you have I4 right?

accel cable to throttle body... is just connected to short arm and
ball joint or do you have the plastic cam that leads the cable to
ball joint?

the plastic cam gives mech. advantage and better feeling on throttle,
better tip in.

examine how the TB lever moves, see if you can orient it differently
to give better mech advantage. I did all that, ended up using plastic
cam, was smooth

alistair

On 13-May-10, at 9:40 PM, Don Hanson wrote:

   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