Hmmm. I shall have to check that. I may have added a zip tie during my recent R&R of the motor...Didn't think of that. The cable housing (where the moving part of the cable itself emerges) IS attached to a bracket right off the fuel rail.. but maybe I did 'fix' the routing of the cable somewhere further "up the line"...and that might be causing problems. Thanks, Don Hanson On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 9:45 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 7:32 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > > > My gas pedal has become a little 'touchy' lately. Manual tranny with an > > inline motor. > > > Did you have to rejig the linkage or cable setup? > > If so..... > > On my first incarnation of linkage setup, I passed the cable through > the firewall and secured there. FAIL. ;) It would be "jerky" and > touchy at low speeds (parking lots and the like) > > The cable has to be secured to the drivetrain. > > Neil. > > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines > |
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