Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:02:55 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: accelerator/throttle cable
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it's a standard service procedure, in my world anyway, to undo the front of
the throttle cable under the front floor..........
and remove the whole forward part of the cable where it goes through that
white plastic tube in the van body.
then I clean the cable if needed, and perhaps spray lube the after portion
through the black outer housing.........
blow out the white tube with compressed air..............then insert the
cable ( from the rear end of it ) back into the white plastic tube, spraying
lube in as I insert the cable. Lube the bell crank at the front too, and
both spots that pivot on the gas pedal.........and re-attach the cable to
the bell crank, and check that full throttle opening at the throttle body
can be achieved with the gas pedal on the floor.
Every last vanagon on the road needs this simple lube/service/adjustment. or
90 % of them.
Things change very slowly ............
so people don't notice how stiff it's getting,. They don't drive other
vanagons usually for comparison, and no one drives their vanagon to notice
and alert them.
Same for smoothness of shifting , but that's a different subject.
Bottom line though ..........*every last thing* that moves in the entire van
benefits greatly from lubing , and so easy too with spray penetrating
synthetic grease........takes but seconds. I lube about 200 spots in
vanagons.........even the wiper arm pivots .........even the ash tray pivot
points, the seat belts, the ignition switch etc etc etc.
I don't get the impression many people do this, as every time I get a
vanagon I am the first person in the poor Van's 20 + year life to lube
dozens and dozens of things on them. Amazing what some lube will do in the
right places at the right time ! .........speaking however you want to read
that !
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Kao" <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 12:26 AM
Subject: Re: accelerator/throttle cable
> My 83.5 has a very sticky gas pedal. It refuses to go always, But
> when it let go it let go too much. I have been wondering what is wrong
> with it. I have tried to grease underneath the pedal with no result.
>
> I suspect that it is the throttle that is sticky. Sprayed it with WD-40
> and it improved a little but not enough. I checked the cable by
> disconnecting it from the throttle. The pedal feels too loose then. I am
> not sure it is the cable. My 84 has a very smooth pedal on the other hand.
> It is very responsive which does make a huge difference in driving it.
>
> David
>
>
> --- Troy <colorworks@GCI.NET> wrote:
>
>> Just had a new throttle cable installed in my 89 Westy. I wouldn't think
>> that a throttle cable would make much of a difference at all, but oh my,
>> feels like I'm driving a new vehicle. The vehicle is so much more
>> responsive,
>> it's not even funny. For anyone who has a vehicle with over 100,000
>> miles,
>> this is an upgrade you will really appreciate.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Troy
>> 89 Westy, Subaru E-22.
>>
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