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• 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...
• 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 - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:32:25 -0700
  ...Start engine w/o foot on accelerator > > pedal. Engine starts and goes to around 800 rpm (instrument panel > > tachometer). If slight pressure put on...
• Re: '85 1.9 Manual accelerator cable replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Thu, 16 May 2013 17:38:47 -0400
  ...at the front end of the bus and that attaches the cable to >> the pedal mechanism. >> Thanks, >> >> Jeff >> '85 GL (Gertie) >> '78 Bus (Melissa...
• 2.1l: hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:59:25 -0700
  ...Could it be dirty? would that cause it? how can i clean it? Or could it be something as simple as the accelerator cable...
• Re: Cold Engine/high idle
  Historical mailing list - Katy
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 11:03:17 -0500
  ...Someone please tell me I just need to get some kind of spray stuff because the accelerator cable is just sticky from gravel roads...
• Engine transfered, finally ! - part II
  Historical mailing list - Edward van der Jagt
  Wed, 18 Oct 1995 01:14:47 +0100 (MET)
  ...As an intermediate solution we'll probably use cable from a bicycle (non of the shops have accelerator cables for busses). But does anyone...
• Re: Vanagon's And ERS Insurance
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Mon, 16 May 2011 22:15:42 -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: Rusty parts (Auto Trans and accelerator cable)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:50:49 -0700
  SaBesto SA 2000 is my favorite lube for stuff under the van and all around where it won't be in contact with people...
• Re: High Idle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 1 Sep 2010 13:34:20 -0700
  ...I've checked the accelerator cable and it doesn't appear > to > be hanging up anywhere. I have the 1.9L power beast engine...
• Trip Report -longish (Pacific Northwest, U.S. and Vancouver Island, Canada)
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Sun, 6 Aug 2000 23:06:52 -0500
  ...The other problem that did stop the van in it's tracks was an accelerator cable that snapped while driving in Nanaimo, British Columbia...
• Re: throttle valve cable spring installation
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:48:10 -0400
  ...I've got the accelerator cable rigged now with a piece of fuel line hose, two hose clamps, a washer and a cotter pin...
• warm idle prob.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Tippey
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 20:16:21 EDT
  ...idle stabilzer valve, relay unit (behind the right tail light), air flow meter, throttle body, ECU, distributor as well as replacing the throttle cable...
• Re: gas pedal > accelerator linkage question
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 24 May 2011 07:12:21 -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: Loss of Power Problem - Ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:46:53 -0500
  ...While running, loss of power, almost as if the accelerator cable had suddenly become disconnected. Engine drops to a very low idle speed, barely...
• Two Q's about Auto Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:24:42 -0700
  ...090 except code letters NH." I used the illustration of the accelerator cable/linkage on page 37.12 to make the identification. Question 1...
• Re: Frozen accelarator cable?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:43:39 -0900
  ...The accelerator on my `87 Westy Syncro has the same malady right now. Push on the pedal and it goes down and stays there...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 6 Dec 2022 09:50:27 -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...
• Re: coil over springs / V6anagon chronicles
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Dec 1995 04:14:45 -0500
  ...For the accelerator cable I used the cables from a 10 speed bicycle shifter and fabricated a couple brackets. It works great and i...
• Re: tranny boots...
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 04:31:58 -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: Throttle Stuck Wide Open Leaving Me Stranded in Boise Idaho
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:50:13 -0800
  ...Helps to not be in traffic of course ! it's just a mechanical cable system . Can be lashed up or jury rigged with hardware...
• Re: busdepot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:53:47 -0800
  ...scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > > Hi Ralph .. > did you take the throttle cable completely out of your van and clean > *everything* carefully .. > and lube everything...
• Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 24 May 2012 09:38:39 -0700
  When checking the TPS with VOM (continuity at idle) is it worth disconnecting the accelerator cable to ensure throttle arm is resting against it...
• Re: adjusting idle speed and switch lever position..
  Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
  Wed, 15 May 2002 16:07:54 -0700
  ...the screw slat > on > the end of the linkage for the accelerator cable, or > the big screw on top of the throttle? specifically, > should...
• Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:02:59 -0500
  ...connected > to > the accelerator by a long, soft rubber band, meaning that there is a > strong > lag behind pressing the accelerator and the rev...
• 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
  Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:54:13 -0400
  ...Start engine w/o foot on accelerator > > pedal. Engine starts and goes to around 800 rpm (instrument panel > > tachometer). If slight pressure put on...
• Re: QUICK! Need someone to measure their syncro van...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 15:22:52 -0700
  ...of metal that goes between the two > castings that hold the accelerator cable and the clutch cylinder > bracket. I need to know how far...
• 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 - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:36:56 -0700
  ...Start engine w/o foot on accelerator >> pedal. Engine starts and goes to around 800 rpm (instrument panel >> tachometer). If slight pressure put on...
• Re: FW: Diesel Vanagon Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Thu, 20 May 1999 12:37:18 -0700
  ...6) accelerator cable problem as you noted (cable housing, what's that?) 7) coolant overflow tank relocated, no cap, it's empty, poor access...
• Timing and hot starts (not)
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Fri, 13 Jul 2012 02:11:47 +0000
  ...I think that I need to first tighten up the accelerator cable to achieve just zero clearance at the screw, then adjust as needed...
• Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 11:09:00 -0800
  ...of bulbs and fuses (new) Female spade connectors (new) Belt (new) Accelerator cable (used is fine) Temp sensor 2 (changed out before failure; the...
• Problems searching the archive
  Historical mailing list - Dick Taylor
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 14:14:35 -0800
  ...I just now did a "search" and "getpost" for information about stuck accelerator cables (thanks to Tom Neal, who knows how to spell vangon...
• Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 10 May 2011 14:13:05 -0700
  ...I'm looking at 37.17 says; "If shift points are incorrect or transmission does not kick down, check accelerator cable adjustments." 37.15...
• recall list
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 09:04:54 -0800
  ...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: Engine Racing (not racing engine...)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:34:59 -0700
  ...One is the cable itself. The little rubber boot at the end of the housing rots away after a time, and the cable rusts...
• Re: '91 Westy-Rubber Hose
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 21:49:41 -0400
  ...In > the Haynes, there is adrawing of it on page 4B-5, > illustration titled: > "5.3", which illustrates Accelerator cable adjustment, and > the numbers...
• Re: CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Thu, 5 Jan 1995 09:55:22 -0700 (MST)
  ...Should I just go ahead and replace the clutch and accelerator > cables? YES!! And buy a spare for each. You may consider replacing your...
• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 14:01:50 -0700
  ...the classic freezing of a tiny bit of water >>>>> within the accelerator cable conduit. This usually happens the first >>>>> time you push the pedal...
• Re: Engine Racing (not racing engine...)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:17:22 -0700
  there's a ball pivot at the end of the throttle cable where it connects to the transmission lever. I have seen these very...
• Re: transmission problem - resolved
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 05:07:24 -0600
  Also there are shops out there who are not so honest, I just read about a$ 250.00 repair bill for an accelerator cable...
• Re: Failure to return to idle
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:16:19 -0600
  The easiest way to determine between a linkage/cable problem is to isolate or remove the cable from the throttle valve at the throttle...
• Re: Timing and hot starts (not)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 12 Jul 2012 22:56:54 -0400
  ...I think that I >need to first tighten up the accelerator cable to achieve just zero >clearance at the screw, then adjust as needed...
• One prob. down, another comes up.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Aug 1994 18:07:08 EDT
  ...I got my cable from BFY, and found them to be quick, correct, and middle-priced. I just hope that this cable will last...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:25:49 -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: It Lives
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 16:50:29 -0500
  ...However, many hours, a temporary > pieced together accelerator cable, new fuel lines, several fabricated > pieces, and a new starter later I was able to...
• RE: Anyone have a Eurovan Diesel?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Wed, 22 Feb 1995 21:18:05 -0800 (PST)
  ...The injector pumps may be different, but they are interchangeable if you change out the lever that connects to your accelerator cable. My plastic...
• Re: Wash. DC (G.Dead) trip report/Killer bus sighting
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Tue, 27 Jun 95 12:25:32 EDT
  ...delay leaving Raleigh, (ALWAYS keep an extra $%&^%$^ clutch cable!!!), we drove most of the way to a small town in Virginia, about 30 miles...
• Re: High Idle 1987 GL
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 15:56:13 -0700
  ...engine lid off, give the throttle (the rotating piece where the accelerator cable attaches) a push back to the fully closed position (I think...
• RE: '80 Vanagon getting chopped.
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 12 Oct 95 19:15:46 EDT
  ...Accelerator cable haywired to the linkage. No engine sealing at all; the same open look as a watercooled VW engine. Wires smoked in a...
• Re: Engine Racing (not racing engine...)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:39:12 EDT
  ...Check the cable. Check the throttle body. The butterfly in the throttle body wears itself a groove into the throat of the body. I...
• Report: Replacing heater cables in '71
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 May 1996 21:26:03 -0500
  ...Adjustment is similar to the accelerator cable. Position the heat lever on the dash all the way on (down) and then raise it a...
• Re: 1988 Weekender Wolfsburg barely runs.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 21 May 2003 23:19:48 -0500
  ...So I have to change the accelerator cable and get plates and insurance. THen another bus is on the road. >>> armando guzman <razeprotrk@HOTMAIL...
• Re: OSX light on
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 22:27:19 -0400
  The OXS is activated by a mileage counter driven by the speedometer cable. There is a reset button. The rich running problem needs to...
• Help Needed on Manual to Auto Trans wiring problem.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 17:32:15 -0800
  ...the accelerator cable also needs to be changed to one from an auto. we did now discuss this in the last thread.
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 7 May 2007 10:35:47 -0700
  ...A small tip on the accelerator to bring the engine at about > 2800 stops the buzzer/warning light. Going then back to idle no...
• Re: speedometer noise and other ramblings
  Historical mailing list
  08 Jan 97 07:03:09 PST
  ...There is a gizmo like the one for the accelerator cable, cylinder with hole and a bolt that engages the cable. Loosen the bolt...
• fuel system questions
  Historical mailing list - James A. Creech
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 18:56:10 -0500
  ...and spring on top of the rotating arm attached to the accelerator cable. What does it do? Mine is sticky, doesn't rotate easily...
• Re: QUICK! Need someone to measure their syncro van...
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 16:34:18 -0600
  ...of metal that goes between the two > castings that hold the accelerator cable and the clutch cylinder > bracket. I need to know how far...
• Re: Trip Report -longish (Pacific Northwest, U.S. and Vancouver Island, Canada)
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 6 Aug 2000 21:49:49 -0700
  ...Include an accelerator cable in the > pile of parts and tools carried in the van. 2. Remove the van bra before leaving > home. Having...
• stalling after highway
  Historical mailing list - Tim Leek
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 11:27:21 -0400
  ...Accelerator cable or pedal sometimes sticks. Very stressful. Can't see how that would cause this. Tim Leek Technical Staff MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington...
• Re: 2.1L throttle body housing
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 11:00:56 -0500
  ...It is made from cast aluminum and it is > the part where the > > accelerator cable attaches and has the large idle adjustment > screw in...