the frozen throttle cable due to extreme low temps is a good call.
oh.....it's Gronski.......I hadn't noticed that till now.
hi.
the white cable tube...........that runs from just aft of the throttle bell
crank in front, to middle of the van.
To me, it's a very normal service procedure, to remove the forward half of
the thorttle cable...........
spary WD-40 down that tube copiously.........and blow the tube out with
compressed air.
Then add a high quality spray lube while putting the front half of the
throttle cable back into the white tube.

the rear section too......with the black housing .........that needs to be
lubed too.
if everything is well frozen.........that's a problem, WD-40 disperses water
beautifully, but I doublt it can do much to ice, on the surface some
yes.......and turning thin ice into water and dispersing that .......I think
it could do that some.

Most vanagons never get their throttle cable system serviced, cleaned, lubed
and adjustment........
but in my world...........that is a normal service prodedure.....perhaps
every two years.
scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Collum" <collum@VERIZON.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: Throttle Stuck Wide Open Leaving Me Stranded in Boise Idaho

> Christopher Gronski wrote:
>> I started my van after stopping at the Wal-Mart at W Overland and
>> Millwaukee
>> in Boise Idaho and the throttlle stays wide openbouncing off the redline.
>
> Turn off or disable your cruise control.
>
> Mike