Rachel:
This is the accelerator cable on the diesel Vanagon.  Goes from the accelerator
pedal to the lever on the injection pump.  You can look up the part number at
http://www.busdepot.com.  They sell it for $24.95.

Maynard Southard  (OvO) '79
'82 Westy Diesel "Reinhardt"
'82 Vanagon GL Diesel "Sluggo"
'93 EV GL "Klinger"
'00 Golf GLS TDI "WooHoo"
'84 Jetta GL TD "Donor"

On Wednesday, October 31, 2001 8:46 PM, Gnarlodious <Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET>
wrote:
> This item, part number 251-721-555C is described as a throttle cable for the
> Vanagon. Is it for real? I have never heard of such a cable, only the start
> cable. How would such a cable be linked to the pump control?
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=597180328
>
> Rachel http://www.gnarlodious.com