I think 1600 Aircooled vans were clutch cable & 2000 Aircooled vans were
hydraulic.

Phil, T25 - 1600 but with a hydraulic clutch :-)

> I'm rushing in where angels fear to tread, here -- but AFAIK the aircooled
> V'gons still use a hydraulic clutch.  I would guess that a cable hanging
> down would be the handbrake cable.  By '84 they were using a solid rod for
> the single part of this, but at some earlier point it was wire rope.
>
> If the above is true, and the clutch is not working, then the cable you
see
> is incidental to that problem.
>
> david
>
> At 07:54 AM 3/16/2000 , Kirk Fair wrote:
> >Hi List,
> >Have an old 83 Vanagon to restore; clutch cable needs fixed, is it a
> >difficult job? It is hanging down underneath.
> >Thanks for any info.
> >Kirk
>
> David Beierl - Providence, RI
>   http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
> '85 GL "Poor Relation"
>