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embraertech Samba Member
Joined: June 10, 2006 Posts: 41 Location: Montreal
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:31 pm Post subject: Diesel, sticky throttle |
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Hey guys, looking for suggestions to fix an annoying problem with my 82 Vanagon Diesel. The throttle lever sticks on the injector pump and it makes my van sound bad. When I shift gears it revs up until it snaps back to normal ( 2-3 seconds) I checked the cable and it moves freely when it is disconnected so for sure it the injector pump. I have lubed the lever which works for about a week, than sticks again. It seems to get better after the engine has warmed up but not always. I am going to try a new return spring but beyond that I am not sure what else I can do with it.
Any ideas? I like having the cruise control but it's not so handy when you have to try and stop for school crossings
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jmfoust Samba Member
Joined: February 01, 2005 Posts: 130 Location: Des Moines, Iowa
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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Just a strange thought. The lever isn't sticking to any of the insulation on the underside of the engine cover is it? Can you reproduce the the sticky lever syndrome (SLS) by hand with the cable disconnected? Something doesn't seem right.
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embraertech Samba Member
Joined: June 10, 2006 Posts: 41 Location: Montreal
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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It is strange cuz with cable disconnected it is still sticky. There seems to be ample spring tension as well but I guess after 25 years a new spring won't hurt.... |
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amishman Samba Member
Joined: March 09, 2004 Posts: 3202 Location: California
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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When I owned a diesel westy I had the same issue. Squirting the whole lever mechanism real good would work for a bit. Then it would get bad again. I seem to remember there being two springs on that thing. My pedal was a mutha to press down so I removed one spring and left one on. Seemed to help. If your springs are off, is the lever easyier to move around? I left one off for good and my pedal seemed to work nicer. Not sure if that would help but I sprayed sprayed sprayed lube and then left some all purpose grease on it and it seemed to do OK.
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embraertech Samba Member
Joined: June 10, 2006 Posts: 41 Location: Montreal
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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For my next question, does anyone know who has bits and pieces for the injector pump. Can't find anything on line. |
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Johnagon Samba Member
Joined: March 30, 2007 Posts: 79 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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I like the lube, lube ,lube idea. But I know a Guy that'll say your the only answer to your problem is to get rid of that smelly van (I bet it's Yellow !!)and get your self a proper classic air cooled that won't give you so many problems. |
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amishman Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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Johnagon wrote: |
I like the lube, lube ,lube idea. But I know a Guy that'll say your the only answer to your problem is to get rid of that smelly van (I bet it's Yellow !!)and get your self a proper classic air cooled that won't give you so many problems. |
And I would answer to that person diesel vanagons fetch more $$ than aircooled models (in the cases I see) and are very collectible as folks now understand alternative tools is the future and these old diesels can run biodiesel or with mods, straight veggie oil. I wish my Syncro Westy was a diesel!
If lube lube lube does not help for longer than a week, I would bet places out there can rebuild this pump. Make sure to join the diesel vanagon Yahoo group as there are some long time members there that know there stuff. You can also find some dead diesel rabbit someplace and steal the pump but those levers are different so you would need to remove the levers I think to make it all work.
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embraertech Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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embraertech Samba Member
Joined: June 10, 2006 Posts: 41 Location: Montreal
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:50 am Post subject: |
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Hey Johnagon, in referance to you comment from the air-cooled guy. Who's smelly yellow van tows him around when he forgets his keys! |
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1982Diesel Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2010 Posts: 16
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Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 6:52 pm Post subject: Same problem here... |
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I have the same sticky "speed control lever" on injector pump (IP) of my '82 diesel vanagon. This afternoon I took the assembly apart. It consists of 2 springs, 2 metal guilds for the springs, a thin washer and the speed control lever which attaches to the accelerator cable. I cleaned, lightly greased, and went to re-assemble, but I don't know where the speed control lever 'knotches' into the speed control knob that sticks out of the IP. Plus this speed control knob clicks up and down by about 1/2 cm inside the IP. Upon reassembly, my van would no start. Ideas??? |
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?Waldo? Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2006 Posts: 9752 Location: Where?
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Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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Did you get the lever oriented to the shaft in exactly the same relative position? |
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1982Diesel Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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Also, when push/pull the speed control knob of the IP up and down I see the little air bubbles in the fuel line (from Filter to IP) move. Does this mean that my pump still primed? My pump also leaks fuel from the underside seal where the cold start knob is, but it was running fine earlier today before I got to messing with it. |
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?Waldo? Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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Andrew A. Libby wrote: |
Did you get the lever oriented to the shaft in exactly the same relative position? |
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