Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 2+: 60 results shown for KPH.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: 180 MPH Speedo
  Historical mailing list - ChrisTopHer
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 20:51:25 -0400
  My Canadian 1986 Syncro GL Westfalia has a 180 Kph spedometer that looks very similar... On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 11:48 PM...
• Re: Fw: Re: Ford Excursion is DEAD - Off topic
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 22:27:55 +1200
  ...home traveling across a rutted 2 >track at 25 kph than on a 100 kph roadway. Beam-axle versions are still available everywhere (except...
• KMH / MPH speedometer face available?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 19:01:29 -0700
  ...A few years ago, I thought I saw a speedometer calibrated with both MPH and KPH markings in a Canadian(?) Vanagon. I was wondering...
• Looking for good used Speedo for Canadian Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:23:01 -0500
  ...push the reset button for the trip meter and be in KPH. Any one have one they want to sell or know where I...
• Re: KMH / MPH speedometer face available?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 13:28:14 -0700
  ...It is in KPH with mph inside in small; #'s. > > Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death > Dept. Of Chemistry So...
• More parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 12:30:49 EST
  ...VW, good condition: $30 '84 Dash cluster with clock and new KPH speedometer: $50 AFM 87-91: $50 Rear light assemblies: $20 ea Fiberglass...
• A Canadian Gerry!! Don't read till Friday
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 19:23:57 +0000
  Bravo!!! No more MPH or MPG on the list??? Only KPH and Litres/100 Kms etc to be accepted on the list???? Colour, Behaviour...
• Re: '84 speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:30:38 -0800
  ...The speedo reads 160 kph when my GPS tells me 100 kph --- and yes that's kilometeres folks. Cheers, Doug On 11/16/07...
• Need VDO speedo info
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Tue, 5 May 1998 14:33:57 -0700
  ...This speedo reads signals from the sender, and you you can set it to read mph or kph by pushing its button, driving for...
• Re: Conversions and common sense observations
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 15:38:17 -0400
  ...Unless you mean 90 kph! Karl
• Re: 180 MPH Speedo
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 00:14:37 -0400
  Was that picture doctored? I think that should be KPH, not MPH. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Michelin Agilis Tire Hum/vibes??
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 16:41:11 -0700
  I have fairly new Michelin Agilis tires and right at 95 KPH (60 mph) I get a vibration & a vibration noise/hum. the Michelin...
• Re: New manifold and carb report
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Fri, 30 May 2003 22:11:59 -0400
  ...mpg (11 > L/100kms) at highway speeds of 65 mph (115 kph) at > about 3600 to 3800 rpms. Not bad for syncro westy at...
• Re: *&^%@#!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 6 Oct 1994 07:22:03 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The mileage is good, and surprising consistant, although I don't often go faster than 85-90 kph on the highway. Years of bike...
• Re: Tightening Door Mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 10:28:32 -0600
  ...Still have the white knuckles. : > Only problem encountered was the drivers side mirror folded back under wind pressure. (100 kph plus the gusts) and...
• Re: Alu. Carat wheels for sale.
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 19:06:10 -0600
  ...I recently bought a truck that had a kph 500 stamped on the face. I rather enjoyed driving 115 down the 4 lanes but...
• Re: speeds in eurovans.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Sep 1994 20:09:01 -0500 (CDT)
  Speedy Ric said: >Well...in a 4 cyl 2.0L European T4 I was able to do 145 kph on the >Autoroute between Grenoble...
• Re: Wrecking yard finds
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 19:02:20 -0400
  ...Wrecking yard finds >Hey- > >After I deleted the message, it occurred to me: > >To the listee who found the KPH instrument cluster in the...
• Re: Rather odd EV 'road test'
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 01 Mar 1996 16:07:18 -0500 (EST)
  Tell us more!!!! They claim 115mph w/a 2.5 petrol engine? Sounds reasonable...did 150 kph on the Autoroute between Grenoble and Avignon...
• Re: physics this time ...
  Historical mailing list - John Ritchie
  Mon, 26 Sep 1994 10:50:42 -0800 (PDT)
  Joel wrote: > > do you guy and gals realize, that if you can coax your buggy up to 67 miles > per hour (or 107 kph...
• Re: A Canadian Gerry!! Don't read till Friday
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 17:28:23 -0800
  > Bravo!!! No more MPH or MPG on the list??? Only KPH and > Litres/100 Kms etc to be accepted on the list???? Colour, Behaviour...
• Re: Vanagon speedo marked '1000'?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:12:59 -0400
  ...Except the KPH speedos for Syncros are also 1000. Did any Vanagons come with 1000 on the 2WD? Auto trans, maybe? > > > BenT > > sent from...
• Re: acceleration with air cooled
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 21:04:47 -0500
  ...0-100kph (62 mph) 26.7, 1km (1.62 miles) >sprint 42.8 @111.5 kph >Road & Track July 1980, 7-Passenger, 0-60...
• Re: WANTED Temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 12:10:04 -0700
  ...matthew -want a KPH speedo too? Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of...
• Re: 133 mph WB?? BUNK!
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 22:19:39 -0600
  Helmut reported: "I got reports, that a Eurovan with 200 hp speeds up to 200 kph, the Eurovan with the 150 hp TDI is...
• Re: Sticking throttle (long)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 21 Feb 2006 06:34:16 -0800
  ...water got in the trottle cable housing and then at 100 KPH, the water FROZE on an uphill stretch - "pedel to the metal". I...
• Syncro speedometers...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Apr 1997 19:51:00 -0700
  ...one expect to pay for one? Are there syncros in junkyards? My speedometer has no MPH markings (only KPH) and no trip odometer. malcolm
• Re: OT Generations of Passats, was "adjustable intermittent relay"
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:26:39 -0600
  Having owned and driven a first generation Passat in Germany back in 1980 (max sped 162 kph) I can tell you it wasn't...
• Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:25:41 -0400
  The KPH speedo is 1,000 revolutions per kilometer, not per mile. The 805 was introduce to further make the speedo read faster than...
• Re: Speedometer Source
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:34:27 -0400
  ...Ken, >> >> I believe the gear is the same on MPH and KPH speedos. �Only the face >> is different. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Jeff > > > > Some gears must be...
• Fw: Re: Ford Excursion is DEAD - Off topic
  Historical mailing list - Reid Anderson
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 21:50:31 -0500
  ...The rest of the world - including the UN, continues to receive vehicles more at home traveling across a rutted 2 track at 25 kph...
• Re: Buying Canadian
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 18:52:15 EDT
  Hmmm, my Canadian westie has a kph speedometer and came with a Michigan title. It did have a variance certificate and did not have...
• Re: 180 MPH Speedo
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:42:13 -0700
  definitely a "re-marked" KPH speedo. A quick look around ebay.de shows a lot exactly like this, with that same orange marking in...
• Re: Vanagon speedo marked '1000'?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:03:01 -0700
  ...Except the KPH speedos for Syncros are also 1000. Did any Vanagons come with 1000 on the 2WD? Auto trans, maybe? BenT sent from...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Sun, 12 May 2002 21:25:54 -0700
  ...Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example >Are you all serious??? My 1989 speedometer has BOTH the MPH and KPH printed >clearly...
• Re: Weakly Statz ... faster than a turbocharged snail!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Jun 1996 02:30:54 -0400
  ...actually i drove it to get a cup of coffee today. (i hoped it'd perk up the little bus - 60 kph seemed fast...
• Re: Speedometer Source
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:16:16 -0400
  ...It is different between 2wd and Syncro Vanagons and also MPH and KPH speedos. So there are four different speedo heads out there beside...
• Re: Tiico convert question
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 20:54:53 -0500
  ...Tiico convert question > > > > and have hit highway speeds in excess of 100 > > mph/160 kph
• Re: How fast was I driving
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 18:56:00 EDT
  ...less than an hour !! No, it wasnt in a Vanagon, it was an A4 that could cruise comfortably at 190 kph. Cheers, Steve Cotsford
• More and more parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 18:43:07 EST
  ...VW, good condition: $30 '84 Dash cluster with clock and new KPH speedometer: $50 AFM 87-91: $50 Alternator, $40 Power steering pump w...
• Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:57:34 -0700
  ...MY '86 with a purely kph speedo, has 1000 on it. I guess I should look for go kart tires :) > > alistair > >
• Re: 120 MPh, 99 Eurovan, Winnebago
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 11:13:27 -0300
  you guys wouldn't happen to be confusing KPH with MPH would you?? Mark wrote: > >European cars are designed to cruise comfortably at > >100...
• junkyard finds
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 23:56:07 -0400
  ...The IC was unusual, with a KPH speedo and a tachometer. The counter man looked at the swivel tables and rolled his eyes. He...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 11 May 2002 08:09:19 -0500
  ...me repeat---NO BODY, has ever come across with reading a KPH speedo--as MPH----- So with all this in mind, as I still...
• Question about Speedo Head gearing
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:48:46 -0500
  ...It is in KPH like I wanted, however instead of having "1000" printed right above the trip meter reset it says "500". What is...
• Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 19:33:34 -0700
  ...mentioned that on the return leg while travelling at about 120 kph the battery light suddenly glowed on of a few seconds then went...
• Re: '89 Westy - Canadian?
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 15:45:59 EST
  ...oh, and CDN models will have the KPH readout bigger than the mph on the speedo.
• Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 07:47:17 EST
  ...ECU ('87) $75 Idle stabilizer valve from '87 $30 Speedometer, new, KPH (no electronics) $30 2.1L engine for parts (has good dry heads...
• Re: A Canadian Gerry!! Don't read till Friday
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 21:44:13 -0600
  ...A Canadian Gerry!! Don't read till Friday Bravo!!! No more MPH or MPG on the list??? Only KPH and Litres/100 Kms etc...
• Re: Michelin Agilis Tire Hum/vibes??
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 22:06:14 -0400
  ...Michelin Agilis Tire Hum/vibes?? >I have fairly new Michelin Agilis tires and right at 95 KPH (60 mph) I get >a vibration & a...
• thermostat - no kidding, Sherlock
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:42:11 -0700
  ...It would sit there pretty steady, when driving at 80 kph, about 25C ambient temp. Oil temp would be 100 - 105C. But there was...
• Re: Odometer repair question
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 09:40:23 +0200
  ...The needle mount is springloaded behind the faceplate which makes the needle rest firmly against the resting pin at zero kph/mph. I loosened...
• Bosch Platinum plugs and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 15:06:45 -0300
  ...But I did most of the driving on 2 lane roads at about 90 kph. That is GOOD for a 91 syncro westy with...
• Toy Vdubs was... Re: I got rear ended (virtual Friday)
  Historical mailing list - tim vb-o'brien
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 07:26:32 -0800
  ...a Vdub you can climb the Sunol Grade in fifth @ 80mph instead of third @ 80 Kph. Taro, eh? I don't think it's...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 May 2002 17:58:12 -0400
  At 05:23 PM 5/12/2002, developtrust wrote: >Are you all serious??? My 1989 speedometer has BOTH the MPH and KPH printed >clearly...
• Re: metric system
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:43:57 -0700
  ...think in MPG, (somewhat in MPH but for obvious reasons in KPH), Fahrenheit, lbs, inches but, what little work I did and do with...
• Re: Bus passes up a Porsche GT3
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 15:06:16 -0800
  ...cool "bb" sticker on the deck lid. > Guaranteed an extra 5 KPH, no doubt. > > Stephen OK dokey. Here's some pics. Check them out...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:27:46 -0700
  ...They not only redo the ratios, they also silkcreened over the KPH face with a MPH version. Wasn't cheap though. Last I heard...
• Rare sighting/speed stickers
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Bebb
  Tue, 08 Jul 1997 23:32:44 +0100
  ...So it could have several, with a mixture of MPH and KPH - just to confuse you. Regards, -- Malcolm Malcolm Bebb bebb@embetech.demon.co...
• Re: An Early Vanagon Ad
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 7 Mar 2013 19:14:34 -0800
  looks like (on my copy) a zero to 200 kph speedo and a 0 to 7k tach, Fuel gauge on tach at the 4...