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• Re: Diesel mileage tire question (odometer accuracy
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 15:53:02 -0600
  ...That being said, I am going to hook up my GPS and see just how accurate ole Bill Bones' speedometer is. I am running...
• Re: Warning Lights Audible Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 26 May 2010 22:25:26 -0400
  ...oil pressure buzzer, it also had an adjustable alarm on the speedometer. Not to mention a button on the dash that would release Carborundum...
• Odo/Trip Counter
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:42:14 -0700
  ...I like to keep things as accurate as possible.) Is it a costly repair? Is the speedometer likely to konk out soon, too? Thanks...
• Radial tire size for '70 Bus?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Mar 1996 12:37:31 -0500 (EST)
  ...It had 195 70R 14s, but the speedometer read about 7mph fast. I'm assuming that I need a larger size. The factory recommendation...
• Speedo "Tick" in 89GL
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hartz
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 18:01:10 EDT
  Can anyone help in identifying an annoying "ticking" sound I'm getting from the area of my speedometer (GL w/approx 128k miles). Is...
• Volgon (was Re :75 mph......)
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 10:22:49 +0200
  Hi ! FWIW my -88 Vanagon with a 2.1 litre Volvo engine will run 90 mph ( on my speedometer ;-) ) without problems the max power...
• Speedo Gear
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 10:33:32 -0400
  ...to be a common problem with many VW and other VDO speedometers. Anyone on the list able to get these? I "re-sized" the...
• Re: '80 Westy- EGR counter reset
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 09:56:24 -0500
  ...There is a plastic box with a speedometer cable and electrical wires going to it. On my 82 there is a circular hole that...
• Re: '84 and up speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 14:43:42 -0400
  ...Foust <snip> Both my current '84 and my '85 have clip on speedometer cables. However, I used to have an '84 that had a...
• Re: Tire Question (not the dreaded tire thread at all)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:05:23 -0500
  > > Vanagon speedometers can often be optomisitc anyway. True They can be optomistic but I found mine was surprisingly acurate - based on the Police Speed...
• Re: 1984 Speedos
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:33:40 -0400
  ...wrote: >>No way! My cluster is out of an '84 Wolfsburg full Westy and the >>speedometer has always been way, way off. I just...
• Re: Tire size question
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 05 Dec 94 20:30:57 CST
  ...it has circumference of 76.02 inches, makes 833.50 rev/mile, indicated 60 mph = 60mph (assuming NO speedometer error. ;) now, changing only the...
• Looking for Power Window Motors and Oil Pressure Board
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:47:59 -0500
  ...I am also looking for what they call the "L" board that is behind the speedometer in the later Vanagons (86-91). If you...
• A speedometer question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 14 Jun 1998 13:43:13 -0700
  Hey all: For the last few months I've noticed my speedo needle has a slight case of the "shakes" at all speeds. While...
• Speedo Needle Bounce?
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Sat, 3 Jun 2000 10:59:48 -0400
  Brian, whose "odometer works fine, but I notice my speedometer needle bounces now - not wildly - but it didn't bounce at all before...." Try...
• Re: CARFAX data search
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 08:26:28 -0600
  ...the early '90s, according to CARFAX. -------------------- Clip --------------------- I've had five speedometers in my 83 Westy in eight years. (Checked each time I get...
• Re: RADIO/CD PLAYER QUESTIONS
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:34:42 EST
  ...installer said that there is a VW supplied amplifier under the > speedometer console and that I must have blown that. not from the factory...
• Re: Strange & Neat instrument on Samba
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:08:56 -0500
  ...It is hooked to the ECU and the speedometer, and reads the size and frequency of the injector pulses. It's kinda fun to...
• Re: GPS speed accuracy
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 9 May 2013 09:15:07 -0500
  My lower speedometer cable broke a couple of weeks ago; I have been using my Windows Phone with the Nokia Drive app in its...
• Re: Tire Question (not the dreaded tire thread at all)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:30:08 -0400
  ...Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:05:23 -0500 > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > >> > Vanagon speedometers can often be optomisitc anyway. > > >> > > >> > > >> True They can be optomistic but I found mine...
• Questions about non-Vanagon instument clusters.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 5 Dec 1999 15:43:01 -0800
  ...I have been toying with this idea for a while as my 1984 Westie only has a speedometer and no tachometer. I have an...
• speedometer cables: 2 short or 1 long
  Historical mailing list - mykarmann
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 17:43:57 -0500
  Hello all, My lower speedo cable is bad. I've seen 3 different cables for sale upper 1410mm, lower 780mm and one individual cable...
• Re: Speedometer quit working...easy fix or new cable???
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 23:40:07 -0400
  Kevin, Sounds like the snap ring (lock ring, retaining ring) at the end of your cable came off. Get a new one at the...
• Re: Speedometer calibration
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 21:59:01 -0700
  Having driven with my Garmin GPS-II Plus for a while, I can say that every VW I own is off - the speedometer reads...
• Re: RPM's - diesels
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 8 May 2001 20:59:48 -0700
  ...The red lines on your speedometer are approx 4100 RPM for their respective gears. It is possible to install a VW diesel tach in...
• Re: Desperately need speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 12:00:16 -0500
  ...Desperately need speedometer cable > Volks, > desperately seeking a speedo cable for an 85 Vanagon automatic, I > need the one that goes from the Little...
• RE: Suspended animation
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Tue, 11 Oct 94 12:47:47 CDT
  ...It is to laugh. > >Tried a local speedometer rebuild shop - he had tons of the gears - he >said it is a chronic problem with...
• How Fast Was I Driving??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 13:14:50 +0200
  ...At 5000 rpm, the speedometer reads 91 mph. I have 185 R14 C tires on the alloy 14" wheels (although the manual says that...
• Re: 195R-14 HANKOOK RA08
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 26 Aug 2013 06:38:29 -0400
  ...The speedometer reads a bit differently than it did with the 185s but not much. Mike On 8/26/2013 2:12 AM, Scott...
• Re: Broken Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Fernando Fernandez (cis)
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 22:30:32 -0500 (EST)
  ...I'm curious to know if anybody's speedometer has broken on > their Vanagons. I have an '85 and the speedo and Odometer both...
• Syncro shifting?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Nizyborski
  Wed, 3 Dec 1997 17:11:53 PST
  ...and down shift points for each gear are vis a vis speedometer. ie, what is the fastest and slowest I 'should' go in each...
• Re: odometer tires speed error
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 17:47:58 -0600
  ...Westy. > These measure just under 27" diameter as best can tell. > > Speedometer appears to be reading lower than actual speed. > > Question is: how much...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 17 May 2002 20:11:55 +1200
  >Is it arbitrary? It is the distance traveled by light in a >vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second so that it...
• Looking for good used Speedo for Canadian Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:23:01 -0500
  I am looking for a good used speedometer for a Canadian Syncro. It needs to have the number "1000" on the face of it...
• Speedometer/Odometer connections
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 10:00:15 -0700
  Hey volks, I've noticed a difference in these that I can't determine via me Bentley. My '86 package has a connection for...
• Re: odometer success!
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 6 Aug 1997 23:20:38 -0500
  ...During my recent trip to the West coast I set out on a mission to fix my Vanagon speedometer (installed in my '73) which...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 12 May 2002 15:31:25 -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: Strange Static Buzzing Noise Coming From The Dash?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 09:46:18 -0800
  ...Could they be burning out? > > Could it be the speedometer cable whining at high speed and just making a > noise? Could I somehow spray...
• Re: Dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - Michael Richardson
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 01:46:55 -0500
  Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > about a week a go I lost the use of the two lights which illuminate the > speedometer and...
• Re: speedo/odo off
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:44:23 -0700
  I am under the impression that the speedometer can be calibrated, by an adjustment, and that a normal part of speedometer rebuilding is to...
• Re: Need speedo for 87 westy--speedo problems
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 00:08:02 -0400
  >> I will probably be needing a new/used speedometer for my 87 Westy. It >> >> currently fluctuates between actual speed and being 5-10 mph...
• Underseat Storage Update
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 25 Sep 1999 13:57:48 -0700
  ...I still want to know about the speedometer and radio antenna thing, though. A little smarter that before, Mike Snow 1982 Westy Diesel
• Part needed: printed circuit
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 07:02:15 -0700
  ...This is the big plastic and copper piece behind the tachometer and speedometer. The part number is 251 919 059 K , and it fits...
• Speedometer Advice
  Historical mailing list - James Huskins
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 21:37:46 -0400
  Our recently acquired 89 Carat has a bad speedo. It reads at 10 to 15 MPH fast at highway speeds, and the odometer doesn...
• Wheel size, speedometer, odometer calculator
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 02:21:05 -0800
  For all of you who are wondering what adding different sized tires/rims to your van will do to the outer tire (tread) circumference...
• anyone parting out a van?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 20:48:04 -0700
  If so, I'm looking for the speedometer cable from the wheel to the oxygen sensor box. I've got an '84; I believe...
• Re: GPS speed accuracy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 8 May 2013 15:41:25 -0500
  ...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: Odometer Repair-Migrating Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:48:14 -0700
  ...Odometer Repair-Migrating Shaft > Listees, > > I've removed the speedometer from my 84 Westy to evaluate a non-working > odometer. Upon removal of the...
• Re: Diesel mileage tire question (odometer accuracy)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:56:47 -0800
  ...This is where the >>speedometer gets its signal. The rear tire size is pretty irrelevant if you >>are tracking mileage via the factory odometer...
• Re: [Syncro] Looking for a Syncro speedo
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 16:34:58 -0400
  ...load rated for the Vanagon.) US spec odometer/speedometers are supposed to have the speedometer read higher than true speed, but the odometer is...
• Re: Broken Odometer and trip meter
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 10 Feb 2002 09:41:41 -0800
  ...You can take the speedometer off by loosening the 4 screws on the instrument cluster BUT DO NOT take the right bottom screw out...
• Re: Dealership Replacement Speedometer Housing Colour?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 19 May 2016 13:09:33 -0400
  ...s a close up image of the stamp and label on speedometer back > >http://tinyurl.com/z4r4dv2 > >Meant to post an image of hat...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:08:01 -0400
  ...067 PA Code Section 175.73. > "Speedometers. > A vehicle specified under this subchapter shall have an operating > speedometer calibrated to indicate miles per hour...
• Re: O2 sensor necessary or jumper the wires on 85 GL 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:48:12 -0400
  ...To turn it off you need to push the button on the black box in line with the speedometer cable, near the spare tire...
• Re: Speedometer ticking noise
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:33:12 -0700
  ...This morning I noticed a ticking noise that > comes > form the speedometer. Could be the cable too. My tripometer, odometer > AND > speedometer all work...
• Re: Speedo Issue..
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:04:30 -0600
  ...Think of the cable/odometer/speedometer as a drive train--the transmission or wheel (in the case of a Vanagon) drives the cable. The...
• Re: speedometer removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 23:17:05 -0700
  ...speedometer removal > Anyone know where there are instructions for removing the speedometer > from the housing? > > I screwed up my odometer a while ago, well...
• More parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 12:30:49 EST
  ...good condition: $30 '84 Dash cluster with clock and new KPH speedometer: $50 AFM 87-91: $50 Rear light assemblies: $20 ea Fiberglass bumper...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 13 Aug 2018 13:36:16 -0400
  ...On a Syncro according to Bentley it can wreck the needle spring inside the speedometer. Yrs, d
• Odometer and trip counter ceased to function today
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 3 Jul 2011 00:21:03 -0700
  ...My speedometer still works though its 'chatter' is annoying. -David ('87 Wolfsburg) .