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• Help: 89 Westy w/Noisy Speedometer
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 17:59 -0500 (EST)
  I already looked in the tech. bulletins and found the following which does not apply to an 89 Westy. Technical Bulletin Group: 90 Number...
• Re: oil pressure warning alarm
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 09:31:03 -0400
  The oil pressure warning alarm, believe it or not, is in the speedometer housing. Seems an odd place to me, but that's where...
• Clicking speedo - is there a cure?
  Historical mailing list - luke
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 09:45:00 -0700
  After a 900 mile journey in my '88, I have one complaint - the speedometer clicking is driving me nuts. Is there a cure? Charles...
• Re: Agony of defeat . . .
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:52:23 +1200
  ...Thingy that the speedometer and gauges >live in. Yes... >in the back behind the gauges. No... in FRONT of the gauges. -- Regards Andrew
• [Fwd: Re: Late Vanagon Speedometer needed]
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:29:42 -0400
  ...My wife's ex employer once tried to tell us it was legal to operate a school bus with a broken speedometer, and we...
• RE: '72 engine wanted, other questions
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Thu, 22 Sep 1994 10:16:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Schneiter) >Also, the speedometer is off by almost 10 miles/hour - the speedometer >said 68-70 while I was really going 60. The tire...
• Re: Loosing it...Speedo
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 22:17:32 -0700
  My 1980 speedometer had to be screwed on.1983.5 and I think then on. The speedometer just sliped on.Make sure it's...
• 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...
• Speedometer Keeps Breaking
  Historical mailing list - duffstar
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 00:16:42 -0400
  ...When I purchased my '89 Vanagon GL the previous owner told me that he had to replace the entire speedometer "but its working fine...
• speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 15:32:12 -0900
  ...Ran into a problem replacing a speedometer cable in my 89 vanagon. I thought this would be a pretty simple, straightforward job, but that...
• Digital instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Wed, 11 Oct 2017 18:36:42 -0400
  Hi Volks, Does anyone know or can recommend replacing the instrument cluster (or speedometer) with a digital version? Mine is having a meltdown when...
• odometer fix
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 15:10:22 -0700
  Good news! Now I know how to take a speedometer apart. Bad news. Odometer still doesn't work. Any one around that knows how...
• Whatever happened to speedo cable lube?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:39:17 -0500
  I went for some speedometer cable lube t'other day and there wasn't any to be had! What are Volks using these days...
• Re: Odometer Problems
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 6 May 2002 08:34:18 -0400
  Buy a new gear from Palo Alto Speedometer. I bought 3 a while back. $58 for all including shipping. Call Hartmut Mees @ 650-323...
• WTB Syncro Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 20:16:43 -0400
  Please! Somebody sell one!!!!! TIA jason 87 syncro westy _________________________________________________________________ Don�t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click...
• Re: Speedometer clicking - any recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 19:39:56 -0500
  ...I > > had a local VW dealer check it out and they said I need a new speedometer > > head and cable. They want over $200...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:18:47 -0500
  > The installer said that there is a VW supplied amplifier under the > speedometer console and that I must have blown that. The new stereo...
• odometer problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Mon, 17 May 2004 12:10:19 -0700
  ...The speedometer works fine all the time. I know that replacing the speedometer would probably fix it, but It just seems strange that it...
• Re: Speedometer wheel clip
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:09:30 -0700
  ...It was only the speedometer cable which came out of the brake backing plate. The cable was whipping around in the tire carrier. I...
• Re: Strange Static Buzzing Noise Coming From The Dash?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:29:48 -0500
  ...Could they be burning out? >> >> Could it be the speedometer cable whining at high speed and just >> making a noise? Could I somehow spray...
• Re: 1984 Speedos
  Historical mailing list - Joe T.
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:14:38 -0700
  No way! My cluster is out of an '84 Wolfsburg full Westy and the speedometer has always been way, way off. I just thought...
• Speedo cable noise
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Tue, 14 Oct 1997 08:00:29 -0600
  I had to remove the instrument panel to fix a problem with a windshield wiper. (This included diconnecting the speedometer cable) After reassembling, I...
• Re: Life after speedometer, why do they break?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:01:42 -0500
  tasteless, odorless, essentially inert Sounds like what my mother used to cook. To this day, I avoid establishments that advertize, "Like mom used to...
• Re: Life after speedometer, why do they break?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:13:00 -0600
  ...Life after speedometer, why do they break? > I had trouble with my speedometer (88GL) for years and even disconnected the > trip tick by removing...
• Re: Speedometer Advice
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 05:55:44 -0400
  ...Tuesday, August 01, 2000 9:37 PM Subject: [VANAGON] Speedometer Advice > Our recently acquired 89 Carat has a bad speedo. It reads at 10...
• Re: vdo 1540 speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Tim in Seattle
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 10:55:48 -0800
  ...Jamie Foust wrote: > > > Can anyone tell what vehicle a vdo 1540 speedometer belongs to? -- Tim King Seattle WA 87 Syncro Westy/Suby 2.5
• Re: Michelin XCA tires - highway RPMS
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 22:59:50 -0600
  You know, in the Instrument Cluster section of the Bentley, it talks about how the speedometer and the odometer may be off by a...
• Re: Syncro Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 21 May 2004 07:00:39 -0700
  ...Mark Budd Premack wrote: > > Can a Jetta speedometer with the ratio 1540 be substituted for a Syncro speedometer with the standard 1600 ratio? If...
• Re: Odometer not working. Will 1984 unit work in 1990?
  Historical mailing list - Kimmons Anthony
  Tue, 1 Aug 2006 17:52:34 -0500
  ...I removed the >> instrument cluster, removed the speedometer/odometer from the >> cluster, >> and noted the shaft had just fallen out of the end of...
• Metric Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Zach White
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 08:46:40 +0000
  ...one of the vendors that frequent the list about metric (kph) speedometers. The odometer in my new cluster doesn't work (Not sure if...
• Re: Intermittent speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 18 Aug 2015 20:09:07 -0400
  I also have my speedo needle sometime stick at the zero position. a light whack on the top of the instrument cluster gets it...
• Re: Smog Test/ Speedometer (can't get in the archives)
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 16:52:12 -0800
  Sure would be nice to have that archive on CD-Rom! -, but I've been unable to get into the >archives for over a...
• Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:08:36 -0400
  ...My speedometer says 820. So I guess my speed will show as 97.5 percent of my actual speed. So when my speedometer shows...
• Re: NLA - lower speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:23:52 -0700
  ...NLA - lower speedometer cable > > John, is it anything special? Motorcycle supply places make up custom > cables > all the time depending on what ends you...
• Odometer/Speedometer OoC
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:49:44 -0700
  ...A post in the archives contains a clue I've been looking for to resolve one of three new problems (odometer, speedometer, trip meter...
• Re: 1984 Speedos
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:50:40 +0000
  ...wrote: > >No way! My cluster is out of an '84 Wolfsburg full Westy and the > >speedometer has always been way, way off. I just...
• Re: right sized tires, wrong speed indication
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 09:44:43 -0800
  > My '84 westy cruises nicely at 75-80 MPH, according to the speedometer. > It's got to be wrong. I suspect by about 10...
• RE: Alternative Instrumentation
  Historical mailing list - Eric L. Borgen
  Thu, 18 Apr 96 18:15:00 PDT
  I've Heard Of These Devices... I Think They're Called... Speedometers! (Heh, Heh, Heh) Just Kidding ;-) -Eric B. >Wheel revs was just something...
• Re: Syncro speedo is different?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 10 Apr 2004 18:05:23 EDT
  In a message dated 4/10/2004 2:08:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time, vickrail@VELOCITY.NET writes: << You'll need another 1850 speedometer...
• What every Vanagon owner needs
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:42:23 -0700
  A speedometer that goes to eleven! (aka 150mph) http://www.ebay.de/itm/VW-T3-Vanagon-Cluster-USA-Tacho-Tachoeinsatz-150-MPH-240-Km...
• Re: Tire trivia
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 21:31:23 -0800
  ...Tires that are around 27" tall are the most accurate for the stock speedometer. Usually the speedometer is a little optimistic about everything. Right...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:16:35 -0400
  ...Pretty much every GPS program has > a speedometer/heading/trip computer feature these days. > > Happy Trails, > > Greg Potts > Toronto, Ontario Canada > 197x Westfakia "Bob...
• Re: Speedo Calibration?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 10:48:59 -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...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:08:01 -0400
  ...A speedometer is an instrument to measure velocity. Period. Nowhere does the law say it has to be VW part number 251-xxx-xxx...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 13 May 2002 09:12:28 -0400
  ...Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example I have received much help from the ***good*** people who read this List. To these...
• Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 18:08:28 EST
  ...slightly-larger rolling radius improves speedometer accuracy>> Snake oil sales if you ask me. How can the tires last up to double assuming you...
• Re: sticky speedometer...
  Historical mailing list - Will Stiefel
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 10:52:31 -0800
  Where exactly would one apply the watch oil? Last time this started happening to me my speedo cable eventually broke, and my speedo has...
• Speedometer repair
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 19:23:52 -0400
  Hi, Does anybody know a place to get my 89 Syncro speedo repaired? Best regards. _____ <http://promos.hotbar.com/promos/promodll.dll?RunPromo&El...
• Re: Audiovox ccs100 cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:56:02 -0700
  ...Magnet pickup on automatics Although the magnetic pickup seems a little bit inelegant compared to sensor at the speedometer or from the coil, they...
• speedometer noise and other ramblings
  Historical mailing list - lbart
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 23:30:24 -0500
  Hey all, I've been noticing something curious about my speedometer lately. When it gets really cold outside, sometimes the speedometer will make a...
• Re: Intermittant Speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 15:26:30 -0700
  ...Intermittant Speedo? > > > No doubt this is a Vanagon Speedometer. > I've had four in my Westy in eight years. > I sometimes use an 806...
• Re: speedometer in Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Aug 1996 23:39:48 -0400
  ...Dennis said "The Speedo can be reset by resetting the pointer on the shaft." So that would leave the speedometer showing about 4 miles...
• broken speedometer?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 16:02:48 -0500
  Hey team, My speedometer (and odometer) broke about 3 months ago and I'm finally getting around to fixing it. I was driving on...
• Re: Speedometer and 15/65/205 Tires/Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:20:30 -0400
  ...I've said this dozens of time, but I'll say again that both my '85 Westy and '84 Westy have fairly accurate speedometers...
• Re: Door Speakers, Cleaning Inst. Panel
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 12:38:49 -0400
  ...Then unplug the speedometer cable from the speedometer and unplug the wiring harness plug from the rear of the tachometer. Undo the four screws...
• Re: Tire Question (not the dreaded tire thread at all)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:42:10 +0000
  ...Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:05:23 -0500 > >> > >> > >> > > >> > Vanagon speedometers can often be optomisitc anyway. > >> > >> > >> True They can be optomistic but I found mine...
• Re: Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 04:50:01 +0000
  OK, anyone get this? I'm in digest mode, and I'm replying to "Recipients of vanagon digests" <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> and "Vanagon...
• 180 MPH Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Todd P Last
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:48:30 -0700
  Where can I find the 180 MPH Vanagon speedometer shown on this Vanagon for sale? (Take a look at the photo which shows the...
• Re: white face dash cluster
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 08:31:21 EDT
  Boy, if I made my own dash faces on Photoshop, I would put "DON'T PANIC" in big happy friendly letters across the speedometer...
• speedo for Canadian 85?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:28:51 -0500
  Just wondering if speedometer cables are different for Canadian and US 85s? There's no EGR thingy in the Canadian model right, so it...