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Title: Accelerator gone in Van
Post by: davids3511 on November 19, 2008, 08:03:26 pm
Just as I was nearly home this evening I pressed the accelerator to get going, nothing. It was already on the floor. I stopped to have a look and the pedal is moving freely up and down but has no tension in it and nothing is being translated through to the engine. If it's not one thing it's another with this bloody van!!!!!

Any ideas anyone? 2000 Scudo by the way.
Title: Re: Accelerator gone in Van
Post by: niceandclean on November 19, 2008, 08:05:25 pm
Sounds like the cable to me, had the same thing go on our scudo.
Title: Re: Accelerator gone in Van
Post by: LWC on November 19, 2008, 09:21:47 pm
Must only be cable, cheap fix  ;D
Title: Re: Accelerator gone in Van
Post by: AuRavelling79 on November 19, 2008, 09:48:14 pm


If you can start the engine, look under the bonnet and see where the accelerator cable meets the lever onto the injector housing, pull the lever and if the engine revs then it's the cable snapped or unhooked.
Title: Re: Accelerator gone in Van
Post by: paulscotney on November 19, 2008, 10:35:44 pm
Cable,  I snapped about 5 on different vehs. Just get a piece of rope attach it to the end of cable end inside the bonnet and pull it out through the grill, into driver window  and control it by hand pull to get you to a mechanic.
Title: Re: Accelerator gone in Van
Post by: russ_clark on November 19, 2008, 10:39:35 pm
Last week I had a fuel pump go on a citroen dispatch 02 plate
cheapest I could get a new pump £1100 plus fitting  :o :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: Accelerator gone in Van
Post by: ok cleaning on November 19, 2008, 11:06:40 pm
time for a newer van boss
Title: Re: Accelerator gone in Van
Post by: s.hughes on November 19, 2008, 11:12:56 pm
Its the cable, happened to me once, the AA fixed a tempory one. It lasted at least until I got shot of it.

Steve
Title: Re: Accelerator gone in Van
Post by: RSWindows on November 20, 2008, 03:16:24 am
accelerator cables snap frequently if they have not been changed periodically, but it might be worth mentioning that with Diesel engines vibrating it can loosen the end piece of the cable and it simply pops out of the housing that attatches it to the injector housing.

Check it yourself.
Title: Re: Accelerator gone in Van
Post by: Londoner on November 20, 2008, 07:04:35 am
I carry a spare accelerator cable. I was advised to by a friend who is a mecanic and runs a courier business. It was only about £30 with the vat from a local motor factors.
Title: Re: Accelerator gone in Van
Post by: s.hughes on November 20, 2008, 08:33:27 am
I carry a spare accelerator cable. I was advised to by a friend who is a mecanic and runs a courier business. It was only about £30 with the vat from a local motor factors.
I can understand carrying a spare fan belt but not an accelerator cable. The chances of it breaking are slim. If you were a courier then theres more chance as they do loads of milage but the AA will fit a temprory one so it gets you where you want to go


Steve
Title: Re: Accelerator gone in Van
Post by: Dean Aspects on November 20, 2008, 10:43:24 am
Last week I had a fuel pump go on a citroen dispatch 02 plate
cheapest I could get a new pump £1100 plus fitting  :o :o :o :o :o

Last month my fuel pump went and i was quoted prices like that and above for a new one so i looked through yellow pages and found a local diesel pump repair specialist and he sorted it for just over £300 and all done in a day worth looking around as he said most garages always put new pumps on when its not needed as they usually are a cheap and easy repair