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• Re: Eurospec Conv.(followup-kinda
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 29 Dec 1998 20:52:34 -0800
  ...What the heck is a "Tachometer Kit" >and why did it cost $20? Is there >something inherently different between >the wasserboxer's electronic ignition...
• Re: 87 Wolfsburg persistent hesitation problem (confusing)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:57:44 -0400
  ...The one thing that really mystified me was the tachometer. It would swing wildly up to 3500 and stay there or bounce around even...
• Tach install..aftermarket into 84 Long Post
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:21:20 -0800
  ...Found the write-up on swapping it all to get it to work and I've 'started' this Analog Clock for Tachometer Project a...
• unclassified AAA+
  Historical mailing list - Thomas, Geoffrey
  Wed, 12 May 2004 14:05:53 -0400
  ...Tachometer plastic housing Like the subject says, I am looking for a Vanagon tachometer plastic housing - the part that holds the electronics and bolts...
• Re: Red light rev(the Jolly guy from Rhode Island)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 21:48:02 -0500
  ...Cherry Semiconductor chip that didn't even run warm, using a tachometer output from the motor to get +/- one per cent. It did occur...
• Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9???
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 22:09:48 EDT
  ...When you look at the Vanagon tachometer, you see that this is the green area, which is where you Vanagon gearing is designed to...
• Re: Safe 2.1/1.9 Rpm: survey/query
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 13:42:14 -0400
  ...For my peace of > mind, comments like Bob Mcdonalds, piston ring land wear, VW's "Green > Zone" on the tachometer, and the knowledge that...
• LED links
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 01:11:41 -0800
  ...of light to illuminate well (as opposed to the speedo and tachometer faces which require more because the light is reflected back onto the...
• Stalled project. WAS: can you put 17 inch wheels on a 84 vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:18:54 -0600
  ...do special oil pans, modify the suspension, get the AC and tachometer > working etc. Ideally this would be so, but the Nazis in New...
• Re: Tach Installation?? more questions(longish)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 30 Apr 2000 16:33:35 EDT
  ...idea that clusters can be upgraded in any of the pre-tachometer Vanagons (84 or earlier) with any later model cluster. And my contention...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 02:01:35 -0400
  ...Oil pressure light and buzzer > > I think the green area on the tachometer represents the ideal operating > range for the engine. Below the green...
• RE: Bus Plus Fuss
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Thu, 23 Jan 97 09:03:48
  ...Since this model was a non-GL, it >had no tachometer or digital clock. There is no propane or stove. There is no >sink...
• Re: 85 Weekender FS
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:38:52 -0700
  ...it should have a tachometer, PS and AC. and yes.......they come with a fridge that looks like an ice box kinda - top loading...
• Re: Tiico convert question
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 20:16:16 -0800
  Thanks Ben, Yes, I noted the green pie shaped area on the tachometer and at 4300 RPM it is on the cusp. Somehow the...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 20:07:02 -0800
  ...I'll try adding an op-amp to the circuit in the next couple of days & see if I can get a reliable tachometer...
• Re: Am I asking too much for my van?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 03:11:46 -0700
  ...flap mechanism needs repair), heater works >fine, custom gauges installed (VDO tachometer in stalk mounted cup next to >instrument cluster, VDO voltage and 80psi...
• Re: Blinking temperature light
  Historical mailing list - Goetz Aust
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 09:05:51 -0600
  ...It's replaceable but right now Van Cafe has complete temp > gauges for tachometer panels for about what I would charge to replace > the...
• New to me - 87 Westy Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:44:50 -0700
  ...It has no tachometer, no rear wiper, no power steering, plain looking tan cloth seats with thin stripes, no "VanagonGL" badge on rear hatch...
• 86 Westy cuts out sporadically, now won't start
  Historical mailing list - Helge Weissig
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:05:08 -0700
  ...itself in that the engine would suddenly cut out completely, the tachometer needle maybe doing a little spike and then going down to 0...
• Re: engine swaps (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Wilbur
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 08:44:17 -0700
  ...Sounds ideal in some ways such as fit, but may require some tinkering with heating, oil pan and tachometer. Hobert Kennedy has much experience...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 13:08:24 -0500
  ...So I kept watch on the > >>>> tachometer to get an idea of how bad the problem was... it > >>>> seemed to > >>>> vary a bit, lighting...
• Re: [ATF] Synthetic? Any one try it?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Ruffalo
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 12:02:50 -0700
  ...When I got the Westy back - it was full of bread crumbs and even had a beer cap in the tachometer well on the...
• selling my 87 syncro GL
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Sun, 28 Dec 2003 04:49:07 EST
  ...over padding). b. Front seats swivel (westy assemblies welded in) c. tachometer (GL) d. rear diff lock from factory e. rear seat folds to...
• Re: '80 Westfalia-- best way to drive over passes
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 13:16:05 -0800
  ...Perhaps someone's tachometer needs to be recalibrated. I had a '81 vanagon westy back when it was a pretty new car, and drove...
• Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:48:22 -0700
  ...Engine starts and goes to around 800 rpm (instrument panel >>>> tachometer). If slight pressure put on accelerator pedal to take rpm >>>> to >>>> 1500 or...
• Re: 87 Wolfsburg persistant hesistation problem (confusing)
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:27:25 -0400
  ...The one thing that really mystified me was the tachometer. It would swing wildly up to 3500 and stay there or bounce around even...
• Re: Syncro vs automatic gaz consumption, with same engine and tires!
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:03:01 -0700
  ...BUT! I realy use a lot the tachometer as I tend to always drive the engine at 4000 RMP, at the limit of the...
• Re: Tiico convert question
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 21:34:07 -0800
  ...Tiico convert question > > Thanks Ben, > Yes, I noted the green pie shaped area on the tachometer and at 4300 RPM it > is on the...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:04:20 -0500
  ...So I kept watch on the > >>>> tachometer to get an idea of how bad the problem was... it > >>>> seemed to > >>>> vary a bit, lighting...
• Re: [Syncro] How do you tell if you have 4.86 or 5.43 differentials?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 19 Sep 2005 07:12:52 -0700
  ...circa 30.3" tall > > With a GPS reading 100km/h, the tachometer says 3050 rpm in 4th > > The transmission is an AAN which is...
• Re: I Love My New Cruise Control (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:32:00 -0400
  ...Control switch normally open >Switch 7 ON Coil is the selected Tachometer source > >With PPM at 2000, control drifts plus/minus 4 MPH. With...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 13:25:08 -0500
  ...So I kept watch on the >>>>>>tachometer to get an idea of how bad the problem was... it >>>>>>seemed to >>>>>>vary a bit, lighting...
• electric eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 06 Jul 95 21:18:37 CDT
  ...There's a "fuel" gauge, too -- actually a battery charge indicator -- and a tachometer with a green band to indicate the most efficient operating...
• Re: New to me - 87 Westy Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:16:46 -0400
  ...It has no tachometer, no rear wiper, no power > steering, plain looking tan cloth seats with thin stripes, no "VanagonGL" > badge on rear hatch...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 09:45:58 -0800
  ...Connectors [Uses Original Fuel Injectors] New Coils [Coil On Plug Design] Tachometer Adapter New Oxygen Sensor A/C Connector New Throttle Position Sensor Rebuilt...
• Re: Locking differential
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Wed, 3 Jan 2018 22:41:54 -0600
  ...The reading between the tachometer and speedometer does not change with tire size, only how far or fast the vehicle actuals travels does. A...
• This could happen to you....(a little long)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mancuso
  Thu, 11 Apr 96 09:29:49 -0400
  ...Oddly, the tachometer also goes down (I didn't know the tach was electrical; I thought it was mechanical, like the speedometer). I notice...
• Re: Blinking temperature light
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 23:31:05 -0500
  ...It's replaceable but right now Van Cafe has complete temp >> gauges for tachometer panels for about what I would charge to replace >> the...
• Re: [ATF] Synthetic? Any one try it?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 15:33:45 -0400
  ...When I got the Westy back - it was full of bread crumbs and even had a beer cap in the tachometer well on the...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 15:10:08 -0400
  ...Connectors [Uses Original Fuel Injectors] > New Coils [Coil On Plug Design] > Tachometer Adapter > New Oxygen Sensor > A/C Connector > New Throttle Position Sensor > Rebuilt...
• A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Sat, 5 Jan 2002 21:26:09 -0800
  ...The tachometer connects to the rear wheels (drive train) and if it dips it means your rear wheels are locked up (too much braking...
• Re: [Syncro] How do you tell if you have 4.86 or 5.43 differentials?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Sep 2005 12:56:00 -0400
  ...circa 30.3" tall > > > > With a GPS reading 100km/h, the tachometer says 3050 rpm in 4th > > > > The transmission is an AAN which is...
• (F)The Drag Race (long) no vw content
  Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 02:25:31 EST
  ...I kept my foot gamely in it, though, waiting for the CHECK ENGINE light to blink on in the one-gauge (no tachometer here...
• Re: Am I asking too much for my van?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 03:14:27 -0700
  ...flap mechanism needs repair), heater works >fine, custom gauges installed (VDO tachometer in stalk mounted cup next to >instrument cluster, VDO voltage and 80psi...
• Re: Tiico convert question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 07:05:52 -0800
  ...the tachometer was reading 'F' - yes it was down the the FULL mark on fuel gauge... after a minutes we stopped as it was...
• Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:39:55 -0400
  ...Engine starts and goes to around 800 rpm (instrument panel > >>>> tachometer). If slight pressure put on accelerator pedal to take rpm > >>>> to > >>>> 1500 or...
• Don Lancaster's Intermittents
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 11:28:58 -0500 (CDT)
  ...In hindsight, the tachometer would drop to _zero_ during failure, with the engine obviously still stumbling over. Because the tach connects directly to the...
• fixing the rat (65 westy)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 00:50:55 -0400
  ...but not limited to, an early (date code 11/58) ghia tachometer, a bug steering lock w/key, lotsa new old stuff from old...
• Re: Considering I4 swap: 1.8 89 Golf vs. 1.8 VW Fox (90?)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 22:35:46 -0700
  ...1.8 Oil Pressure Optionally we can do things like a tachometer and oil temp gauge if you motor / Vanagon is equipped to do...
• Re: anyone added a tach/digi clock cluster to a '85 Non-GL or Transporter????
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 13:28:21 -0800
  ...brown is the coolant temp ground > T7a-5 green is the Tachometer > T7a-6 red/blk is the starter > T7a-7 yel/red is...
• South Africa report
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton/Cris Torlasco
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 10:46:50 -0800
  ...only wheels, digital clock, tachometer, tinted glass all around, power steering, ceiling-mounted A/C (optional). Price: R 111,650 (About U$S 18...
• Re: Wet weather power loss
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 02:10:49 -0400
  ...Ok, almost surely electrical >tachometer is being driven, of course the engine is slowing down, but there >is nothing erratic about the motion of...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:14:44 -0500
  ...So I kept watch on the > >>>> tachometer to get an idea of how bad the problem was... it > >>>> seemed to > >>>> vary a bit, lighting...
• Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 13:07:39 -0700
  ...I can pretty much hear the speed of my engine revs and guess my tachometer. If I get a audible oil temp and presure...
• Friday - Geo Metro Race
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mikkelson
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 12:02:17 -0800
  ...I kept my foot gamely in it, though, waiting for >>> >>> the CHECK ENGINE light to blink on in the one-gauge (no >>> >>> tachometer here...
• '73 Safare Update - Junkyard report
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sun, 30 Apr 1995 00:31:59 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Walking through the foreign cars I stopped at a Porsche 924, thinking it might have a nice tachometer I could use. Sure enough, it...
• Re: Eric Caron is on the road! Oil pressure and the warning light.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Jun 2013 23:35:08 -0400
  ...group and kept the van at between 3400 and 3600on the tachometer and this resulted in speed between 55 and 60 miles per hour...
• Re: Help troubleshoot my instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:30:10 -0800
  ...That spliced coolant sensor wire may have something to do with the coolant sensor problem, right? > > But that still does not explain the tachometer...
• Re: VDO Vacuum Guage Installation 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 11:24:50 -0400
  ...has the identical green and orange areas >>of the later model tachometers, I got it from SUMMIT RACING, a mail order, >>place in Tallmage...
• FW: Air conditioning keep it or leave it?
  Historical mailing list - Martine Boudreault
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 18:11:00 -0500
  ...I filled in the hole in the dash with a round tachometer mounted in piece of fiber board which I had painted black. Not...