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• Re: odometer repairs
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 10:24:55 -0700
  These guys were recommended on the List just last month, I believe.....been in Portland since the '50's http://www.speedometerservice.net/ On...
• Re: Speedometer and 15/65/205 Tires/Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:26:33 -0700
  RE: Speedo Error Assuming that the stock 185R14 is 805 rev/mile and using the tire calulator at http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc...
• need a speedo console, too
  Historical mailing list - Christine Castigliano
  Mon, 13 Jul 1998 15:33:00 -0700
  Somebody was looking for a parted-out 87-91 Westy to replace a speedometer console. I need the same thing to swap out a...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 13 May 2002 19:30:01 +1200
  > >The English system of weight, distance, energy measure - and a host of other >catagories - are all inconsistent and it's just pure lunacy to...
• Fwd: [Diesel-Vanagon] Speedometer gear
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 05:04:22 -0800
  Forward with author's permission regarding replacement odometer gear: Begin forwarded message: > From: David Brodbeck <gull@gull.us> > > http://www.odometergears.com/ > > I ordered...
• Re: Questions for you conversion experts
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 13:26:23 -0400
  ...no speedometer cable, but a vehicle > speed > sensor that sends a digital signal from the transmission. > > This signal is needed for the speedometer to...
• Re: Speedo Issue..
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:42:38 -0600
  ...The speedometer is probably the only piece of a car I have never had in complete pieces in my hands. I know how they...
• Re: Odometer Repair-Migrating Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 23:55:48 -0800
  Hello Thomas, I got an old speedometer that is shut but gear mechanism is ok. Looking at it i noted that it is the...
• Re: speedometer in Syncro
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Fri, 2 Aug 1996 23:13:40 -0400 (EDT)
  ...51:05 EDT, emz@viper.nauticom.net (ERIC ZENO) > writes: > > << > MY speedometer is not accurate. Can somone tell me > if your tach is running...
• Re: cruise control speedometer sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 07:14:48 -0700
  At 10:58 PM 10/25/2004, jbange wrote: >Anyone know where to find an OEM-style cruise control speedometer sensor? >Building a trip...
• Re: What every Vanagon owner needs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:41:18 -0400
  ...2:42 Todd Last <Rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET> napisał(a): > A speedometer that goes to eleven! (aka 150mph) > http://www.ebay.de/itm/VW-T3...
• 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
• idle speed controller and temp II sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Hosick
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 22:36:42 -0800
  ...and where the thing is located) and what/where is the tempII sensor.Also looking for rear bumper and speedometer or whole instrument cluster.
• Re: trip odometer myth
  Historical mailing list - populuxe
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 20:01:45 -0500
  ...000+ i bet you've got a 200 m.p.h. speedometer too......... and whoever has that slipping odometer---what a great way to...
• Re: 4 Sale Speedometer Cluster
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 07:58:08 -0800
  At 02:20 AM 12/10/2004, you wrote: >I am selling this instrument cluster from an '84 Vanagon. It has 185548 >miles on...
• Re: Speedo cable "squeels" at low speeds
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 04:35:59 EST
  ...a fix for the squeeling sound that I believe is my speedometer > cable (the sound is coming from inside the instrument/dash panel). This...
• Re: speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 11:33:47 -0800
  RE: OXS Recorder/Switch on the speedo My '90 doesn't have it (a US vehicle) and no OXS light on the dash. IRRC...
• Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:51:03 -0500
  ...one >> of three new problems (odometer, speedometer, trip meter): "Then there's >> the >> matter of getting the speedometer needle back in the right position...
• Re: Odometer clicking/ not working?
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 18:43:31 -0800
  ...With panel out,remove the speedometer (4 screws-DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN when reinstalling as it breaks the plastic housing).I think you then remove...
• Re: Need info on dismantling speedometer
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:10:06 -0700
  ...Need info on dismantling speedometer > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Friday, July 23, 2010, 10:35 PM > > > Hi All, > > I'm trying to...
• Re: Speedometer and 15/65/205 Tires/Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:40:07 -0700
  ...the conclusion that I am not driving as fast as my >> speedometer indicates as people are racing around me and my speedo >> says I...
• Speed accuracy and an app
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Wed, 8 May 2013 14:55:14 -0600
  Seriously, the typing stinks! > I used "Speedometer" app (Iphone) yesterday on the highway when the speedo started acting up. Convulsing in the gauge!!! > > My...
• 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: Dash Noise - Buzzing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:39:25 -0400
  ...aka the "L" board) located in the cluster >above/beside the speedometer. (shown in Bentley) Remember, if the oil light isn't flashing then...
• Re: red mark on metric odometer
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 2 May 2001 09:30:37 +0200
  ...my '59 Beetle Convertible has a KM speedometer in it > with the red hash mark (no other marks) at 50 km/hr. I was...
• WTB: 2WD Vanagon MPH speedometer
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 16:53:21 -0700
  I am looking for a few of these - preferably with the resetable trip odometer. Thanks! David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel Hixon...
• Re: Life after speedometer, why do they break? -PLASTIC ROT
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 13:29:09 -0800
  Didn't the 1988 Audi 90 come with a 5 cylinder engine? The tach should have a 5 on the face if so. Mark...
• Re: GPS speed accuracy
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 8 May 2013 16:20:10 -0400
  ...speed accuracy (KMM28238403I15977L0KM) > > > > Dear Todd Last, > > > > Thank you for contacting Garmin International. > > > > > The speedometer on your device may display a different speed than the...
• Re: how to remove an instrument panel bulb
  Historical mailing list - dj
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:30:45 -0700
  Thanks all for the help, got the bulb out from the speedometer side and it looked good so I tried putting in the one...
• odometer quirkiness
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 21:40:03 -0400
  ...I notice that the odometer is not advancing but the speedometer is working fine. At a rest stop, I push the reset button on...
• Re: Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Thu, 4 May 2000 17:43:17 -0500
  ...on my 1983.5 and that may relate to your 81 >speedometer. I have three solid orangish-red marks plus an orangish-red >dotted...
• Re: [DIESEL] Diesel Vanagon Tachometer-Yes!
  Historical mailing list - Nate Wall
  Wed, 24 May 2000 08:04:58 -0400
  ...I found out the hard way when I replaced my speedometer w/ one from a gas Jetta and had to remove the cluster again...
• Re: How to disable oil warning buzzer?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 13 May 2004 18:38:43 +0000
  ...Remove the speedometer. Remove the back of the speedometer. Remove the little printed circuit board. Be careful when remove the blue plastic flexible printed...
• Re: 85' speedometer problems :-(
  Historical mailing list - Steve Overmyer
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 13:40:23 +1100
  ...85' speedometer problems :-( > >"We didn't hit or touch anything else" > Oh really? Well the speedo cable is connected >to the front left wheel...
• Re: click from instrument area
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:32:18 -0400
  ...click from instrument area > I am getting a click from the instrument area (maybe the speedometer). It > clicks faster with higher speeds.
• Speedometer and dash pod
  Historical mailing list - Joel Hembel
  Sun, 4 Oct 1998 18:06:32 -0500
  Hi, does anyone have a good dash pod and speedo that is'nt all broke up? Mine is 3/4 shattered including the speedo...
• For Sale: 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Clark A. Lowry N7AAC
  Mon, 15 May 2000 17:15:20 -0700
  ...Air conditioning, power windows & locks, 5 speed, 125,000+ miles (speedometer doesn't work, needs gear that has been back-ordered). Just had full...
• Re: Speedo Repair with 1 year warranty
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 11:09:17 -0700
  >I just called North Hollywood Speedometer Co. & was >quoted $92 to repair my 81 vanagon Speedo. >They give it a full work over & give...
• Re: KMH / MPH speedometer face available?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 14:54:09 -0700
  I seem to recall some conversation regarding the gear pairs in the speedo. "W" gears comes to mind. All the speedos are essentially the...
• Re: VW V-8 engine
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 08:48:36 -0500
  ...that it will actually go past the 120 mph on the speedometer. (Sorry to >hear that I might be dying in a fiery explosion...
• Re: Importing - Apples and Oranges
  Historical mailing list - Scott Stothers
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 21:44:55 -0600
  ...1.) Speedometer to be replaced km to mph 2.) Brake system light to be clearly labelled brake. That's it.... Scott -- No virus found...
• Re: cruising speed and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Chasteen, Jonathan M. MM3 (CVN69)
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 21:42:04 -0400
  I forgot to mention that according to my speedometer I was doing 70MPH average speed. I was moving at the same pace as the...
• Re: 180 MPH Speedo
  Historical mailing list - ChrisTopHer
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 20:51:25 -0400
  ...comcast.net> wrote: > Where can I find the 180 MPH Vanagon speedometer shown on this Vanagon > for sale? > (Take a look at the photo...
• Re: Mileage Markers
  Historical mailing list - Chris Chubb
  Wed, 7 Jun 1995 08:38:12 -0400
  Herb Sez: /If anyone ever travels through Iowa on the interstates you can check your /speedometer and odometer as the mile markers are EXACTLY...
• Re: 85 spedo repair
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cronin
  Sun, 1 Dec 1996 14:48:35 -0500 (EST)
  ...So now, without a speedometer OR odometer, I headed to the junkyard. I almost fainted when the guy told me $200 for a used...
• Re: Crazy idea?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 28 Jul 2014 14:32:51 -0400
  ...designed to close a switch after N thousand miles, not operate a speedometer. The gear reduction is orders of magnitude too high. Yours, David
• Dash Cluster Needed, '86+ (revisited)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:42:32 -0400
  ...1) 86+ Gauge Cluster 2) A Suncro Speedometer -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor) '86 (We call this...
• Re: Rather odd EV 'road test'
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 02 Mar 1996 07:29:43 -0500 (EST)
  Dave, The 115 speed can be explained by a couple of things...tail wind...speedometer error....driving down hill (look at a map... England...
• Re: I GOT MY DREAM VANAGON!(also question!)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 7 Sep 1997 09:48:41 -0400
  ...be if : [(Radius of bigger tires)/(Radius of original tires)-1]*(Speedometer) >= (10mph) If the tires were 195/65-14 then: (Radius in inches...
• Re: Vanagons with stock tachometers???
  Historical mailing list - Chris Shoesmith
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 22:38:26 -0500
  ...It is right next to the speedometer. Chris Shoesmith 84 Wolfsberg "Farf"
• Speedo Needle Bounce?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 21:55:26 EDT
  ...Now the odometer works fine, but I notice my speedometer needle bounces now - not wildly - but it didn't bounce at all before. Any...
• Re: RPM's - diesels
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Tue, 8 May 2001 16:29:23 -0500
  ...is this about what others are doing, or is this too fast?? I understand there are differences with tires / inflation / speedometers, but in general...
• Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 8 Dec 2021 12:54:09 -0800
  ...I think you are describing the speedometer. > > >> > > >> Not all vanagons have the gage for showing RPMs > > >> > > >> > > >> Eric Caron > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>>> On Dec 8, 2021, at 1...
• Re: Tire size
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:25:31 -0700
  ...R14 LT .. which is a GREAT 14 inch vanagon tire size. speedometer ..who watches that all the time ? I watch the tach more. Most...
• Re: Need an Odometer
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 11:22:48 -0400
  ...So firmly it > doesn't move > any more. > > Amy one have a syncro speedometer for sale? > > Mike
• Speedometer vs Tach
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 00:04:04 -0500
  -- [ From: John H. Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- In my '88 GL, when in 4th gear on the highway, 4000 rpm yields 70...
• What's the difference between GH and DG speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 16:57:58 EDT
  ...The GH speedometer has a white plastic piece attached to the back of the speedo with connectors for two wires. Cruise control maybe? Thanks...
• speedo cable installation
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 12:19:22 -0500
  Good morning, I just received my speedometer cable for my 85 Westfalia GL yesterday. Any tips for installation? I don't yet have a...
• Vanagon Parts
  Historical mailing list - marion lyle lathem
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:50:26 -0600
  ...I still need to find a speedometer someday, the speed works, but not the odometer. I wanted to thank you all again for yuor...
• Re: OXS sensor on 85 watercooled vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 20:55:22 -0500
  ...It is connected to a box that is inline in the speedometer cable system between the left front wheel (the cable drive wheel) and...