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• Re: Technique For Removing Speedo needle?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 10:10:08 -0700
  ...My speedo reads 12% high. This has been determined by GPS.* If I just had an offset then I might be tempted to adjust...
• Re: My first visit shopping for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 17:47:19 -0700
  ...you over time.It take abut 2 minutes to pull the speedometer cable off my 83.5 as it's a slip joint unlike...
• Help, late model instument cluster in '82 van
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 11:13:27 -0700
  ...So, I guess my questions are can I get a 'newer' upper plug in speedo cable and have it work? And, what would it...
• Re: "Recorder with warning switch" - what is this? (Solved, thank s!)
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 14:03:17 -0600
  ...So VW > added a > whole box, and all those wires and connectors, and the extra section of > speedo cable, just to turn on a...
• Re: Front Suspension
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 22 May 2013 21:20:40 -0400
  ...what holds the speedometer cable into the left steering knuckle. Can anyone lend guidance on how to remove the cable without FUBAR'ing it...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:35:20 -0500
  ...251957809J- Syncro Speedometer Drive Cable- $125 > > 4. 251609701D- Syncro Rear Brake Cable (left)- $75 > > 5. 251609702- Syncro Rear Brake Cable (right)- $75 > > 6. 094409181B...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 18 Feb 2014 (#2014-100)
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:17:12 -0500
  ...Choice of Lube > > ---- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:=20 > > The squeaking-squealing is often from the speedometer head itself, not=20 > > the cable...
• Dash light problem...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 1 May 2003 15:17:26 -0400
  ...The van runs fine, and the "counter" box in the speedo cable for the OXS light doesn't seem to need a reset (the...
• Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:26:04 -0400
  ...While monkeying? >>> with it I managed to break the speedo needle, the cable mounting clip? >>> and? >>> one of the housing corners. To make matters...
• odometer solution (for now anyway)
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Wed, 9 Jul 1997 19:03:50 -0400
  ...Then I remembered that I had forgotten to hook up the cable. DOH!! So, I hooked up the cable and took the van for...
• Re: Vanagon total drag and mechanical losses
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 12:21:22 -0600
  Martin suggested using a video camera to record a vehicle's speedometer while allowing it to coast down from a fast highway speed. What...
• Re: another odometer repair
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:03:35 -0400
  ...I used a length of wire that fit in the place where the > speedo cable goes and put the other end in a drill...
• Re: EGR light.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 16:36:01 -0600
  ...If you climb under your van from the drivers side in front and look up you will see the speedometer cable looping down from...
• Re: Wheel/hubcaps "look" options
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:38:16 -0800
  ...was wondering about size for Vanagon especially with regard to the speedo cable end at driver's front. thanks���-���� mike� ________________________________ From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4...
• Re: Backordered Parts (Little Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Nettles
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 15:52:04 -0400
  ...I sure hope my speedo cable and wheel bolts come in soon! >This is not to say that things don't go on backorder...
• Re: oxs light
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 19:53:35 -0500
  ...Follow the speedometer cable from the left front wheel to find it. The button is hidden in a recessed hole; use the eraser end...
• Re: Oxs lite stays on.............
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sun, 27 Oct 2002 15:37:43 -0800
  ...That indicator light is turned on by a gear box in the speedo cable. The way it's supposed to work, when the light...
• Re: Instrument cluster screws
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 9 Jul 2006 08:55:37 -0500
  ...Jim On Jul 9, 2006, at 1:24 AM, Jeff Palmer wrote: > Finally got my speedometer cable installed properly (more or less, > maybe less...
• Re: re:EV Fuel & Temp Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  27 May 97 21:41:29 EDT
  ...from under the dash disconnect the speedo cable. 5. remove the instrument cluster (take care to disconnect the cable) 6. solder any connection that...
• Re: OXS box noise
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:54:55 -0500
  ...Could be the cable.into the box or the one out of the box to the speedo. Is your speedo needle steady or eratic...
• Re: sticky speedometer...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 21:03:57 -0500
  ...sticky speedometer... Hi Folks, The speedometer on my 1987 Westy has been sticking as of late. It seems to be related to temperature too...
• Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:04:45 -0700
  ...I drove so the GPS indicated 60 MPH, and noted what the speedo > read. > > Back home, you need to take it out of the...
• Re: 84- Voltage Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 23:39:17 -0400
  ...Is there any connection >to my dead battery or having replaced speedo cable or prehaps those are just >a concidence? There's a service...
• Two small questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 16:16:42 -0400
  ...Is the speedometer cable the same for all years (80 and up) and models? 2. The interior light above the driver - it works in...
• vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:39:30 -0500
  ...much wear. * dash pod with insturments/ tach, speedo, cluster with clock ? if clock works? * speedo cables and counter black box * engine hatch door * digifant...
• Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:35:22 -0400
  ...While >>>> monkeying? >>>> with it I managed to break the speedo needle, the cable mounting clip? >>>> and? >>>> one of the housing corners. To make matters...
• Re: Choosing a VW mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Wed, 4 Dec 1996 07:25:41 -0800 (PST)
  ...He reported that the noise was coming from the speedo cable and it would cost some amount (big $$$) to fix. Since it was only...
• Re: OXS and battery light on intermitant
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:51:33 -0500
  ...A second speedometer cable comes out of the counter and goes to the speedometer. When the counter registers either 30,000 miles or 60...
• Re: Wire Damage from Rodent(s)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:55:01 -0800
  ...Would something like Vaseline on rubber seals be a deterrent? Am thinking spots like speedo cable seal. Neil. On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at...
• Re: How do I reset the O2 sensor light?
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 14:08:51 -0400
  ...do I reset the O2 sensor light? If you follow the speedo cable from it's source, which is the front driver's wheel...
• Re: Circlip ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 20:57:47 -0400
  ...Aren't they supposed to be on both sides? That tiny square knob is the end of the speedometer cable, and you shouldn't...
• Re: oxs light came on
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 14:26:26 -0600
  ...The speedometer cable comes out of the back of the left front wheel, feeds into a little black box just above the spare tire...
• Re: speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 09:46:29 -0600
  Before playing with that light make sure what your states "air" rules are. Here in colorado the O2 or EGR (depending on year and...
• Re: Sporadic Speedometer ('80 Westy) FIX
  Historical mailing list - Stan Harrison
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 17:58:15 -0400
  I just reworked my 87 Vanagon Speedo. Problem was delrin bearing where cable inserts. Pulled out and made improved copy on lathe. (Should be...
• Re: rising cost of Vanagon parts...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 07:09:55 -0800
  ...speedo - if electronic then you need some sort of device to make electronic signal from speedo cable. Those things are available, but again show...
• Re: Speedo Cable Fitting
  Historical mailing list - Sergio Derada
  Fri, 14 Jul 1995 11:46:21 -0500
  > On Fri, 14 Jul 1995, Sergio Derada wrote: > > > I see references to the idiot's guide alot. Is this a real manual or > > just...
• Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:54:48 -0700
  ...While monkeying > >> with it I managed to break the speedo needle, the cable mounting clip > and > >> one of the housing corners. To make matters...
• Re: speedo cable question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 16:41:15 -0700
  ...The > > > push-in clip is only done at the speedo end of the cable from 82 > onwards > > > AFAIK. > > > -- > > > Jim Thompson > > > 84 GL 1.9...
• Re: OSX box
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 15:22:52 -0400
  ...also, if I just leave it out and use the longer > speedometer cable what do I do with the wires that go to it...
• shaky speedo needle
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jul 2019 14:49:53 +0000
  ...is a shaky speedo needle.  Any easy checks to see if it is one of the cables or the speedo?  I brought tools, lube...
• Re: If it's not this, it's that
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 3 Jan 2021 20:58:58 -0800
  ...with the van [87 syncro westfakia, TDI} after having the speedo cable replaced. Cable quiet...Hooray. Gas gauge quit...not hooray. Next day gauge...
• Re: O2 sensor light on means?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Sun, 8 Jun 1997 13:58:36 -0700 (PDT)
  ...This box has the speedometer cable going through it. Use a pencil, or other pointed object, and push the button. >
• Re: "Recorder with warning switch" - what is this? (Solved, thank s!)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 09:31:34 -0600
  ...So VW added a > whole box, and all those wires and connectors, and the extra section of > speedo cable, just to turn on a...
• Re: Need a hubcap, what's the going price?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:52:10 -0500
  ...They will work except , IIRC, the front right wheel where the speedo cable pushes out. I'm not sure how many are real vanagon...
• Re: Strange Static Buzzing Noise Coming From The Dash?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:52:06 -0500
  ...Could they be burning out? Could it be the speedometer cable whining at high speed and just making a noise? Could I somehow spray...
• Primo Westy For Sale
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:14:25 -0600
  ...Clutch Slave New CVJs & !/2Shafts New Steer’Rack MountBushings (Poly) New Speedo Cable New HeadLight Adjusters LED HeadLights LED Rear Side Markers (+ Synced to...
• Odo broke.....
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sanner
  Sat, 02 Dec 1995 23:21:32 -0800
  ...I know that this is not as critical as the speedo ( I will never part with my bus, even after it puts me in...
• Re: Results - Tach installation & more questions
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 6 Sep 2003 15:11:18 -0700
  ...The speedo cable and various wiring bundles come up through there and you can push an extra wire through an existing hole. Cut the...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 00:42:01 EDT
  ...on drivers side am/fm/cassete radio with rear jbl speakers speedometer cable relpaces 8 months ago. have orginal key for glove box. have...
• Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:33:34 -0700
  ...While >> >> monkeying >> >> with it I managed to break the speedo needle, the cable mounting clip >> and >> >> one of the housing corners. To make matters...
• Re: OXS light on dash
  Historical mailing list - Gary Edwards
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 00:35:19 EDT
  ...above and left of the spare is a box with the speedo cable running thru it. It also contains a shielded button that you...
• Re: Which Cromie type Hub Caps fit the Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 20:49:28 -0600
  ...those fit over the cap that holds the end of the speedo cable? > > Mike Frost > '86 GL (Currently leaking coolant D'OH!) Yes, There...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:18:22 -0500
  ...251957809J- Syncro Speedometer Drive Cable- $125 >>> 4. 251609701D- Syncro Rear Brake Cable (left)- $75 >>> 5. 251609702- Syncro Rear Brake Cable (right)- $75 >>> 6. 094409181B...
• Mooncaps
  Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 18:00:59 -0400
  ...Because of the small protrusion of the speedo cable end, or whatever, the exact centre of the mooncaps needs to be gently persuaded in...
• sticky speedometer...
  Historical mailing list - Neil Wasbrikoff
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 16:49:42 -0500
  Hi Folks, The speedometer on my 1987 Westy has been sticking as of late. It seems to be related to temperature too. It's...
• Re: Better Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:21:59 -0600
  ...251957809J- Syncro Speedometer Drive Cable- $125 >>> 4. 251609701D- Syncro Rear Brake Cable (left)- $75 >>> 5. 251609702- Syncro Rear Brake Cable (right)- $75 >>> 6. 094409181B...
• Re: anti theft for hubcaps?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 29 Oct 2003 21:43:13 -0500
  ...I had to bow it a little with my knee to get it to clear the speedometer cable end better, after that it stayed...
• Re: Weird Stuff----
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 11:34:48 -0500
  ...re the OXS, it shouldn't blink anyway AFAIK -- but regardless, it's just a light connected to a switch in the speedo cable...
• Re: OXS Light came on
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:36:01 -0400
  ...To reset the light, look inboard of the left front wheel for a squareish box with the speedo cable passing through it. Locate a...
• Re: speedometer removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 23:17:05 -0700
  ...step 7 ..reach forward on the left side, find the speedo cable..squeze to release that. It should be in your hands now. flip...