<could someone tell me if they actually used a
<cable clutch in the early vanagons (US models)?

<Tromper
<1982 Dieselfant II
<"The Manatee"

I can tell you that the 1977 Westys had a clutch cable.  Luckily, those
trannys are easy to shift with no clutch.

Bob Trousdale
'90 Westy