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• Re: needed!84 speedometer with working odometer
  Historical mailing list - Bill Harris
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 18:54:45 -0700
  Are you sure the cable is good? Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Stephen Hosick <peterho@SWBELL.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, April...
• Speedometer troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 20:17:48 -0500
  I have been troubleshooting a nonworking speedometer that occurred after I had the instrument cluster out. I have done the following: 1. When I...
• WTB: Metal Cap for Driver's side wheel (with hole for speedo)
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:09:16 -0800
  ...I need to replace the metal cap on my drivers side front wheel(the one with the hole for the speedo cable). Anybody got...
• Re: Fluttering Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Ron Olsen
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 06:46:43 +1000
  ...Fluttering Speedometer > Seasons Greetings to all! > > The speedometer on my latest vanagon has been fluttering all summer and > fall. With the last cold spell...
• Re: was: 3 Questions Now: Speedo, brake, and headlight questions.
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 18:33:36 -0600
  ...Is there anyway to calibrate the speedo; >or do I need a new cable? There's no way a cable can make the speedo...
• Re; Antenna lost
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 22:39:33 -0500
  Brian, The only way is to remove the speedo-tach cluster from the dash, and buried in the corner is the cable. Good Luck...
• Re: Choice of Lube
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:19:35 -0600
  ---- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > The squeaking-squealing is often from the speedometer head itself, not the > cable. Lubricant will usually quiet it...
• Re: why so slow?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Tate
  Tue, 4 Apr 95 13:21:10 -0400 (EDT)
  ...You get the idea. > > Can't you just hook the Dremel to the speedo cable and do > the same thing??? [grin] > > -- > Todd R. Schroeder...
• Re: speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 13:51:28 -0400
  ...I believe we have some full length cables for $49. Just give my office a call at 856-327-4936. Thanks, Ken Wilford John...
• Re: Desperately need speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 10:10:18 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Arthur Anderson wrote: > Volks, > desperately seeking a speedo cable for an 85 Vanagon automatic, I > need the one that...
• Re: speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:46:30 +0000
  ...all, >>> >>> Does anyone have experience with the GW electronic speedometer? Or with repairing broken speedometers? Cable seems OK but speedometer has quit working. >>> >>> -Mark
• Re: shaky speedo needle
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 3 Jul 2019 08:55:09 -0700
  ...Problem now is a shaky speedo needle. Any easy checks to see if it is one of the cables or the speedo? I brought...
• Re: Choice of Lube
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 3 Mar 2014 13:14:04 -0800
  ...On 2/18/2014 6:21 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > The squeaking-squealing is often from the speedometer head itself, not the > cable. Lubricant...
• SCREAMING Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Rich Durant
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 07:50:42 -0700
  ...I'm hoping that I can disconnect the Speedometer cable in a few minutes during lunch. Which end of the cable would be easiest...
• Good things about Busses
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Thu, 22 Jun 95 10:18:54 EDT
  Well, after being keyed the other day, of course my speedometer cable finally decided to break, after wobbling for the last couple thousand miles...
• Re: parts prices
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 10:18:48 -0400
  ...speedo cable, fuel-tank sending unit, emerg brake cable.
• Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:34:58 -0400
  >> Does not all car manufacturers drive their speedo cables with the front LH wheel ? << Apparently does not everyone here recognize sarcasm. Geo/ATL
• Re: CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 9 Jan 1995 13:02:25 -0800 (PST)
  >> Eastwood company has a Speedometer cable lubricator ... a little gizmo that >> fits on the end of a cable and allows a grease gun to...
• Re: 1984 Speedos
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:50:40 +0000
  ...My cable is going bad? How would one check the possibility of poor Engine/transmission ground? > Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:20:20...
• Re: Odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 17:07:43 -0700
  I just helped a friend with the same problem--the cable had fallen out of the speedometer. Pop off the top of the instrument...
• Re: Soeedo repair
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jan 2022 13:47:09 +0000
  ...speedometer fits into a bracket there.  John On Thu, 2022-01-20 at 17:17 +0000, ddbjorkman@verizon.net wrote: Hi Zoltan; The cable...
• Re: Okay READ the subject bar...Hall Effect SPEEDO question.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 29 May 2008 17:24:39 -0400
  ...two part speedomter cable contain a Hall Effect sender?????????????? If so, how do I get a signal from it for the speedo? Which terminals...
• Re: Odometer not working. Will 1984 unit work in 1990?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 1 Aug 2006 14:57:29 -0700
  ...Will this work in the 1990 van? The unit size looks the > same, however, where the speedometer cable attaches, it looks slightly > different from...
• Wheel C-clip
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:27:27 -0400
  I am going to replace the speedometer cable with the one that does away with the EG counter. I have already ordered the cable...
• Re: Can a whining speedometer be fixed?
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 20:34:43 -0500
  Based on my previous non-VW experience (H****a) a growling speedometer at low temps usually indicates a bad speedometer cable. ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: Insturment cluster repairing and speedometer repair
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:56:20 -0800
  ...the speedo surround was metal (not plastic like my 1982) and furthermore, it was a screw-on coupling for the speedo cable (not push...
• Re: Speedo Noise
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Marsicano
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 14:56:09 -0400
  ...Jiggled the noisy cable to a quiet position then tied it with a wire tie. Simple is good. Tom Marsicano 88' Westy
• Re: Which Cromie type Hub Caps fit the Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 16:34:19 -0800
  Do those fit over the cap that holds the end of the speedo cable? Mike Frost '86 GL (Currently leaking coolant D'OH!)
• Re: Subject: Re: Tire Question (27x8.5x14 vs 205/40 14)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 01:49:20 EDT
  ...That's because your speedo cable runs to your front differential. Imagine your car up in the air on a hoist, the wheels are...
• Odometer repair (was coolant leak question...)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Sun, 30 Nov 2003 06:53:54 -0500
  ...The Bozobus ate a *bunch* of speedo cables, but that lost both measurements. I'll miss estimating the MPG... ================================================ -- Frank Miller My office is...
• Re: Speaking of 1982 Diesels...
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:23:35 -0400
  ...The speedometer is working fine, > so obviously, the cable inside the cable housing is turning properly. I > removed the instrument and, using a drill...
• 91 Camper Dash Chirping noise in turn.
  Historical mailing list - gneiss9
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:44:44 -0600
  ...speedo cable. I replaced this cable last summer and it has very few miles on it so did I perhaps mis- route the cable...
• All Fine, Durango, Co. to Asheville, North Carolina But Odometer Not Working
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 4 May 2010 18:37:34 -0600
  ...The speedo is fine but noisy....the odometer still does not work. Could it be that the cable is the problem? Does the cable...
• Odometer/Speedometer come and go together
  Historical mailing list - Steve Elfelt
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 20:34:57 -0400
  ...But not the speedometer or odometer. Could there be some simple thing wrong with the cable or its connections? How can I tell? Steve...
• Re: Need speedometer for '88
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:32:58 -0500
  ...I want to thank all that responded to me with suggestions of checking/lubing the cable, and lubing the speedometer. What I really need...
• Re: Vanagon total drag and mechanical losses
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 21:03:33 -0600
  ...the bike speedos don't have too much >>wire. >> >> If you wanna go to this much trouble, surely lengthening the cable wouldn't >> be...
• Re: Speedometer wheel clip
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:07:28 -0400
  ...Mike Rob wrote: > What do I need for a clip or whatever to hold the speedometer cable > in the wheel dust cap? Can I...
• Re: Reasonable cruising speed?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lake
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 10:49:54 -0500
  ...The speedometer and odometer are fed separately. Actually, they are both fed from the same source, the speedometer cable. But the odometer is a...
• Re: Fwd: speedo cluster for sale
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 09:26:29 -0400
  ...Tom Smith wrote: > > > I believe the 80 speedo cable has a different coupler for the speedometer > > than the > > 83/84. I got a used...
• Re: 1980 AC model speedo
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 19:41:58 -0700
  ...the screw on speedo > cable type. All later years have the push on version. > > Mark > > Karl Hartmut Filc wrote: > >> The speedo conection for the...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 09:12:01 -0800
  ...using a straight coat hanger with one end hooked to the speedo cable... now drive the van... as soon as the noise appear, pul...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sun, 27 Dec 2015 23:05:26 -0800
  ...http://www.super-lube.com/synthetic-oil-with-ptfe-high-viscosity-ezp-56.html Remove the speedometer and looking in the cable end you...
• [Fwd: Re: left hand to right hand.]
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 17:58:45 -0700
  On Aussie bugs, the fuse box is on left hand side, also they use a bus speedo cable to reach to Right hand side...
• Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sun, 27 Dec 2015 14:10:01 -0800
  ...I have lubed the speedo cable in the past (during warmer weather) and that worked. This is a different noise and I think it...
• Re: WTB: Speedometer for my 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 3 Nov 2015 07:50:47 -0800
  ...net> wrote: > What makes you think it is the Speedometer & Not just the Cable ~ > > > On 2 Nov , 2015, at 10:12 PM, James Kim...
• Re: odometer tires speed error
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 11:48:33 -0600
  ...the other way round? When your speedo shows 100, youre doing 95? > PerL Per, The speedo cable is turned by the left front wheel...
• Re: Syncro speedo is different?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
  Sat, 10 Apr 2004 01:50:18 -0700
  Ben, will it connect up? What percentage is off? Will it read higher or lower with a 2wd speedo in the syncro. Thanks, Doug...
• Re: Small Problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 20:45:03 -0800 (PST)
  And sherwin@gnn.com thus wrote: > > Noisy speedometer cable, is there a way to lubricate it or must I > replace it? I had this...
• engineering nightmares vehicles was: cruise control speedometer sensor
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:18:20 -0400
  ...at 4 pulses per speedo cable revolution. > 2) 0-5 volt square wave pulse at 2 pulses per speedo cable revolution. > (for > Syncro) > 3...
• Re: Speedometer and 15/65/205 Tires/Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Dor�
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:03:44 -0400
  ...Has anyone on this list experienced this and have you tried this ratio-adjusted speedo cable shown in that thread? The vendor for the...
• speedometer & a new grind
  Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
  Wed, 24 Dec 2003 14:48:13 -0600
  ...the grinding sound matches the bounce of the speedometer. It goes away after about 5 miles and doesn't return during start & stops during...
• speedo 85 vanagon....DPO and the use of various adhesives?
  Historical mailing list - Erin Randolph
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 19:02:26 -0800
  ...The previous owner had been in there once before, and upon doing so, broke the speedo cable end...and gratuitously spread epoxy all over...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 17:06:50 -0800
  ...the speedo out of the pod. Then drip maybe five or six drops of Super Lube into the little hole the cable goes into...
• Re: Speedo needle sits still sometimes
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 14 Jan 2014 08:25:36 -0800
  ...When it gets much worse, I'll try wd 40 into the back where the cable attaches. Weird, this behaviour showing up now, when...
• 1990 Vanagon Intermittent Functioning Speedometer
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 22:15:27 -0500 (CDT)
  I was camping in Northern WI this past week and my speedometer stopped working. It will not work at all for about the first...
• Re: turn o2 sensor off
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Thu, 24 Oct 1996 13:11:06 -0400
  ...Follow the speedo cable from the wheel and you'll find the box. Switch can be seen from the front end. -- Hotch 86GL 121K...
• Will driving w/o my instrument cluster hurt anything?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Elfelt
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 21:34:38 -0400
  ...Odometer/Speedometer come and go together My thought is to drive without the instrument cluster to see if the speedo cable thingie goes around...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:19:10 -0700
  ...that means someone could use a 2WD speedometer in a Syncro if they had too. cut the syncro speedo cable speed in half and...
• Re: Good News Story about one of our parts vendors
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:16:39 -0400
  ...Speedo cable N/A at VW, same for the long cooling pipe... Ben
• RE: Baywindow tire size/speedo error
  Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 13:52:29 -0500
  ...just attach the speedo to the cable under the dash and, while you match the speed of your friend's Bus, have a passenger...