Date:         Sun, 25 Jul 2004 16:44:25 -0400
Reply-To:     Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
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From:         Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
Subject:      Re: What snaps? Was: Passing another Westfalia
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I have even heard of folks with broken accelerator cables enlisting a 2nd
person to sit over the open engine bay and operate the throttle by
hand.  Now that is scary!

There is a connection at the front under the pedal that is where you make
one of the adjustments.  The end of the cable is a metal rod, that gets
pinched by a bolt to hold it in the right place.  This might have pulled
out if the bolt was not tight enough.  Otherwise I am guessing the cable
itself, or something else under the pedal assembly.  Not too hard to work
on.  Take out the spare tire, put some cardboard under there on the spare
tire holder, and you have a nice easy chair to recline on while working on it.

Edward

At 04:13 PM 7/25/2004, you wrote:

>I was wondering what is it that is prone to "letting go" in the chain of
>components under the circumstances I described? All the bits and pieces are
>shown in Bently section 20.31. Could be something as simple as one of the
>pins or bolts.
>
>I am now safely at home and do not intend any further use of my "hand
>accelerator".
>
>Phil
>'89 Westy