Maybe for Scott...

  Is there some way to make the accelerator cable move the vehicle's
throttle more smoothly?    Mine seems a little 'sticky'.  I've lubed the
stuff on the engine and the pedal in the cab without much improvment.  This
is an 84 manual tranny van.  When I go 'off-idle' without using any clutch,
the van 'surges' as the throttle is opened.  I push on the
pedal...harder..harder and all of a sudden, it moves...more than I intend,
causing a lurch ahead by the van.  Now under partial throttle, everything
seems pretty normal..but when I am idling along and want to increase my
speed slightly...like when in a line following a pilot car or something...I
can't accelerate smoothly without clutching..
  How do I fix a sticky cable..which I think I am feeling..
  Don Hanson