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Date:         Thu, 5 Feb 2004 10:55:39 -0500
Reply-To:     "sam.cooks" <sam.cooks@VERIZON.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "sam.cooks" <sam.cooks@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Freezing throttle cable  temporary fix
Comments: To: "Spooner, Robert E." <bob.spooner@MIDDLETOWNPOWER.COM>,
          Syncro <Syncro@yahoogroups.com>
In-Reply-To:  <38E80B3C0CCC2D4EA2FCD4F75A38273505FC4A@hqmail02.nrgenergy.com>
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When the throttle cable is freezing up and sticking with the throttle substantially open, do not try to adjust it immediately by reaching down and pulling up in the accelerator pedal. This pushes the cable and will bend it in the area where it attaches to the pedal linkage if the frozen area is substantial.

Cut the van off and go to the engine compartment. Pull the the throttle linkage back to the idle position. Then go push down on the accelerator. Repeat until it no longer sticks. An assistant will make this go faster. You will finally break down the ice binding the cable.

In one sense this doesn't solve the problem as the opening still exists and will let more water in, etc., but it will allow you to drive the van.

I broke the cable on my Syncro last winter, in all likelihood from pulling on the pedal to fix this problem a number of different times. It broke at the front end of the cable in the box where the connection to the pedal linkage is found.

When I found the cable on my 85 stuck when I went to start the van for the first time mid-morning last week during our winter storm with slush on the roads and streets, I started to pull on the pedal and had the insight to fix it as described above. My SO came out after I had done the push / pull routine twice and with her help and about 4-6 other push / pulls, it started working fine and hasn't frozen up again even though it has been very cold. I will try to get it under it soon to see if I can find the open point, but at least now I know how to temporarily keep it working right and not break the cable.

I realize this might not work as well farther north, but mine has stayed free through some very cold weather.

Sam

-- Sam Walters Baltimore, MD

89 Syncro GL 85 Westy Weekender 84 Vanagon, original owner, soon to be retired, just too many problems

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