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Date:         Fri, 13 Aug 2004 18:51:04 -0600
Reply-To:     Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: What causes the hopping action?
In-Reply-To:  <1e8.279807db.2e4ea452@aol.com>
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Entity Kent Allen spoke thus:


> Can anyone provide some insight into this? What is it that causes the normal
> hop or engine shimmy when abruptly releasing accelerator or when engine
> braking in first or second gear? Is there any kind of adjustment that can
> decrease
> the hop? Thanks.
I don't know, but it's caused by a too tight accelerator cable. Not the
cable under tension but the housing under compression.


The freeplay in the cable prevents the throttle from being moved when the
engine flops around. It's your classic case of "feedback".  Maybe there's an
adjustment to back off the cable housing to give the engine more wiggle
room.


Even worse is when this happens on clutch cables, not a problem for Vanagon.


-- Gnarlie
http://Gnarlodious.com/Vanagon/Notes.html
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