I agree.  I think, that the little bolt, that holds the end of the cable in
place in that little cylinder that is fitting in that arm on the throttle
valve, may have gotten lubricated now and slipped off because it was not
tight enough before.  Just thinking.
Most probably you have no real problem just something got out of order.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Felder" <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: Accelerator Cable - Broken?

Robert,

Be sure that something you lubricated hasn't slipped off or out of
place. Just pull the hatch and look. It's possible that the cable
broke, but it would be a huge coincidence that would have served you
better by having a brick of gold fall from an airplane into a safe
place in your back yard.

Jim

On May 13, 2006, at 6:33 PM, robertmstewart wrote:

> So I was messing around the idle on my 88 auto, some will remember  I
> posted
> a question about idle issues the other day. Anyway, I was adjusting  the
> idle
> and on the process when the engine was off I was lubricating the
> accellerator cable and the entire mechanism, the springs etc , that  are
> connected to throttle unit.
>
> It was running fine, it was accelerator when I pushed the cable,  then I
> went
> to to start the van later in the day and I noticed that the pedal  had no
> pressure!
>
> I assume that accidentally may have broken the cable, or where the  cable
> connects under the pedal?
>
> Any ideas?
>
> I am no mechanic but I assume I am going to have to remove the  front
> spare
> tire and see what�s happened...
>
> I hope someone has an answer for me...
>
> Thanks in advance...
>
>
> --
> Rob
> NYC/Long Beach, NY
> 88 Wolfsburg, Silver
>

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