Re: In search Of: throttle valve cable for an automatic (!) 1984 Scirocco

[Mauricio <raub@kudria.com>]

At 09:22 -0500 3/9/05, David Utley wrote:
>  >
> >  From: Mauricio Tavares <raub@kudria.com>
> >  Date: 2005/03/09 Wed AM 07:27:57 EST
> >  To: Scirocco-l <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >  Subject: In search Of: throttle valve cable for an automatic (!) 1984
> > 	Scirocco
> >
> > 	I know this is amazing, but true:  I have a Mk2 Scirocco which was born
> >  with an automatic transmission. It has been having a problem with
> >  upshifting which seems to have to do with the throttle valve cable (the
> >  cable that goes from the transmission to the throttle body): for
> >  whatever reason it stretched to the point I cannot adjust it any longer.
> >
> >  I went to the stealer and they want $170 for it.  Ouch!  So, I was
> >  wondering if any of you may have one of those cables laying around, say
> >  because of converting a car from AT to MT.  If you do, please think on
> >  me. =)
>
> It may be a silly question, but have you tried to adjust all the 
> slack out of it?

	Yes I did, and that is when I found how far the cable has 
been stretched.  Let me just say if I were to take all the slack 
neither of the nuts on the valve cover backet would be in place. :)

> David
>
> '83 GTI, Daily Driver...
> '87 16V, parts car
> '82 pickup, 2.0 16V, collecting dust...


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