If you weren't being paid to do any other maint., what would you charge
someone to lube all of these 200 points?  I bet it takes quite while,
considering what you said about the acc. cable.....not to mention the
'consumables'.

Mike B.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: accelerator/throttle cable

> it's a standard service procedure, in my world anyway, to undo the front
> of
> the throttle cable under the front floor..........
> and remove the whole forward part of the cable where it goes through that
> white plastic tube in the van body.
>
> then I clean the cable if needed, and perhaps spray lube the after portion
> through the black outer housing.........
> blow out the white tube with compressed air..............then insert the
> cable ( from the rear end of it ) back into the white plastic tube,
> spraying
> lube  in as I insert the cable.  Lube the bell crank at the front too, and
> both spots that pivot on the gas pedal.........and re-attach the cable to
> the bell crank, and check that full throttle opening at the throttle body
> can be achieved with the gas pedal on the floor.
>
> Every last vanagon on the road needs this simple lube/service/adjustment.
> or
> 90 % of them.
> Things change very slowly ............
> so people don't notice how stiff it's getting,.   They don't drive other
> vanagons usually for comparison, and no one drives their vanagon to notice
> and alert them.
> Same for smoothness of shifting , but that's a different subject.
> Bottom line though ..........*every last thing* that moves in the entire
> van
> benefits greatly from lubing , and so easy too with spray penetrating
> synthetic grease........takes but seconds.  I lube about 200 spots in
> vanagons.........even the wiper arm pivots .........even the ash tray
> pivot
> points, the seat belts, the ignition switch etc etc etc.
> I don't get the impression many people do this, as every time I get a
> vanagon I am the first person in the poor Van's 20 + year life to lube
> dozens and dozens of things on them.  Amazing what some lube will do in
> the
> right places at the right time !  .........speaking however you want to
> read
> that !
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Kao" <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 12:26 AM
> Subject: Re: accelerator/throttle cable
>
>
>> My 83.5 has a very sticky gas pedal. It refuses to go always, But
>> when it let go it let go too much. I have been wondering what is wrong
>> with it. I have tried to grease underneath the pedal with no result.
>>
>> I suspect that it is the throttle that is sticky. Sprayed it with WD-40
>> and it improved a little but not enough. I checked the cable by
>> disconnecting it from the throttle. The pedal feels too loose then. I am
>> not sure it is the cable. My 84 has a very smooth pedal on the other
>> hand.
>> It is very responsive which does make a huge difference in driving it.
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>> --- Troy <colorworks@GCI.NET> wrote:
>>
>>> Just had a new throttle cable installed in my 89 Westy.  I wouldn't
>>> think
>>> that a throttle cable would make much of a difference at all, but oh my,
>>> feels like I'm driving a new vehicle. The vehicle is so much more
>>> responsive,
>>> it's not even funny.  For anyone who has a vehicle with over 100,000
>>> miles,
>>> this is an upgrade you will really appreciate.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Troy
>>> 89 Westy, Subaru E-22.
>>>