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  • Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Wed, 8 Dec 2021 13:59:20 -0500
    ...1:24 PM, Tom C <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > The tachometer is the speed gauge with the odometer correct? > > On Wed, Dec 8...
  • Re: 88' Jetta Tachometer
    Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
    Thu, 22 Jan 2004 23:11:10 -0500
    ...88' Jetta Tachometer Will a tach out of an 88' Jetta fit in my 87' Syncro GL? I want to get a 7K tach...
  • Connecting an external tachometer to a 2.1
    Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
    Thu, 27 Jan 2005 17:13:44 -0500
    ...The problem is in connecting my tachometer/dwell/voltmeter/ammeter combo. I have it connected to a good power source and grounded to clean...
  • Re: Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Sun, 1 May 2011 10:27:49 -0700
    ...ignitions, most square wave electronic control ignitions > with tachometer output terminal, and alternators with "w" > tachometer terminal. > > Eguauges does not know what difference there...
  • Re: Tachometer Needle-How To Remove
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:53:44 -0800
    ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 1:03 PM Subject: Tachometer Needle-How To Remove > Got my tach cluster out to replace a...
  • SPOKE TOO SOON: tachometer and plastic instrument cluster housing
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Michael Gronski
    Fri, 11 Aug 2000 14:36:07 -0400
    ...Essentially it replaces the > > clock on the right side with a tachometer. Do you have one? Attached is a > > photo... > > > > Thanks, > > Chris Gronski > > Toronto...
  • Success: tachometer in my TD Syncro Westy!
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Fri, 2 Apr 1999 15:01:18 -0500
    Ever since I converted the Westy to the 1.9 TD I have been without a tachometer, as some of you know, the diesel...
  • Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Sun, 1 May 2011 08:59:58 -0700
    ...For use on 4,5,6,8 cylinder application engines with standard coil ignitions, most square wave electronic control ignitions with tachometer output terminal...
  • Re: signal to 85 Tach.
    Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
    Mon, 29 Sep 1997 10:22:24 -0400
    ...Fleming wrote: > > Can anyone tell me what the input signal is for the Tachometer on my 85 > Westy? When installing the subaru 2.2...
  • Question about '85s
    Historical mailing list - thewestyman
    Mon, 8 Feb 2016 16:36:28 -0800
    Is that true that all ‘85 campers has to have ‘tachometer’? Zoltan
  • Re: Vanagon GL 90 2.1L engine unexpectedly stalls while driving
    Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
    Thu, 20 May 2004 08:32:17 -0700
    ...You mean Tachometer? I have no Tachometer, just speedometer... ===== Cheers, T-man. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Domains � Claim yours for only $14.70/year...
  • Re: Tachless Vanagons (1984)
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 28 Jan 2002 01:04:02 EST
    ...Do those shift dots represent red lining? > The marked shift speeds are as follows: > > tachometers werent offered until '85, unless it was a '84...
  • Re: Tachometer Upgrade
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 13 Dec 1998 02:20:03 EST
    ...er) instrument cluster from a late model vanagon that has a tachometer. how do I get it to work in my 83.5 Vanagon...
  • Re: Tachometer
    Historical mailing list - KBatzler
    Mon, 12 Oct 1998 19:25:47 -0700
    ...com> Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 8:47 AM Subject: RE: Tachometer >> I am the owner of a '84 Vanagon. I enjoy your site...
  • : Clock to tach switch
    Historical mailing list - Daryl Densford
    Tue, 12 Sep 2000 22:32:17 -0400
    >> Anyone used the VDO tachometer kit to replace the pretty useless clock? >> PITA or bolt-on simple? > "Pretty useless?" I happen to like my...
  • Re: Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Sun, 1 May 2011 10:47:18 -0700
    ...ignitions, most square wave electronic control ignitions > > with tachometer output terminal, and alternators with "w" > > tachometer terminal. > > > > Eguauges does not know what difference there...
  • Tachometer/fuel gauge probs
    Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
    Fri, 11 Jul 1997 08:43:07 -0700 (PDT)
    ...on the right side of the drivers instrament panel, including the Tachometer & fuel guage. They just quit working all together and all at once...
  • Re: electrical woes - new developments
    Historical mailing list - David Kao
    Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:29:58 -0700
    ...This voltage then drives the analog tachometer. If the tachometer jumps all over the place it is getting very noisy signal from the coil...
  • Re: [vanagon] Tachometer and no colors
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:39:38 EST
    ...one > does not have that, but red lines at 5000 something. > tachometers in '84 wolfsburg editions didnt have the green on the face. only...
  • Re: Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Sun, 1 May 2011 11:12:36 -0700
    ...ignitions, most square wave electronic control ignitions > > with tachometer output terminal, and alternators with "w" > > tachometer terminal. > > > > Eguauges does not know what difference there...
  • Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 9 Dec 2021 14:00:06 +0000
    ...Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer Also, compass, built in navigation, seat warmers, microwave, and ice maker. But, come to think of it, I...
  • Re: Are Jetta Tachometers calibrated for a 1.9 l Wasserboxer?
    Historical mailing list - Ian Butler
    Sat, 17 Apr 2004 05:44:38 -0400
    ...All the Vanagon's had been well canabalized. > So now I'm considering putting in a Jetta tachometer. What I'm > wondering is if...
  • Re: VDO tachometer question
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Mon, 16 Jul 2001 15:42:49 -0400
    At 11:44 AM 7/16/2001 -0700, pensioner wrote: >OK Technoweenies, here's your chance to show off. > >The VDO and Motometer Tachometers...
  • Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 8 Dec 2021 18:21:41 +0000
    Looking for an instrument cluster or just the tach for a Vanagon. Thank you, Dennis
  • Tachometer in a weekender?
    Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
    Tue, 23 Jun 2015 20:49:35 -0700
    My broken clock is of little interest to me. Has anyone replaced their clock with a tach?
  • Re: [DIESEL] Diesel Vanagon Tachometer-Yes!
    Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
    Wed, 24 May 2000 07:42:41 +0300
    ...Inside of most tachometers this variable frequency is converted to variable dc voltage and displayed by analog meter. In �C based meters these pulses...
  • Instrument cluster 1987wolfburg Edition
    Historical mailing list - RODOLFO MATHIEW
    Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:37:39 -0600
    Hi Everyone I need buy a instrument cluster to Vanagon GL 1987 Wolfburg Edition. Tachometer, clock,oxs.... Mathiew
  • Golf tach in a Vanagon Cluster
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Michael Gronski
    Sun, 13 Aug 2000 09:03:13 -0400
    ...tachometer and plastic instrument cluster housing > We don't have this one - in fact they are very hard to find, but we have > hat...
  • Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Wed, 8 Dec 2021 12:54:09 -0800
    ...35 PM Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Yup, speedometer, Odometer & Tachometer! > > So many gauges on these old VW’s! > > But no Thermometer! > > > > Sent...
  • WANTED: Tachometer with foil and housing
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Tue, 8 Feb 2005 07:04:37 -0800
    ...It has to be complete [tachometer, LED clock, foil circuit board] less the speedometer. Please let me know what you have. Thanks David Marshall...
  • Tachometer needed
    Historical mailing list - John Clark
    Thu, 18 Jan 2001 08:43:44 -0700
    Hi all, I'm looking for a Tach to put into my 87 Syncro. Does anyone have one laying around ? TIA, John
  • Re: New iginition coil behavior
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:56:44 -0700
    ...The same connection on the old ignition coil makes the tachometer work again.... I scratch my head.... :-) On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 9...
  • Re: [Syncro] WTB tach for diesel
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Mon, 26 Feb 2001 11:50:05 -0500
    Dear Brent, I am using my gas tachometer with my 120amp TDI diesel alternator with "W" terminal. This is the accessory that enables it...
  • Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
    Historical mailing list - Tom C
    Wed, 8 Dec 2021 14:25:51 -0500
    ...1:24 PM, Tom C <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > The tachometer is the speed gauge with the odometer correct? > > > > On Wed, Dec 8...
  • Want tachometer for my '81
    Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
    Thu, 9 Sep 1999 10:35:38 -0400
    Anyone out there in Vanagonland have a tach for sale? Email if yes. Thanks! Mike Nichols, Atlanta '81 7 pass
  • Questions about non-Vanagon instument clusters.
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sun, 5 Dec 1999 15:43:01 -0800
    ...I have an instrument cluster from a 1991 Golf with a tachometer and a 220km/h "950" speedometer (191 919 033 MQ). The tachometer...
  • Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 9 Dec 2021 13:44:40 +0000
    ...Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer Also, compass, built in navigation, seat warmers, microwave, and ice maker. But, come to think of it, I...
  • Re: Gas tachometer in a Diesel
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 11 Feb 2002 18:52:26 -0500
    ...Gas tachometer in a Diesel I am looking at replacing the instrument panel in my "82 D-Westy with a later model gas one...
  • Re: Glow Shift Tachometer - what shift RPM?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:59:52 -0800
    ...Glow Shift Tachometer - what shift RPM? Hello all - just got in a Glow Shift tachometer from ebay - it looks pretty cool. External mounting, digital...
  • Re: 88 GL Tachometer Inop after New Coil Install
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
    Thu, 9 Jan 2014 15:05:38 -0800
    ...The tachometer requires ~100 volts to work. It gets this high voltage from the coil as the magnetic field collapses, the "peak primary voltage...
  • Sticky Tachometer
    Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
    Tue, 3 Mar 1998 15:05:21 -0500
    Does anybody know how to repair a tachometer that sticks? I recently installed one in my '85 w/o tach and it sticks between...
  • Re: # tachometer ideas
    Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
    Thu, 27 Dec 2001 01:58:27 -0800
    ...Divide that <snip> I was looking for a tachometer with clearly visible output (LED's, etc.), not do a "table look up" all the...
  • Re: first drive with all the gauges(temps on 70 westie)
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 21 Jun 1995 15:10:19 -0400
    I bought a three gauge plate with the tachometer in the middle. I mounted it under the dash just to the right of the...
  • Re: Clock to tach switch
    Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
    Tue, 12 Sep 2000 19:13:27 EDT
    In a message dated 9/12/00 2:47:46 PM, Roq8cyans@AOL.COM writes: <<> Anyone used the VDO tachometer kit to replace the...
  • Clock to tach switch
    Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
    Tue, 12 Sep 2000 10:59:04 -0600
    Anyone used the VDO tachometer kit to replace the pretty useless clock? PITA or bolt-on simple? Drew 83.5 Westy Park City, Utah
  • Removing printed circuit from instrument cluster
    Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
    Mon, 6 Apr 2009 20:36:18 -0400
    ...blue ribbon, and the tachometer so I can also fix a few cracks around the screw bosses for the tachometer. However, I am scared...
  • Wanted: Tachometer
    Historical mailing list - Tom Cullen
    Tue, 10 Sep 2002 10:14:41 -0700
    I've got an '84 with a clock that I'd like to swap out for a tach. Anyone have one they'd like...
  • Re: 88' Jetta Tachometer
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Thu, 22 Jan 2004 21:05:16 -0800
    ...88' Jetta Tachometer Will a tach out of an 88' Jetta fit in my 87' Syncro GL? I want to get a 7K tach...
  • RE: Searching for a dash board
    Historical mailing list - Jens
    Wed, 31 Jul 1996 12:33:37 MEZ
    Hi, I am searching for a dash board for a 1987 vanagon including a tachometer in good condition. Does anyone sell that? Thanx Jens
  • Could some one point me to a tachometer that will work with 84 vanagons?
    Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
    Tue, 3 Sep 2002 09:38:09 -0500
    I need to break in a new engine and need to maintain certain rpms as suggested. Thanks
  • WTB Tachometer from an 84-85 van
    Historical mailing list - Derrek Wittmann
    Tue, 4 Feb 2003 09:20:10 -0800
    Hi I am looking for a Tach and printed circuit from an 84-85 vanagon. I wanted to pay 25+shipping. Thanks Derrek Wittmann
  • Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
    Historical mailing list - C Snyder
    Wed, 8 Dec 2021 22:00:17 +0000
    ...35 PM Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Yup, speedometer, Odometer & Tachometer! > > So many gauges on these old VW’s! > > But no Thermometer! > > > > Sent...
  • Re: Tachometer Upgrade
    Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
    Sat, 12 Dec 1998 21:28:21 -1000
    ...er) instrument cluster from a late model vanagon >that has a tachometer. how do I get it to work in my 83.5 Vanagon...
  • Fwd: Tachometer question
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 22 Apr 1997 15:16:37 -0400 (EDT)
    --------------------- Forwarded message: Subj: Re: Tachometer question Date: 97-04-22 15:14:26 EDT >From: JordanView To: WestyLuvr In a message dated 97-04...
  • Instrument Cluster
    Historical mailing list - mkaz
    Sat, 26 Aug 2000 11:48:51 -0700
    ...I'm looking for an instument cluster (the one with the tachometer). If you have one let me know. TIA Mark
  • Re: 87 Syncro Weekender Trivia
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Wed, 16 Feb 2005 10:53:50 -0800
    ...It had power steering, power mirrors and cruise, but no tachometer or Wolfsburg Edition badges. > > There are blue interior photos on the Wolfsburg_Campers...
  • Re: Tachometer
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 23 Apr 1997 10:59:06 +0300
    ...Helmut '80 Camper ---------- >From: dad To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Tachometer Date: Wednesday, 23 Apr, 1997 1:54 Perhaps most 85 up vans...
  • Vanagons with stock tachometers???
    Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
    Mon, 30 Aug 1999 19:58:38 -0400
    Were there such futuristic devices in any Vanagons? What years, and where did they go on/under the dashboard? Thanks, Y'all! Christina and...
  • Instrument Pod Conversion-need advise
    Historical mailing list - Scott Chen
    Fri, 27 Mar 1998 16:08:27 -0600
    I have an '84 Vanagon with the clock in the instrument pod and have access to a pod with the tachometer. The archives says...
  • Re: Tachometer/fuel gauge from '89 Vanagon into my '81
    Historical mailing list - karl
    Tue, 21 Sep 1999 14:01:47 -0400
    ...COM> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 1:50 PM Subject: Re: Tachometer/fuel gauge from '89 Vanagon into my '81 > "Michael S. Nichols" wrote...