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• speedo
  Historical mailing list - ray hale
  Tue, 05 Sep 95 15:41:41 EST
  ...we had a good working speedo and cable from the '67 donor westy. i climbed underneath, lea fed the new cable thru the disconnected...
• Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:26:59 -0700
  ...Cable end at the speedo must match >>>>> what the >>>>> speedo needs. Given the propensity of many speedos to fail in the >>>>> odometer section lots...
• Re: why so slow?
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 4 Apr 1995 10:46:24 -0700 (PDT)
  >But - if you chuck the end of the speedo cable up in the dremel you >be lugging it (the dremel) trying to get the...
• Re: Speedo needle sits still sometimes
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:09:42 -0800
  how many miles on that speedometer Don? Maybe the drive wheel bushing is worn far enough to allow the pickup wheel to contact it...
• Re: How to remove HUb cap (inner)? - Springloaded?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:55:46 -0700
  The dust cover you are trying to remove IS spring-loaded! You still have the speedometer drive cable attached. CAREFULLY remove the small clip...
• Re: OXS box noise
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:00:30 EDT
  ...Ask for Speedo cable, CND, 251 957 803 E. All Canadian Vanagons had one piece cables without OXY sensor box. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte...
• Re: whinning speedometer and oil useage
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 18:38:12 -0600
  Sounds to me like your speedo cable is about to die. Mine was doing what yours is and when I replaced it no more...
• Re: Odometer Repair
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 13:49:42 -0600
  ...Turning the red gear on the left (the one turned by the gears > coming off the speedometer cable connection and mechanism) doesn't always...
• 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...
• speedometers for older buses ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 15 Jun 96 02:38:08 CDT
  ...same cable ends (which is pretty likely, i would think). one bad thing about doing this would be if you got a speedo from...
• OXY SENSOR LITE ON
  Historical mailing list - Mike Plickys
  13 Jan 95 17:52:54 EST
  ...There is a black box where one end of the speedo cable is attached. On this box is a button that can be pushed...
• Re: OXS light on dash
  Historical mailing list - Gary Edwards
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 01:20:17 EDT
  In a message dated 98-07-22 01:15:11 EDT, austins@IX.NETCOM.COM writes: << h the >speedometer cable. The light comes on...
• Re: Odometer not working. Will 1984 unit work in 1990?
  Historical mailing list - Kimmons Anthony
  Tue, 1 Aug 2006 17:52:34 -0500
  ...Will this work in the 1990 van? The unit size looks the >> same, however, where the speedometer cable attaches, it looks >> slightly >> different from...
• Re: Replacing Clock with Tach
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 19:50:25 -0700
  ...First remove the instrument cluster by removing the four screws and disconnect the speedo cable. The circuits are real easy to disconnect. . The printed...
• Re: odometer quit
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 21:34:04 -0400
  ...my speedometer is still working but the odometer just quit. what do i > need to do? its nothing to do with the cable is...
• Irrelevant info [was "WTO"?]
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Wed, 26 Jul 1995 10:38:25 -0700 (PDT)
  ...We have a 76 westy, so maybe it's something to do with the design of the speedo cable etc. Our speedo, contrary to...
• Anyone know how to calibrate the speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:37:10 -0400
  ...drive magnet for the speedometer function. I found that the magnet can be slid fore and aft on the cable drive shaft to bring...
• Re: OXS box noise
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:08:41 -0400
  ...Get the European cable that is long enough to go tot he speedo in one piece. AFAIK they are available for both the Syncro...
• Re: Speedo Cable Fitting
  Historical mailing list - Don Kane
  14 Jul 1995 15:03:18 U
  ...RE>Speedo Cable Fitting > bradley wrote: > Personally I get a warm >fuzzy feeling when ever I see any split window bus, I even get...
• Re: What does the oil pressure warning buzzer sound like?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:09:59 -0800
  ...Jus as an alternate theory, some on the Samba have suggested it's not the > buzzer but instead a cold speedo cable. Possible. The...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:25:37 -0400
  Nor me. On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 3:19 PM, Pat Spragge <spraggepat@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm not receiving any either > > Sent...
• Re: What is that Google quick search tip for archives?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 21:42:15 -0500
  At 06:03 PM 12/4/2009, Richard Koerner wrote: >BTW, want to do a search on replacing speedometer cable (jumpy >needle at low...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:31:51 -0400
  ...This might involve a custom drive cable (or modifying an existing one) but I believe speedometer shops know how to do this. See for...
• Re: speedometer probs
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 10:09:01 -0700
  What about if the speedometer is making a light grinding noise and looks a little loose? Just need to lubricate it or tighten it...
• Instrument cluster screws
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 9 Jul 2006 01:24:08 -0500
  Finally got my speedometer cable installed properly (more or less, maybe less) and wouldn't you believe I lost the four screws that hold...
• Re: '84 Hub cap problem
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 7 Jul 2010 20:38:40 -0700
  ...I put a touch of grease on the speedo cable tip and the hubcap, the hubcap had the grease tell. When I picked up...
• Re: '64 Single Cab questions
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
  Sun, 17 Mar 1996 20:22:43 -0800 (PST)
  ...head screw driver and take the speedo out. you will have to first detatch the acc. cable from the back. just unscrew it. the...
• Odometer Repair-Migrating Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 09:48:22 -0800
  ...For a "bench test," I have used a modified shaft (a nail Dremeled to the dimensions of the cable end) to perform the speedometer...
• Re: Metal Cap for Driver's side wheel (with hole for speedo)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:31:57 -0500
  ...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: Fun With My Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 13 May 2001 02:10:03 -0500
  Mike, get the end off a speedo cable...the end that goes in the speedometer, cut it off and put it in the chuck...
• Re: Voltage stabilizer installation?
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:37:47 -0700
  ...I was surprised to discover that > the speedo cable was the onliest thing holding it (the speedometer) in > place. The corner tabs holding the...
• Re: '84 Hub cap problem
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 07:40:33 -0400
  ...and speedo cable seems to hold fine. Thanks, Tony -- 82 Scirocco "Rodolfo" 85 Vanagon "El Guapo" http://groups.google.com/group/washtenaw-vws
• Re: Mulititude of questions (dash out now...)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 12:44:17 -0400
  At 11:09 AM 7/7/2009, Kim Brennan wrote: >The speedo cable screeching is a sign that it is probably frayed. >While you...
• Re: My left foot
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 07:53:33 EST
  Check the speedometer cable grommet in the bulkhead. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe ... How...
• Instrument Cluster Won't Illuminate
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hooper
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 18:01:33 -0500
  ...It worked fine until fellow listee's Hooper and Puzerenski took the cluster off to replace my heater cables on Saturday. Thanks Mark Hooper...
• Re: Looking for Power Window Motors and Oil Pressure Board and I need a speedometer.
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:21:10 -0500
  ...with the cables and pulleys). I am also looking for what they call the "L" board that is behind the speedometer in the later...
• Re: noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 10:48:47 -0500
  ...noisy speedo Higginbotham, David A. said: > My speedo (or maybe cable?) makes noise in cold weather until I travel > for a while. The indicator...
• Re: Diesel mileage tire question (odometer accuracy)
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 13:32:34 -0800
  ...speedo face of your speedo? 805, why? > That number refers to the revs per mile that the cable must turn for the > speedo to...
• Re: tails from the underground.
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:44:14 -0700
  ...tails from the underground. > > what a PITA to replace my old speedo cable, upper cable, seems i could not get > the head on the...
• For the mathematicians: Tires and Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Lebron, Nathan (GEP, Contractor)
  Fri, 8 May 1998 08:59:16 -0400
  ...The last time we did this, after replacing a bad speedo cable, she was doing 30 while I was doing about 42 mph. Considering...
• Re: Ox reset/Syncro ?????
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 10:04:59 -0600
  ...I followed every lineal inch of that cable from the front differential, forward above and across the spare tire, up past the radiator, behind...
• Re: Speedometer and 15/65/205 Tires/Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:59:04 -0500
  ...have you tried this ratio-adjusted speedo cable shown in that thread? >> >> The vendor for the adjusted cable is: >> >> http://www.tacomaspeedometer.com/index...
• Hauted Westy
  Historical mailing list - Brush, John
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 08:28:19 -0600
  ...each and every time, only this time it stoped >"metering." >The speedo cable is fine, I get acurate readouts on how fast I am...
• Re: Tires sizes and speedometer errors
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 21:40:14 -0600
  ...The Syncro speedometer needs 2x as many revolutions of the cable to make a 1km as compared to a 2WD speedometer. The 2WD MPH...
• Re: Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Thu, 1 Jun 1995 09:25:58 MST
  ...s any way the cable or the EGR box could > be causing this, or is it most certainly the speedometer itself? > > Thanks for any...
• Speedometer Cruise Control Pickup Hole: '81 and '85
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 24 Sep 2013 12:53:31 -0700
  ...Is there a cruise control pick up (hall) that mounts in the early model speedometers? Thanks, Neil. PS. After removing the speedo cable en...
• Re: Gauges... Oil Pressure & Speedo Cable...
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 09:36:01 -0400
  ...Oil Pressure & Speedo Cable... You're going to find that the tube actuated oil pressure gauge is a disappointment. They respond very slowly and...
• Re: OXS light on
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 10:55:52 -0400
  ...You have 2 speedometer cables. One from the left front wheel to a black box (where the counter lives) and one from the black...
• Good News
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 10:37:31
  ...the rattles out of the sink unit and the clicking in the speedometer cable and it will be like new.(temporarily) Happy Holidays, Sherwin
• Re: Odometer stopped?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 10:37:57 -0400
  ...Just removing the speedomter > cable. Hope you can help. > > Thanks > e.j.
• Re: Alternator blue wire
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:15:30 -0400
  At 06:02 AM 7/10/2012, Jason Guest wrote: >There is a OXS sensor reset button on the speedometer cable junction >box under...
• Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:58:13 -0400
  That little nipple thing that you have spotted is the end of the speedometer cable. It's supposed to be there for your speedo...
• Re: Odometer clicking/ not working?
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 18:43:31 -0800
  ...instrument panel (remove cover,disconnect speedo cable,electrical connector and 4 screws ). With panel out,remove the speedometer (4 screws-DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN when...
• Re: Anyone know how to calibrate the speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:03:21 -0700
  ...drive magnet for the speedometer function. I found that the magnet can be slid fore and aft on the cable drive shaft to bring...
• Odometer Fix (Was: MotorHomeClassification)
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 08:00:09 -0700
  ...Reconnect the speedometer cable and all of the electrical connections behind the speedometer (or cluster) and the dash connections, reconnect your battery cable, and...
• EGR/oxygen sensor..
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 13:45:09 +0900
  ...oxygen sensor" cable runs from this box to dashboards. Colors.. Black, Yellow, and LightGreen. Will I be able to pick up "Speedo puls" from...
• Re: Fuel guage & speedo problems
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 24 Nov 94 23:00:06 CST
  On Thu, 24 Nov 94 11:03:49 CST Andy said: >Instrumentation problems! The speedo is quick -- it is slow getting up to >the...
• headlights not working on an 84 ... funky voodoo
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 21:06:35 -0700
  ...Today I replaced the speedo cable (took off the instrument cluster) and replaced the speaker wire in the drivers side door. When I put...
• Re: speedometer no move
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 17:10:37 EST
  ...The little gizmo on the end is the bottom end of the speedo cable. If it is worn round, or if the hole it...
• Re: Speedo calibration
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 21 Aug 1998 00:45:21 -0700
  ...The number printed on the speedometer face plate beneath the word MPH shows the number of revolutions required by the speedometer cable multiplied by...