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• Speedo Calibration?
  Historical mailing list - Mick Forstag
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 09:01:06 -0400
  ...This time it's the speedometer, which is clearly not giving accurate readings. A friend and I timed it out with a watch and...
• Speedo calibration
  Historical mailing list - J. Kelly
  Wed, 10 May 2000 18:33:58 -0400
  ...Speedo calibration > > > > Folks - > > > > The easiest way to check your speedometer is to get a GPS unit > > ($100 or borrow one) and head on down...
• Speedo Repair with 1 year warranty
  Historical mailing list - Mike Lawrence
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 23:06:41 -0800
  Hi All, I just called North Hollywood Speedometer Co. & was quoted $92 to repair my 81 vanagon Speedo. They give it a full work...
• WTB Syncro Speedo cable CDN
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 7 Aug 2005 14:32:24 -0700
  All the van really needs is the interior cable for the speedo, but if you have the inner and outer as a set, I...
• speedometer removal
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 16:10:05 -0700
  Anyone know where there are instructions for removing the speedometer from the housing? I screwed up my odometer a while ago, well okay, more...
• Re: noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Tom VandenBerg
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 13:11:22 EST
  ...I disconnected the speedo cable from behind the speedometer and shot some wd40 down the cable tube. No more problem...keep driving! Tom VandenBerg
• Re: Bouncy Speedo Needle
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 19:40:21 EST
  ...interested to know what causes the speedometer needle to bounce and what > other owners have done to remedy it? > > change your speedo cable.. chris
• Re: [Syncro] Looking for a Syncro speedo
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 12:21:45 -0700
  On 10/3/06, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: > > Not all Syncros use a 1000 speedo. > > In fact all of mine use 1600...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kurpius
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 07:51:32 -0800
  ...Did you test that both radiator fan speeds were working properly? You mentioned the high speed would come on, but nothing about the low...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 17 Aug 2000
  Historical mailing list - Larry Innes
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 07:39:32 -0300
  ...My unscientific GPS/speedometer observations over the past 2000 miles of a roadtrip originating in Labrador and (hopefully) terminating in Victoria BC sometime towards...
• Re: Not the usual trip odometer problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 18:59:00 -0400
  Jeff, I suspect 2 or more of the screws holding the back of the speedometer housing were loose before or when you reset your...
• Re: Speedo Issue..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Jan 2013 01:41:51 -0500
  ...I've not heard of a Vanagon speedo losing it's speed function and keeping the odometer, but that is just what mine begin...
• Re: Rev limits
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 1995 10:57:58 -0300
  ...Old VW manuals used to say "top speed and cruising speed is.." then they started saying "top speed..", then no rating except speed /1000...
• Re: A speedometer question
  Historical mailing list - George Lyle
  Sun, 14 Jun 1998 21:08:46 -0700
  Tom Young <young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU> wrote: > For the last few months I've noticed my speedo needle has a slight case > of...
• Re: Hall Effect Sender? Speedo question
  Historical mailing list - Jason Brand
  Thu, 29 May 2008 17:07:48 -0400
  The new Volkswagens cars have electronic speedometers, and no cable. The only thing that passes through the firewall on them are wires. The VSS...
• Re: AC and engine temps
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sun, 26 Jul 1998 16:50:09 -0700
  t bill wrote: > > > > The fan would come on appropriately (However, there seems to be only 1 fan > > > speed),and no lights on the dash...
• Okay READ the subject bar...Hall Effect SPEEDO question.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Thu, 29 May 2008 14:04:28 -0700
  Hey everyone, I need to know how to get a signal for an electronic SPEEDOMETER from a Hall Effect sender. I don't see...
• Re: right sized tires, wrong speed indication
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 09:33:08 -0800
  ...I use a GPS to measure speed. I visually compare with the speedo reading and then generally decide to leave the gps on. Accuracy...
• Re: GPS speed accuracy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 8 May 2013 15:41:25 -0500
  Is there an iPhone app that measures speed? Jeff > Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 16:20:10 -0400 > From: georgejoann@GMAIL.COM > Subject: Re...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 11:56:09 -0700
  I try to keep my highway speed at 60 mph. Sometimes it creeps up to 65, particularly when there is downhill. Depending on conditions...
• SA 5-speeds
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 6 Jun 1998 11:24:32 -0700
  I have been watching with interest the posts on the SA Vanagon 5-speeds. Has it been answered: 1.) Can this transmission be retrofitted...
• reply tire and speedo
  Historical mailing list - Denis B�lisle
  Sat, 9 May 1998 01:14:36 -0700
  Hello Each 1,000 rpm in fourth gear = 18 mph if you run at 4,000 speed will be 72 mph On my westie...
• Re: Gear Ratio Spreadsheet
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 16:09:27 -0700
  No, you can't use the r+p set from a 4 speed in a 5 speed or the other way around for that...
• Re: Crazy idea?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:57:36 -0700
  ...805 for mph speedos with push-on cable. As another example of factual errors, that speedo listing at GW says that 80-83 speedo...
• Re: Bouncing Speedometer Needle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 16:04:08 -0700
  ...Bouncing Speedometer Needle My speedometer needle bounces. It seems to smoothe out at higher speeds. I was thinking about spraying some WD40 in the...
• Question about Speedo Head gearing
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:48:46 -0500
  I actually did wind up getting a new Speedo Head for a Vanagon from my local dealer even though they told me that they...
• Re: Fans again
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 23:07:56 -0600
  Stu, On my '85 van the low speed fan seldom comes on. It does work, I checked it on the weekend. The high speed...
• Re: vanagon top speed, extrapolation
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 13:52:49 +1200
  ...Tail wind was strong >but maybe not 100 MPH.. > Waht I would like to no is how he knows >the speed, as the vanagons...
• Re: WTB: Speedometer for my 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 2 Nov 2015 23:17:59 -0700
  What makes you think it is the Speedometer & Not just the Cable ~ On 2 Nov , 2015, at 10:12 PM, James Kim wrote: > Dear...
• Re: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 11:21:42 -0700
  ...The 5 speed is a massive improvement for the original diesel vans. You can't reasonably discuss gearing options without factoring in the engine...
• Re: cruising speed
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Thu, 02 May 1996 15:55:36 -0700
  Hey Ric (aka VDubDude) - That was an informative reply to the question about reasonable cruising speed in an air cooled vanagon. Could you share...
• Speedometer Questions Miles vs. Kilometres
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 04:58:01 -0700
  My speedometer face just has Kilometres, which is fine for me because I live in Canada... but did VW ever come out with a...
• Re: Intermittent speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 18 Aug 2015 06:16:25 -0700
  ...this troubling behavior just started on our recent weekend > trip. > > > > > > During the trip the speedometer needle indicating speed which > sometimes not move. the other...
• Re: Optimum WBX rpms; was RE: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 May 2010 21:41:16 -0400
  ...4 speed/5 speed shifter ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > I do not see any reason why 4,200 rpm would produce...
• Re: Help: 89 Westy w/Noisy Speedometer
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 14:21:22 -0500
  ...The replaced the speedometer. This quieted the clicking but the needle still bounces. So I WOULDN'T TRY A NEW SPEEDO. I think the...
• Re: Vanagon Speedometers - Random Thoughts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Jul 1997 21:31:24 -0700
  ...I just took the speedo to a speedo repair shop and he pressed a new gear on it. Karl
• Hall Effect Sender? Speedo question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Thu, 29 May 2008 06:45:08 -0700
  Hey everyone, Putting an aftermarket VDO speedo in my van and it requires a "Hall Effect Sender" input. What the???? The van is an...
• Re: A/C 4-position fan speed selector problem
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:47:31 -0500
  ...I rewired the speed reduction resistors to reduce all the fan speeds so the new high speed was about the same as the old...
• Re: another speedometer cable question
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:58:27 -0700
  ...another speedometer cable question > >Hi folks: > ><snip> > >There was mention of one person having problems with the tabs on the instrument cluster being broken...
• Re: Tire Question (not the dreaded tire thread at all)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:41:14 -0700
  ...Mark Jeff @ Autostadt West wrote: > Tire size will directly affect the speedometer accuracy, irregardless of > where the speedo cable hooks up. > > Jeff > > -----Original Message...
• Re: [Re: [Re: 91 Vanagon GL Top Speed?]]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 15:44:21 MDT
  ...I think that my fastest was on the backside entry to Bastrop state park in Texas- speed 57mph according to the "Your speed is...
• Re: Red dots on speedo (was some other thread about fuel gauges)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:38:29 -0500
  ...For the automatic, ignore > the 1st speed dot. Your 1st lines up with the 2nd speed dot, 2nd goes with > the 3rd. > >
• Speedo needle
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 21:07:03 EDT
  Hey guys & gals, The needle on my speedo doesn't want to come off the low end peg until I'm going about 25...
• Re: Is it possible to speed in a 84 Westy w/ 1.9 engine?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:18:46 -0600
  On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > Those speed camera things have been discontinued in...
• Re: Reasonable cruising speed?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 08:25:52 -0700
  ...Speedometer Repair The interesting thing that Ramon's comments points our is that one of the things that hasn't changed over the years...
• Re: 1980 AC model speedo
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 09:38:48 -0800
  The speedo comes right out of the cluster. You could just put your early cable style speedo into the later AC cluster to get...
• Re: Vanagon 5 Speed Trannies. RPM in 5th gear question.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 23:20:43 EST
  In a message dated 11/22/98 10:47:55 AM Pacific Standard Time, vwvanman@mailexcite.com writes: << The speed at 4000 RPM with...
• 5 speed transmission for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 2 Sep 2001 13:18:39 -0700
  I do not offer a 5 speed for the Van's...I am just a small business and Weddle is larger and does the...
• Re: E-bay item - 5-speed Vanagon Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 17:57:59 -0700
  > I searched the archives for "5 speed" a while back, and mainly found > references implying that it was a mythical beast... > > So, my questions...
• FW: Rad fan speeds
  Historical mailing list - Woten, Rodney
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 10:35:20 -0500
  ...I could only get the fan to come on at > 1 speed, and I think it was probably high speed. I'm pretty sure...
• Help - Low Speed Radiator Fan Dead... High Speed Works..!?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 4 May 2002 21:48:17 +0200
  ...tonight while bleeding the system, and letting her idle at 2000rpm for a long time, I had the pleasure of hearing the high speed...
• Re: Dealership Replacement Speedometer Housing Colour?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 18 May 2016 11:28:22 +0000
  Yes later replacement speedo had a white back Ken On Wed, May 18, 2016, 6:28 AM David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > Photo...
• Another Speedometer question
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Waxman
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 23:36:35 -0500
  ...The speedo works without a twitch, so I'm guessing that the odometer is mechanically broken and irreparable. Is there anyway to find out...
• Re: Speed vs rpms w/ AT?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:04:39 -0800
  ...since the speedo is calibrated for 805 revs/mile, if you have a left front tire that is anything but 25" in diameter (5280...
• Re: Cruising Speed
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:38:51 -0700
  60-65 in the '87 Westy 2.1 4-speed.� It'll go a faster but there's usually no need. Stephen --- On Sun...
• Re: > i need a speedo-unit...URGENT!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 25 Aug 2001 02:50:54 -0500
  Whoa!!! You want my Speedos, my unit and then the whole cluster? We haven't even been properly introduced yet. Dimwitted Moose and Flying...
• Re: '84 Westy Speedometer Accuracy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 13:42:58 EST
  ...I even checked it at 90 mph and its 2 mph off at that speed. My van speedo is more accurate than my more...
• Re: front heater core flow restriction
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 17:21:26 -0500
  > As for heater performance, max heating is not obtained with the fan on > high speed. >Speed 2 will probably warm the van the fastest...
• Re: Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 5 Jun 95 15:17:36 EDT
  In perusing Bentley, I was interested to note a specific statement that odometer and speedometer accuracy are to different standards, so altho' they will...
• Re: right sized tires, wrong speed indication
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 10:08:18 -0800
  Don't you have > speed limits in California? > > david Sure we do but they speed too and rarely stop anyone for a mere 4...