31:51 EDT
  ...I found a ball joint used in accelerator linkages. I drove home, cut the broken rod at the proper length to screw into the...
• Re: Now it starts: racing idle
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Thu, 21 Aug 2014 12:02:44 -0400
  Maybe a microswitch on the throttle body or vacuum leak? Also the accelerator cable being so long (and old now) may be hanging up...
• Re: Install of GoWesty ATF Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 May 2011 06:54:11 -0700
  ...the cable so it > rested on and > was being chafed by the cable, so he ran the brake cable under > the > accelerator cable. But...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 00:42:01 EDT
  ...accelerator cable a year old. 2.1lwbx motor had headgaskets 45k miles ago. 3k miles on all new wheel cylinders, vw shoes and hardware...
• Still Sluggish Update
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 05:18:49 -0700
  ...He says the engine is in great shape, we replaced the accelerator cable, the FI system looks all good, the intake and outake look...
• Re: Failure to return to idle
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 30 Dec 2006 22:31:27 -0500
  ...I had this > > problem with a '91 Carat automatic, and the cause was moisture getting in > > the rear cable sheath, rusting both the cable...
• Belly Pan Saga(was re: Kelly Park...)
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 10:37:31 -0600 (MDT)
  ...to keep the cables free of road grime. do others know &&more than i (entirely likely!!!!!!). Were there "skid plates" or whatever &&you want...