Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 15:09:37 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Auto Trans: Upshifting later, per GTA?
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almost need a hand control for the gas pedal.
I know the stiff ankle feeling ..
from trying to drive with something like a downhill ski boot on.
you could do this ..
or I could, or someone could..
change the ratio on the bell crank on the gas pedal linkage under the floor
of the van.
increase the ratio, so it's a 'faster' gas pedal..
more on/off.
effort will be higher ..
and thus more need for regular lubrication of it ..
but where you have now, say 3 inches of gas pedal travel,
that could be reduced to say 2 inches.
the throttle cable where it goes through the white plastic tube in the front
half off all vanagons ..
they need two things..
they all do that I have ever seen.
one ..they need the cable pulled out ( aftward from the middle of the van )
and that tube blown out with compressed air, , then the cable feed back in
adding a nice synthetic spray grease as you go.
and two ..
the cable tends to slide forward in the van, opening up a gap , exposing the
inner cable, at about the middle of the van.
a simple small hose clamp at the front of the white tube around the white
tube and a bracket will fix it so the white tube doesn't slide forward out
of position anymore.
also ..
the cover should be removed that covers the bottom of the gas pedal..
and that bell crank mechanism there well lubed..as well as the bottom of the
gas pedal where it pivots on the floor. I cut a notch in the rear of the
cover so I can do ALL throttle cable adjusting and fine tuning
completely..'then' put the cover back on. VW has you adjust the barrel clamp
there at the front with the cover sort of in the way, captured by the cable.
Hate that. Want to do all adjusting and fine tuning first, then install
protective covers.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: Auto Trans: Upshifting later, per GTA?
> --
> Rocky J Squirrel
>
>
>> I tweak that adjustment on many of my auto trans cars and vanagons to
>> affect when it shifts up.
>>
>
>
> Now, are you talking about when it shifts up during normal acceleration,
> or that "kickdown" upshifting?
>
> I'm not happy with how the transmission upshifts during normal "green
> light" acceleration, and tend to shift manually, using the auto trans
> shift lever, taking the engine up to higher rpms as though I was
> driving
>
>
>> so your right foot can not push the gas pedal all the way to the floor ?
>
>
> Right pedal cannot push pedal all the way to the floor, correct. Not
> easily, not unless I either take foot off pedal momentarily and re-seat
> it on the pedal at a higher location, sliding my butt forward on the
> seat; or slide the driver's seat forward. In which case, I cannot easily
> take pressure off pedal without lifting whole leg up.
>
> So given the reduced range of pedal action I get out of this fused ankle
> I set the driver's seat to a middle position where I don't go too fast
> or too slow -- on the average.
>
> It's like driving with a downhill ski boot on your right foot. Try that
> sometime.
>
> --
> Rocky J Squirrel
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