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• Re: "NorthStar" 88 DoubleCab Project - new photos
  Historical mailing list - MC
  Sun, 8 Aug 2004 07:35:04 -0700
  ...Since getting it back, I've added a CD changer, put in a new speedometer cable (could have used a helper), and have done...
• '72 update and questions.
  Historical mailing list - Ed.
  Thu, 19 Oct 1995 14:20:27 EDT
  ...fix the speedo problem I would apreciate the insight. I took the connection off the back and tried turning the cable with a pair...
• Re: What I Found About Tire Height Calculations
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 03:46:14 EST
  ...For the pathologically inclined, I connected the speedometer cable to an electrically encoded calibrated motor. I found 60 mph indicated on the speedometer 801...
• Re: Speedometer Ok -Odometer and trip meter dead!?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 20 May 2006 17:41:42 -0700
  ...s desire to NOT rotate due to being connected to the speedo cable via a worm gear, which as we all know can only...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 3 Jan 2018 to 4 Jan 2018 - Special issue (#2018-7)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 18:06:49 +0000
  ...does alter the speedometer and the tachometer, slightly or more depending on how large the increase is.  What the cable counts is rotations.  A...
• Velma is back on the road
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 19:33:48 -0600
  ...water pump for the pulley changes,a bosch rebuilt alternator,new speedometer cable to show how slow I am actually going,a re seal...
• Re: '84 Hub cap problem
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 09:49:40 -0700
  ...I tested it with a touch of grease on the speedo cable end and I had zero transfer to the hubcap so I put...
• Re: How do I reset the O2 sensor light?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 19:28:33 -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: Front Suspension
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Wed, 22 May 2013 09:56:36 -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: Drivers side greese cap
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:14:52 -0500
  ...the only thing that keeps it on at all is becaause the speedo > cable is fastend to it. I also put a wire around...
• Re: Dash Noise - Buzzing
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:01:50 -0700
  ...17.10 I'd suggest something thicker with more staying power than WD40 for speedo cable. Likely it's a loose wire at switch...
• Re: speedometer noise and other ramblings
  Historical mailing list
  09 Jan 97 06:26:34 PST
  ...The below stuff may still apply. > Pull off the dash cover and look around for broken cable sheaths. > These may limit lever travel. I...
• Re: '81 Westfalia camper questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sat, 19 Nov 94 18:36:30 PST
  ...I'd start by checking the speedometer cable connection. Is the speedometer itself accurate? You will have to pull off the top for access...
• Re: What is that Google quick search tip for archives?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:03:51 -0800
  ...help me out? BTW, want to do a search on replacing speedometer cable (jumpy needle at low speeds) and it must be in the...
• Re: Re[2]: Vanagon O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 17:51:15 PDT
  ...You can get under the front of your van and find the mileage counter box in line with the speedometer cable. There's a...
• Re: parting 84 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:08:47 EST
  ...Absolutley everything major is > gone so we are talking things like speedo cable, turn signals, > windshield washer jug, most of everything underneath (no tranny...
• Grease Cap Mystery Solved
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:32:08 +0000
  ...You will have to push the speedo cable further into the spindle by a like amount. So, it appears there is a grease cap...
• Re: Syncro starter removal
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 23 Dec 2010 05:25:10 -0800
  ...I also use them to get my speedo cable itnto the housing behind the dash pod, that last little bit until the plastic clip...
• Re: oxs light
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 21:41:36 -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: cruise control mystery
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 8 May 2001 07:32:40 -0700
  ...It should be right by the socket for the speedo cable. This is where the inductor needs to be installed to determine the speed...
• Re: Gas tachometer in a Diesel
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:53:23 -0700
  ...The only bummer was the speedo that I got from the boneyard did not attach to the cable the same as my original one...
• Questions for you conversion experts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 09:53:30 -0700
  ...In the donor car, the Golf III has no speedometer cable, but a vehicle speed sensor that sends a digital signal from the transmission...
• Speedometer Failure
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 22:40:54 -0500
  ...9) Now the panel is free except for the speedo cable. You can manuver the panel slightly to press the release lever on the...
• Re: EGR light
  Historical mailing list - Ra�l Barreras
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 17:27:42 -0400
  ...the speedo cable goes from >that box to the left front wheel. and from the other end of the box >upward to the speedometer...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:35:11 -0400
  ...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: 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: Bad has milleage
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 12:04:56 -0600
  ...Tires, transmission (and geared different), or the little adapter box in line of the speedo cable (if you have one on that year). Other...
• Beautiful 84 in north Alabama
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:49:15 -0500
  ...The speedometer doesn't work, but a cable is on order at Johnson Foreign Auto, an excellent shop in Huntsville. The mileage showing is...
• Re: HELP CALL : clutch issue on the road?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:51:26 -0800
  Vanagons like their 87 have hydraulic actuated clutches and no cable. First, check the fluid in the brake reservoir behind the speedo. The brake...
• tach update
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Tue, 4 Jul 95 22:42:28 EDT
  ...You need the newer speedo cable, that clips on instead of screws. I got the one that goes all the way to the wheel...
• Re: Odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 13:00:47 -0600
  ...Odometer stopped This would mean your speedo quit as well. If they both go, cable is shot or disconnected. Usually it is the small...
• Re: O2 light glowing...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 May 2005 13:32:27 -0500
  ...The light is driven by a counter in the speedometer cable system and is not connected to the O2 sensor in any way whatsoever...
• Re: OXS wire in black box engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:47:39 -0400
  ...Everything is in the panel and the timer box connected to the speedo cable. Note that the OXS and ALT lights are cross-connected...
• Re: Report: gas mileage, in town, 1.9L AT
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 5 Apr 2011 09:14:23 -0600
  ...speedo doesn't work i.used the miles on the map vs gal. Burned my avg was 27 i've got a new cable...
• Re: Problem removing grease cap from front wheel???
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:57:21 -0700
  ...this isn't a case of a member not realizing the speedo cable circlip > needs to be removed on the left front, first �? > <serious...
• Re: 02 SENSOR
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Tue, 30 May 2006 12:24:07 -0400
  ...It is connected to the speedo cable and every 60k miles or so it goes on as a reminder to have it checked. From...
• Re: '84 Hub cap problem
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 09:40:55 -0400
  ...will not stay on, I think it's > because of the speedo cable in the cap. I can put the hub cap > on and...
• Re: Two small questions
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 13:50:33 -0700
  ...Is the speedometer cable the same for all years > (80 and up) and models? > > 2. The interior light above the driver - it works > in...
• Re: Velma is back on the road
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 07:48:07 -0400
  ...water pump > for the pulley changes,a bosch rebuilt alternator,new speedometer cable to > show how slow I am actually going,a re seal...
• Re: "Recorder with warning switch" - what is this?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:37:33 -0400
  ...archives) It's a black box about 3" square that the >speedometer cable passes through. A 5-wire connector is attached, 3 of 5...
• Re: Looking for a good used instrument cluster for late Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 5 Dec 2012 13:10:22 -0600
  Ken, An alternative to the ribbon cable would be to make a new wiring harness up. Not long ago there was a thread on...
• Re: Differences between 81 and 82 Air Cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 13:44:25 -0800
  ...One has the thick positive cable on it. The other will *whirl/spin* the motor. Jump these two, then try to start the car...
• Halifax 2 Vancouver: In Vancouver
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 2 Jul 2005 12:44:47 -0700
  ...a fault in the electrical ribbon behind the speedo, Speaking of speedos, 3) The speedo cable snapped in two right where it goes into...
• Re: instrument panel short = no start?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 11:40:20 -0800
  ...The > instrument panel ribbon cables look fine. The switches are not causing > the problem, neither is the speedo induction sender. > > I'm lost re...
• Re: Odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 16:48:35 -0700
  ...To take it out completely you have to disconnect the wires to the various switches, speedo cable, etc. Putting it back together is just...
• Re: "Recorder with warning switch" - what is this?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 08:57:26 -0600
  ...archives) It's a black box about 3" square that the > speedometer cable passes through. A 5-wire connector is attached, 3 of 5...
• Re: Random Compatibility Questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:46:57 -0800
  'work' ? you mean it will fit and run but won't read correctly ? the 85 mph 82 DV speedo says 820 on it. the...
• Front wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 21:21:48 -0400
  ...need new speedo cable. The sleeve at the hub end is deteriorated, the rubber grommet in the back of the spindle won't seat...
• Re: 02 SENSOR
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 30 May 2006 09:49:17 -0700
  ...BUT, the light on the dash IS NOT connected to the O2 sensor, it's triggered by a box that the speedometer cable goes...
• Re: oxs light came on
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 10:50:52 -0800
  ...There's a little black box in-line with the speedometer cable, I forget the exact location, but I think it's near the...
• Re: Wiper Motor???
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 13:42:31 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Lower the tray slightly, be careful of the speedo cabel.m Remove the speedo cable ifyou think it'll make it easier for ya...
• 89 transporter Good Run
  Historical mailing list - Ray G
  Sun, 19 Sep 1999 11:26:48 +1000
  ...It has had a water pump replaced(under warranty) a couple of speedo cables, a rear brake drum , radiator and the left bank water...
• 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: Turning 200K
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:05:31 -0800
  ...Still with original engine. :-) (actually it has a few more miles because the speedometer cable is broken at the moment.) Todd '88 Westy On...
• Re: Silly question about hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:22:31 -0700
  ...years, but only on the rear becuz the front had the speedo cable end that wouldn't allow the shallower hubcaps to fit on...
• Re: Problem removing grease cap from front wheel???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:43:11 -0700
  and this isn't a case of a member not realizing the speedo cable circlip needs to be removed on the left front, first...
• Re: OXS light on dash
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 11:44:30 -0500
  ...OXS light on dash Now, the light is triggered by a mileage counter box in line with the speedometer cable. The light comes on...
• Re: reset? OS2 indicator light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 16:03:36 -0500
  ...Look under the left front wheel for the speedo cable. There's a box in the middle of it, and there's a protrusion...
• Re: heater lights
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 19:39:15 EDT
  ...Then remove the instrument cluster, four screws, the wire harness plugs and the speedo cable which snaps out. Then you will be able to...
• '64 Single Cab questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sun, 17 Mar 1996 10:38:02 -0800 (PST)
  ...Turns out the old battery ground cable I slagged off the donor buggie from the PO just wasn't up to the task. So...