Hello! Log in or Register   |  Help  |  Donate  |  Buy Shirts See all banner ads | Advertise on TheSamba.com  
TheSamba.com
 
Accelerator tube guide
Forum Index -> Ghia Share: Facebook Twitter
Reply to topic
Print View
Quick sort: Show newest posts on top | Show oldest posts on top View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
hazmatty3614
Samba Member


Joined: June 07, 2016
Posts: 252
Location: Wanaque, New Jersey
hazmatty3614 is offline 

PostPosted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 9:25 am    Post subject: Accelerator tube guide Reply with quote

Everything this community has suggested for my 69 AS Ghia has been dead-on and it’s running so well now.

I realized that a rattling noise in the fan shroud is the accelerator cable guide tube. As I work the accelerator, the tube works it’s way out of the shroud toward the rear of the car. The further it comes out, the worse the noise.

I have a replacement tube on hand. I need to know the correct way to secure the tube in the shroud once I slide it through. It seems like it will just slide in and out of there almost freely.

Thanks
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Instagram Gallery Classifieds Feedback
Eric&Barb
Samba Member


Joined: September 19, 2004
Posts: 24671
Location: Olympia Wash Rinse & Repeat
Eric&Barb is offline 

PostPosted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 10:13 am    Post subject: Re: Accelerator tube guide Reply with quote

Well like the steel fuel line tube passing thru the front tin, there should be a rubber grommet. These grommets keep the metal tubes from getting cut by the hole edges in the front tin. Plus for the accelerator tube the grommet keeps the tube from sliding back and forth. Additionally like to put a fender washer and hose clamp on the tube, up against the front of the fan shroud to doubly keep it from moving.

You can look up parts like this and find parts you did not even know about for your VW in the VW dealer parts manuals, like the accelerator bowden tube. The Beetle parts manual is perfect for the engine and transaxle mechanicals for your Ghia since both used almost all the same parts. Lots of super cool exploded diagrams. Do use the "Full Index", it is a lot easier to navigate thru.

http://www.oacdp.org/

Thru the "Upcoming" button at the top of that webpage, you can access that parts manual. Do take a good look thru the rest of the info on that webpage also.
_________________
In Stereo, Where Available!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Gallery Classifieds Feedback
jeffrey8164 Premium Member
Samba Member


Joined: January 06, 2018
Posts: 3804
Location: Georgia
jeffrey8164 is offline 

PostPosted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 12:14 pm    Post subject: Re: Accelerator tube guide Reply with quote

Yes, rubbers help.
I put a little hose clamp on the back to prevent movement.
_________________
Volkswagen!
Turning owners into mechanics since 1938.

“Let he that is without oil throw the first rod”
(Compression 8.7:1)
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Gallery Classifieds Feedback
Display posts from previous:   
Reply to topic    Forum Index -> Ghia All times are Mountain Standard Time/Pacific Daylight Savings Time
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum

About | Help! | Advertise | Donate | Premium Membership | Privacy/Terms of Use | Contact Us | Site Map
Copyright © 1996-2023, Everett Barnes. All Rights Reserved.
Not affiliated with or sponsored by Volkswagen of America | Forum powered by phpBB
Links to eBay or other vendor sites may be affiliate links where the site receives compensation.