Look for where the cable connects to the engine.  There is a small "C" clip
that used to keep falling off mine until I replaced the wtock one with a
real one.

Pete
peterz@hawaii.rr.com
83.5 Vanagon

----- Original Message -----
From: Judith Barr/Leo Girard <lgirard@BMTS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 5:25 PM
Subject: accelerator linkage 85 Vanagon automatic

> Hi gang
> The ol' bomb had been running miraculously well....
> Stepped on the accelerator to pass a slow moving vehicle and something
> popped....the accelerator went dead to the floor seemingly unattached from
> whatever there is on the other side of the floorboards. The engine was
still
> running and as I was only about 2 or 3 km from home it was no problem to
get
> back (slowly) running at 900 rpm.
> Tomorrow morning when I peel away the spare tire to see what the problem
is
> what should I be looking for? Will it be a cable? a pivot? Anyone
> experienced a similar misfortune?
> Thanks in advance,
> Leo
> Meaford ON