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• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 11 May 2009 22:16:20 -0400
  The accelerator pedal (251721511d) is $20 from the BusDepot. It attaches with simple pop rivets. You can make a temporary fix with a hinge...
• vanagon trivia..who can answer this???
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 May 2005 11:49:43 EDT
  ...why do automatic transmission vanagons have a plastic accelerator pedal reinforced with metal, and manual transmission vanagons just have a plastic accelerator pedal with...
• Re: [vanagon] vanagon trivia..who can answer this???
  Historical mailing list - Aleksandr Milewski
  Fri, 13 May 2005 08:55:37 -0700
  JORDANVW@AOL.COM wrote: > lets see who can answer this one.. > > why do automatic transmission vanagons have a plastic accelerator pedal > reinforced with metal...
• Re: Spring gremlin no 2: detached accelerator pedal.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 21 May 2023 23:22:09 -0500
  ...detached accelerator pedal. > > Not only could I not stop, I could not go. Accelerator pedal has detached itself. Assuming it rusted out over the...
• Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Sat, 3 Dec 2022 15:42:22 -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: accelerator linkage 85 Vanagon automatic
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 02:41:19 -0500
  If the underside of the accelerator pedal has come loose from the bracket/clip at the end of the accelerator cable, then all you...
• 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...
• Re: [vanagon] vanagon trivia..who can answer this???
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 May 2005 12:05:55 EDT
  ...plastic accelerator pedal > > reinforced with metal, and manual transmission vanagons just have a > plastic > > accelerator pedal with no metal reinforcement on the pedal? > > Kickdown...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
  Fri, 10 May 2002 12:44:23 -0400
  I replaced my accelerator cable for the same reason (sticky). At first the pedal with new cable was TOO easy to depress. I like...
• Linkage broke to the accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 16:53:06 -0500
  Well I believe some linkage broke between the accelerator pedal and the engine...it races at top speed. I realize this baby can't...
• Accelerator pedal rivets
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 21:43:57 -0400
  Last year, the rivets holding accelerator pedal to the floor gave up on my '84. Today, they gave up on my '85. Must be...
• Re: Spring gremlin no 2: detached accelerator pedal.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 22 May 2023 11:13:20 -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...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal problem, so I think....
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:33:03 -0400
  ...Accelerator Pedal problem, so I think.... Is it still riveted to the floor? The rivets tend to rust out and break off. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: vanagon trivia..who can answer this???
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 13 May 2005 12:21:08 -0400
  ...plastic accelerator pedal >reinforced with metal, and manual transmission vanagons just have a plastic >accelerator pedal with no metal reinforcement on the pedal? > > >lets...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal problem, so I think....
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 12:20:45 -0400
  Two years ago the rivets broke on my '84's accelerator pedal (auto trans) and I replaced them with small nuts and bolts. One...
• Re: Spring gremlin no 2: detached accelerator pedal.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 22 May 2023 16:16:47 -0500
  ...detached accelerator pedal. >>>> >>>> Not only could I not stop, I could not go. Accelerator pedal has detached itself. Assuming it rusted out over the...
• Re: Spring gremlin no 2: detached accelerator pedal.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 22 May 2023 14:53:27 -0500
  ...detached accelerator pedal. >>> >>> Not only could I not stop, I could not go. Accelerator pedal has detached itself. Assuming it rusted out over the...
• Re: Spring gremlin no 2: detached accelerator pedal.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 22 May 2023 11:11:01 -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...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal problem, so I think....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 06:18:43 -0400
  ...Accelerator Pedal problem, so I think.... So I am driving my 88 Wolfsburg today down to the beach, cruising down the road and my...
• Spring gremlin no 2: detached accelerator pedal.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 21 May 2023 16:44:40 -0500
  ...Accelerator pedal has detached itself. Assuming it rusted out over the winter. I couldn’t spend much time with the van and didn’t...
• Accelerator pedal stuck
  Historical mailing list - Sam P
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 20:06:12 -0800
  ...It appears that the metal rod beneath the accelerator pedal is stuck in the down position. How do I free it up? Can it...
• WTB: 2.1 Vanagon Accelerator Pedal & Linkage
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 21:39:46 -0700
  ...The guy putting my 1990 Carat back together says my Accelerator Pedal and linkage is "all boogered up" and needs replaced. I don't...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:07:48 -0700
  "Also do not step on the accelerator pedal when starting, this causes flooding." I thought the ECU controlled how much fuel the injectors spray...
• Pedal Linkage
  Historical mailing list - Martin's
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 23:49:29 -0700 (PDT)
  I desperately need an accelerator pedal linkage for my '60 Microbus!! Any help would be grealty apprieciated!! stay cool Danior Martin
• Re: Linkage broke to the accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 18:46:22 -0500
  ...Linkage broke to the accelerator pedal > > >>Well I believe some linkage broke between the accelerator pedal and the >engine...it races at >>top speed...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 3 Dec 2022 12:59:20 -0800
  ...I was driving along and I lost tension on accelerator pedal on my ‘89. Luckily it was not the cable but the pedal itself...
• Accelerator Pedal problem, so I think....
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:35:42 -0400
  So I am driving my 88 Wolfsburg today down to the beach, cruising down the road and my Accelerator Pedal felt like It was...
• Re: Redding?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 7 Dec 2011 15:52:27 -0600
  So far as the accelerator pedal detaching from the floor, that is (or was when it happened on mine) simply a matter of the...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 3 Dec 2022 12:58:05 -0800
  ...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: Linkage broke to the accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 09:56:13 -0800
  ...Linkage broke to the accelerator pedal >Well I believe some linkage broke between the accelerator pedal and the engine...it races at >top speed...
• Re: [vanagon] vanagon trivia..who can answer this???
  Historical mailing list - Alan Sinclair
  Fri, 13 May 2005 09:21:08 -0700
  ...plastic accelerator pedal > > > reinforced with metal, and manual transmission vanagons just have a > > plastic > > > accelerator pedal with no metal reinforcement on the pedal? > > > > Kickdown...
• 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: Sticky Accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Fri, 5 Dec 2008 16:06:44 -0800
  ...Sticky Accelerator pedal > My "Gas" pedal. Is not smooth. It makes accelerating from a stop a > little "jumpy". It's just annoying. I have...
• Re: vanagon trivia..who can answer this???
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Fri, 13 May 2005 14:24:45 -0600
  ...plastic accelerator >>> pedal >>> reinforced with metal, and manual transmission vanagons just have a >> plastic >>> accelerator pedal with no metal reinforcement on the pedal? >> >> Kickdown...
• Accelerator problem -Kickdown lever
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 14:05:24 +1000
  ...When I start off in the morning, or start off from the lights etc, I find that the accelerator pedal sticks most times. I...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal problem, so I think....
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 01:41:25 -0400
  ...my Accelerator Pedal felt like It was literally leaning / > falling > off toward the left so I lift my foot off the pedal and put...
• Re: EBay item Throttle Cable
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 19:43:40 -0700
  Entity Maynard Southard spoke thus: > Rachel: > This is the accelerator cable on the diesel Vanagon. Goes from the > accelerator > pedal Oh OK, I thought...
• Re: Linkage broke to the accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Austin Becker
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 17:05:45 -0500
  ...Stu Schwartz wrote: >Well I believe some linkage broke between the accelerator pedal and the engine...it races at >top speed. I realize this...
• 022D Digifant Upgrade Chip Performance Report...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 11:56:57 EDT
  ...Before the chip, when I press the accelerator pedal past 1/3 to 1/2 up until full throttle the engine was not as...
• Re: First Long Drive, some observations
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 2 May 2006 21:02:47 -0500
  ...Jim >> Last thing, a few weeks ago I wrote in about the accelerator pedal >> feeling >> as though it was falling off, well I checked...
• Re: broken accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:25:53 -0700
  the plastic "bendy" part tore.... Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
• Accelerator sticks
  Historical mailing list - michael martens
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 15:03:29 -0500
  My accelerator pedal is sticking when I floor it. I assume it would be best to replace the cable. How long should this operation...
• Re: Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal (accelerator cableauto transmission)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 13:21:02 -0500
  ...Once completed, adjustment may be necessary > to give proper shift points, I always begin at the front of vehicle under > the pedal and take...
• Accelerator Cable
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 20:28:20 -0700
  ...If you depress the gas pedal all the way down, should the accelerator cable pull past the full throttle open (switching point). With my...
• broken accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 09:53:26 -0700
  so my gas pedal just detached from the floor of my 82 westy. it originally was a diesel, I'm not sure if the...
• Re: Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal (accelerator cable auto transmission)
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:20:39 -0500
  ...When I press > the accelerator pedal to the floor--it sticks--and then a few moments > later it releases. I have dried to spray...
• '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 - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 12:43:56 -0400
  ...If slight pressure put on accelerator pedal to take rpm to 1500 or so, and then pedal released, rpm drops to around 300 and...
• Re: more friday trivia..why are accel pedals on automatic vans reinforced with metal
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:21:48 -0800
  ...Auto tranny pedal Anyone else find the angle of the accelerator pedal more comfortable on long trips than the pedal in the stick shift...
• Re: Spring gremlin no 2: detached accelerator pedal.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 21 May 2023 17:58:50 -0400
  ...Accelerator pedal has detached itself. Assuming it rusted out over the winter. I couldn’t spend much time with the van and didn’t...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 3 Dec 2022 17:11:44 -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...
• Help: Stuck accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Dick Taylor
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 09:18:06 -0800
  ...My accelerator pedal is stuck in the full-on position. I can pull (hard) on the cable in the engine compartment and get it...
• Re: Passing another Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 12:26:20 -0400
  ...They had a hand accelerator cable on the dash. It was working off the front of the accelerator pedal and was used to drive...
• Accelerator linkage is sticky..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 07:32:48 -0800
  ...the portion of my accelerator linkage in the engine compartment and above the tranny. Also, I've lubed the pedal and the linkage above...
• 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: Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal (accelerator cable auto transmission)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 22:44:40 -0500
  ...When I press >> the accelerator pedal to the floor--it sticks--and then a few moments >> later it releases. I have dried to spray...
• Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 21:50:58 -0500
  ...When I press the accelerator pedal to the floor--it sticks--and then a few moments later it releases. I have dried to spray...
• Re: Throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 01:06:03 -0600
  ...With the rpm's at 2000 > at a stop light I used my toe to try to bring the accelerator pedal back to > reduce...
• Re: Spring gremlin no 2: detached accelerator pedal.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 May 2023 23:43:23 +0000
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• sticky accelerator pedal...
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 22:36:48 -0600
  Hey guys, I problem I've had ever since I got the van has been that my accelerator "sticks" in the off position---So...
• Re: Help: Stuck accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 12:08:53 -0500
  ...Stuck accelerator pedal > > Help. 1987 syncro. My accelerator pedal is stuck in the full-on position. > I > can pull (hard) on the cable in...