throttle cable adjustment?

[vwtopia]

Can the length of the throttle cable be shortened? I have about 1/8 to 1/4 inch play in the cable. I guess the real question is can it be shortened without cutting it. I didn't see anyway to adjust it at the injector pump without adjust the pump itself. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Kevin

[guessed]

On the Rabbits, I slide the ball on the throttle lever, on the injection pump(the cable connects too) farther down the shaft.

[danfromsyracuse]

onthe van the throttle cable adjustment is under the pedals in the front..

theres a trapezoidal box unscrew that and then adjust the slack in the cable make sure you get full pedal travel

dan stevens

[vwtopia]

Dan, thanks for the info. I finally got around to trying to adjust the cable and it was exactly as you said. I'm had some other problems with my vanagon but the other day I took it for a test drive and was amazed how much sooner I could get it up to 60 mph without having to go down hill. Thanks