Needs adjusted or replaced.
To adjust the throttle cable, first open the hood of the car and locate the cable. Then, adjust the screws on either side of the cable. Following that, tighten the cable so that it is taut and there is no slack, but it is not over tight.
i would check for slack in the cable wire if so get tie strapes and pull the slack hold it and put strapes around it enough so it wont go back in (throttle cable)
If it is like the 72 beetle, Have someone hold the the carb throttle open to give you some slack in the cable, then hook it in from the passenger side. If you hook in from the driver side it will come up done trust me
To adjust the kickdown cable, you'll need to pull up on the release and open the throttle all the way. After that, pull the outer cable housing tight and adjust the clamp. When you are finished, the outer housing should have no slack.
Check the emergancy brake cable- as it starts to wear, it stretches & leaves slack in the cable. There should be an adjustment to remove this slack. The tension in the cable pulls the lever to not make the switch for the brake light come on.
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pull on it. The sheath takes up slack... makes the cable shorter.
The three cables are from the gas pedal, cruise control, and transmission kick down. The transmission kick down is the only adjustable cable.
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Continue to lower the cable until you have enough slack in the cable to wiggle the holding bracket out of the spare.
Look down in the console in the slot the e-brake lever comes you will see a 10mm nut just tighten it up to remove all the slack Caution do not over tighten this nut or you will break the cable just tighten it enough to remove the slack if it feels like it doesn't want to turn anymore than stop there. If you still have lots of slack than you have a frozen cable