

| Subject: | Re: '88 Vanagon - failed cruise control - problem identified |
| From: | developtrust |
| Date: | Sat, 9 Aug 2003 19:37:21 -0700 |
Try patching that hole with a product available at Home depot called "Amazing goop." let it cure overnight then see if it works. William > Well thanks to all who replied to my original msg with hints and tips. Joel > sent me a note pointing me to a section in the Bentley that I had overlooked > (it's in the index up front). > > I had suspected something in the vacuum area and sure enough, I discovered > that the cruise control servo unit (the one with the rubber cone shaped > bellows that pulls on the throttle) has a wee little hole in the rubber > part. I disconnected the vacuum hose at the juction near the vacuum pump > and found that if I sucked on the tube, the servo moved but wouldn't hold > the vacuum. I then sprayed the rubber part of the servo with windex to get > it wet and then blew on the vacuum hose and looked at the bulging rubber > cone. There's where the tiny whole was. > > Well, it did its job for some 15 years, it doesn't owe me anything, I guess. > I looked on the Bus Depot web catalog and couldn't find one there. I've > sent them an email inquiring about it. So I will eventually get a > replacement, should be a simple fix > > John Graham > 88 Westy > Charlotte, NC > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus >
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