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• Re: '84 speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:30:38 -0800
  ...Re: '84 speedometer failure Me too --- My speedo also reads way high --- and I just had my speedo cable replaced. The speedo reads 160...
• Re: Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Thu, 1 Jun 1995 09:25:58 MST
  > On departure from the GNATT gang I became conerned that my speedometer > was not right (having been informed so by Dave Schwarze), so I...
• Re: Speedometer Clicking!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 10:18:48 -0700
  ...of Chemistry http://dynamics.chem.uidaho.edu University of Idaho http://www.uidaho.edu On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, Reynold Woodall wrote: > My speedometer...
• Re: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:58:59 -0400
  more than likely the speedometer cable. mike
• '79 speedometer?? (got one??)
  Historical mailing list - David E. Most
  Fri, 23 Jun 95 11:57:32 EDT
  A friend of mine needs one. Anybody anywhere have one from a parts bus?? Thanks. david
• Small Problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 23:18:41
  Noisy speedometer cable, is there a way to lubricate it or must I replace it? Happy Holidays, Sherwin
• Re: odometer fix
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 17:33:15 -0700
  ...Palo Alto speedometer will fix it, for $175. Which I didn't want to pay but looks like I may have to. Valley Wagen...
• Re: Power loss with 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 19:19:41 -0800
  This is born out by the way the 15 inch wheels "fixed" my speedometer. With the 14" wheels my speedometer always read 5 mph...
• Re: Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 01:28:06 -0400
  ...When the >speedometer reads 70 mph I am actually only doing 60. I don't get it. 1984 and '85 up through December '84...
• 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: Inaccurate Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 11:16:08 -0500
  ...I'd say upper peg normally but we're > talking Vanagons, heh heh! :^) I've heard theories that the spring in the speedometer weakens...
• Need Speedometer and odometer 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Edward Beasley
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 20:52:15 -0400
  ...Does anybody have one in reasonably good condition with a working speedometer? Here's the situation; my cluster has a broken odometer, broken oil...
• Re: Speedometer -- the straight scoop
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:21:12 +0200
  Sorry, pressed send too early :-) Michael Elliott wrote: > Looks like the answer, all right. > > Maybe someone can help me with Mechanical Speedometer 101: > > 1...
• Re: Speedometer light bulb
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 5 May 2015 13:38:52 -0400
  ...2015 10:11 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Speedometer light bulb > > grab the square end and turn it.. it will come...
• Re: o2 sensor light
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:33:42 -0500
  ...There is a speedometer cable that goes from the driver's side front wheel to the black box and another cable goes from the...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Dec 2015 23:54:24 -0500
  The real problem is that the rotating parts in the speedometer have worn and the noise if from the inner hub chattering. Lubrication buys...
• Re: Anyone know how to calibrate the speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:12:00 -0500
  ...The speedometer magnet was pre-magnetized then it was was put into machine and tested at speed while the machine bumped the magnet strength...
• Suspended animation
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Rathke
  Mon, 10 Oct 1994 16:00:15 -0700
  ...The speedometer is working properly, so I would like someone to confirm my suspicion that the problem is in the gauge. This problem isn...
• Re: '84 speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:10:34 -0500
  ...I don't know what I was thinking. > > > > The speedometer part _does_ work, but not correctly. It reports that > > I'm > > doing eighty when...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 19:37:20 +0000
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM<mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Subject: Re: Speedometer Cable Nor me. On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 3:19 PM...
• whinning speedometer and oil useage
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 16:31:16 -0800
  in the mornings when i get out to drive the vanagon to work the speedometer will whine about 10 miles ten quit whining and...
• Re: Speedometer difference
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 19 Sep 2017 09:17:32 -0700
  thanks all for your input... then I will just swap in a US spec rebuilt one... easy peasy... dan
• click from instrument area
  Historical mailing list - Michael Kimball
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:55:01 -0600
  I am getting a click from the instrument area (maybe the speedometer). It clicks faster with higher speeds.
• speedo resto..
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Jun 1995 10:49:16 EDT
  Rich sez he replaced the indicator color (windows) in his speedometer. Rich, are these homemade or actual acquirable parts...? christian
• Re: Speedometer Source
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:10:19 -0500
  ...Speedometer Source >> >>Try here: >>http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_371_1330/odometer_fix.html >> >>On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 10...
• Re: '83 AIR-COOLED VANAGON; NEED AN ODOMETER GEAR
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:41:53 -0800
  Does your speedometer cable Screw onto the back of your speedometer ? ( early vans are likethat, most speedo cables clip on ) .. Id yours has a...
• Re: Vanagon not as fast as you think
  Historical mailing list - Frank Brand
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 18:15:14 -0700
  According to my GPS (Garmin V) at an indicated 80 mph on the speedometer, the actual speed is 78 mph. Frank '90 Carat ----- Original...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 10:11:25 -0500
  Eric, AFAIK there are no new speedometers available. The only way to go at this point is used or repaired. A number of our...
• Speedometer/odometer problem
  Historical mailing list - Tim Talevich
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 10:27:47 -0800
  ...Then, the speedometer started making a whining noise. I fiddled with the cable entering into the speedo/odo box, taking it out, then pushing...
• Was: Cruise Control ... Pickup: sit on hole.... Now: Installed. Solved.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 7 Sep 2011 20:12:55 -0700
  ...sensor from a Mk2 VW > (in speedometer). > Does this part sit on top of the back of speedometer or push further > into the hole...
• Effects of tire sizes on fuel economy!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 18:09:04 -0500
  ...According to GPS Speedometer/odometer now reading ~2% lower than actual. Corrected distance, 2868 miles averaging 16.41 MPG. It should be noted that...
• Re: Speedometer and odometer accuracy
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 10:40:40 -0700
  On 3/22/05 10:01, "Warren Lail" <wlail@OU.EDU> wrote: > Regarding speedometer accuracy, I have made several multi-thousand mile > trips with...
• Re: '84 speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:14:10 -0800
  ...The 85-later speedometer is so much more accurate and now I have a tach to monitor the engine more closely. See my write...
• Re: Speedometer -- the straight scoop
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 06:20:48 -0700
  ...Maybe someone can help me with Mechanical Speedometer 101: 1. How do they work? 2. What can shift or age internally to cause them...
• Re: Parting out 87 Syncro Passenger van
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:25:58 -0700
  Thanks for posting this Ken, Like Karl I'll take the Speedometer though�:-) Also pay you the next time I'm back East.. Otta...
• Re: 92mph [WAS : 102mph]
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 16 May 2007 11:38:05 -0700
  ...Well, I can't, kause 85 is the upper limit of my speedometer. What I can say is I might have done it. I...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:13:39 -0400
  Hi Craig, If you're on a budget and you're having trouble finding a speedometer, just put a GPS on the dash for...
• Re: New Engine Gas Mileage Report
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:48:23 -0700
  ...How are you calculating your numbers? Are you using the odometer/speedometer on the dash? or are you using the trip meter on a...
• Speedometer wheel clip
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 19:05:03 -0700
  What do I need for a clip or whatever to hold the speedometer cable in the wheel dust cap? Can I just go the...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Re: speedometer accuracy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 7 May 2013 09:33:01 -0700
  In the old days there used to be marked speedometer test sections on the interstates (maybe still are?). Ten mile marked section you could...
• Re: speedometer lube?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 07:45:22 -0800
  ...M --- J Roth <rbluewesty@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > How wise is it to disassemble the instrument cluster to remove the > speedometer and lubricate it? I...
• Re: speedometer in Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Sat, 3 Aug 1996 10:08:21 -0700
  >> << >> MY speedometer is not accurate. Can somone tell me >> if your tach is running 3,000 RPM in 4th gear what >> speed are you...
• Re: odometer quit
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 21:34:04 -0400
  ...Dissasseble speedometer, gingerly glue gear, reassemble. Voila. Chris, '85 Westy. P.S. Don't use too much glue as it will leak onto the...
• Re: Trip Odometer Myth(?)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 15:24:42 +1200
  >If any one thing on a Vanagon screams junk it has to be the speedometer. Engine? Trans? Switchgear? Locks? VC?
• Re: Vanagon total drag and mechanical losses
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 12:21:22 -0600
  Martin suggested using a video camera to record a vehicle's speedometer while allowing it to coast down from a fast highway speed. What...
• Re: Tire Question (not the dreaded tire thread at all)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:11:26 -0700
  Tire size will directly affect the speedometer accuracy, irregardless of where the speedo cable hooks up. Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: broken speedometer?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Allen
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 21:45:02 -0400
  ...broken speedometer? > Hey team, > > My speedometer (and odometer) broke about 3 months ago and I'm finally > getting around to fixing it. I was...
• Newly found vender
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:23:01 +0000
  Hello all.  I have good news for all those who are experiencing a wonky speedometer.  While at a visit to FAS in Maine I...
• WANTED: Syncro MPH speedometer
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 22:21:31 -0800
  Just as the subject says, I would like to purchase a working MPH speedometer for a Vanagon Syncro - this should have the number 1640...
• Re: Oil Pressure Buzzer? After Tach Wiring.
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 16 May 2005 13:51:12 -0700
  ...The newer system runs everything thru a small L-shaped circuit board inside the speedometer housing. Probably the easiest way to keep the system...
• Re: speedo/odo error confusion
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 23:49:25 -0700
  ...These speedometer heads have a tolerance of (+3) miles per hour." When the DOT bureaucrats dropped the 85mph speedometer rule, they instituted a new...
• Re: Cruising Speed
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:42:08 -0400
  GPS Speed, or Vanagon Speedometer speed... I find the 10% error rate on my 84 Vanagon Speedometer, so when it says 75 MPH, I...
• Speedometer and 15/65/205 Tires/Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:40:39 -0700
  I have come to the conclusion that I am not driving as fast as my speedometer indicates as people are racing around me and...
• Re: Speedo cable noise
  Historical mailing list - IR Student
  Tue, 14 Oct 1997 16:34:00 PDT
  ...When I disconnected it from the speedometer unit it was silent. I found that the speedo gauge was making the noise. Not having the...
• Speedometer has started failing intermittently. Where to start troubleshooting?
  Historical mailing list - K. Taylor
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 19:40:37 -0700
  The speedometer in my '90 Westie started failing intermittently last week. Won't work for a few minutes... then will come to life for...
• Re: Syncro Speedometer drive available
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:16:01 -0800
  ...On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote: > Just got a new syncro speedometer drive gear in...
• Re: Speedometer Source
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:07:23 -0400
  Has anyone tried one from other VW's of the same time period? T. -- 82 Scirocco "Rodolfo" 85 Vanagon "Blubrik, El Guapo"
• Re: Speedometer and 15/65/205 Tires/Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:38:01 -0400
  By law, your speedometer (with stock tires) should have been no more than 5% off (reading too high). The tires you are now using...
• Re: Speedometer weird
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 03:51:22 -0600
  ...1981 Westy 122K speedometer acting weird. It stayed a zero up until maybe 30 then started to work. Then when I slowed it dropped...
• speedo calibration
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Mon, 24 Aug 1998 14:39:46 -0500
  According to the service manual, early Vanagon speedometers had significant error. More accurate ones were installed in later models (I think '86 on). I...