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 posted on August 23rd, 2004 at 01:55 PM |
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keeps accelerating when im not!!
hiya
been having a weird and intermittent problem with the bug over the past week.
i just changed the accelerator cable with a new one that has those little brass bits near the clip that fits on the lever and goes into the tube (my
previous cables didnt have this bit)... anyway...
ever since i have installed this, the car sometimes keep accelerating when im not on the pedal, and the only way to stop it is to stick on the brake
and push in the clutch, and even that only works sometimes. Ive also noticed that when i start it sometimes that the engine revs really high!
i had to parallel park today while it was happening and it made things amazingly difficult! :cry
could this just be the little brass bits on the cable getting stuck in the tube? when i pump the accelerator it doesnt seem to be getting stuck
anywhere.
anyone got any ideas on what it could be and what i could check out?
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| posted on August 23rd, 2004 at 01:59 PM |
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check the throttle lever is actually easing off. Mine has a spring which returns it back to idle.. make sure nothing is catching, which will keep the
idel open. Also make sure you haven't overtightened the cable,,, had these problems myself several times.. scary especially when in traffic. :P |
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| posted on August 23rd, 2004 at 03:11 PM |
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the cable is probably over tight. I sometimes tighten the cable up on the bug for racing so it won't stall as easy after fast stopping and will rev
at 1200rpm . also make sure the tube trhough the shroud is connected properly to the flexi tube.
I have no sympathy for my car, only the wallet that pays for it!
Go hard or go home!!!!
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| posted on August 23rd, 2004 at 03:29 PM |
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This happened to my kombi last Monday and my wife ended up having to drive it into a traffic light rather than a person  (
Just got a call from the insurance companies garage today saying its a right off was only a dent in the front and the floor panel (think the steering box stopped it going any further and is now leaking too). So
there'll probably be a nice easy resto coming up at the auctions soon... at least the missus was OK
I'd say get it fixed ASAP to be on the safe side.
[Edited on 23-8-2004 by Bu99ed]
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| posted on August 24th, 2004 at 10:59 AM |
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thanks muchly for the help guys, loosened the cable and its all good now!!
sorry to hear about your kombi bu99ed im amazed what constitutes a write
off! you going to buy back the wreck?
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| posted on August 24th, 2004 at 02:25 PM |
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They're going to let me know when the auction is so I can go along and bid against everyone else :/ I mean if I wasn't too bothered about cosmetics
I could just knock the ding in the front out and pop a new bumper on and a new steering box is about $300?
Gutting thing is the van was bought for $7500 about 2 months ago and has been off the road since then as I was having problems getting it started.
Only had it going for one weekend before the accident :/ I could only get it insured for $6000 as I'm not an Australian resident and none of the
agreed value places would touch me on top of that I'll lose the remaining
10 months of my insurance that I had payed up and have to pay out the $450 excess so I'll be over $2k out of pocket and would have only driven the
van from Labrador to Sydney... Hopefully it will go cheap in the auction otherwise its probably not worth my while buying it back. :cry
Any Ideas as to what sort of prices V-Dubs go for at auction?
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| posted on August 24th, 2004 at 02:28 PM |
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depends on condition
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| posted on August 24th, 2004 at 02:42 PM |
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It was completely original, no rust or panels welded in anywhere. Paint work is very tidy and all he panels (were) very straight. The interior is all
original and in great condition. Totaly un-modified. Engine had new heads on and just needed a tune up. Steering box is leaking now and I think the
clutch needs adjusting... Imagine a kombi thats been driven around by a little old lady for years and you'll get an idea of the sort of condition
If it cost me $7500 (and I wouldn't consider that would be paying over
the odds for it) would it go for much less than this *shrugs*
Starbuggy: sorry for hijacking your thread a bit 
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| posted on August 24th, 2004 at 02:47 PM |
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it shouldnt be any more than that then but did you try shannons for your insurance cause they will go up to $6000 agreed but need to see the car after
that and you can also get salvage rights for you car with them for about $80 more
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| posted on August 24th, 2004 at 02:55 PM |
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Yeah shannons wouldn't insure me on a UK license as Im only here on a 4 year working Visa (for now I love it so much I don't wanna go back) and the RTA advised me that there was no need to change my license as I'm only a
temporary resident. Ended up going with NRMA. Sorta jinxed myself in this thread here too http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=23883#pid187384 8th post down.
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| posted on August 24th, 2004 at 03:05 PM |
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oh well they have always done well by me so ill stick with them good luck with the kombi
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| posted on August 24th, 2004 at 03:21 PM |
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I had the 'accelerates when I'm not' in my kombi earlier this year. Fortunately I was on the open road so it was a bit more like a cruise control
than a problem.
It was sticking in the tube that runs along the floor between the pedal and where the rod connects to the cable. A liberal application of wd40 and
it's been ok ever since!
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| posted on August 24th, 2004 at 11:13 PM |
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u should of just not claimed
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 12:38 PM |
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hey maybe see if you can withdraw on the claim man.....most insurance companies will not spend a cent if they have to..........
i've picked up kombi wrecks in worse nic from the auctions, around $400....
everything dies baby, thats a fact..
maybe everything that dies one day comes back..
put your make up on and your hair up pretty..
and meet me tonight in Atlantic city..
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