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• Odometer clicking/ not working?
  Historical mailing list - MtnGal
  Sat, 6 Feb 1999 12:41:21 -0800
  ...My Odometer is ticking? Speedometer is tracking fine (I think) But trip miles are not being logged/ODOMETER DOESN'T WORK.... Any idea's...
• Re: What every Vanagon owner needs
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:33:40 -0700
  ...What every Vanagon owner needs A speedometer that goes to eleven! (aka 150mph) http://www.ebay.de/itm/VW-T3-Vanagon-Cluster-USA-Tacho...
• Re: Okay READ the subject bar...Hall Effect SPEEDO question.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 29 May 2008 16:14:53 -0600
  "Unless you can make or buy a VSS that you could attach to a CV joint,your electronic speedometer just won't work on...
• Re: was: 3 Questions Now: Speedo, brake, and headlight questions.
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 18:33:36 -0600
  ...Most likely you need a new speedometer, but before you shell out the money, see if there's a speedometer shop in your town...
• Re: odometer fixed
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:38:55 -0700
  ...Double hmm. > > But there was a solution! > > Money. > > Sent it Palo Alto speedometer. They replaced assembly with the disks > showing the numbers and viola...
• Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
  Historical mailing list - C Snyder
  Wed, 8 Dec 2021 22:00:17 +0000
  ...at 2:35 PM Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Yup, speedometer, Odometer & Tachometer! > > So many gauges on these old VW’s! > > But no...
• Re: speedo cable installation
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 15:40:30 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88GL Driver Jeff Palmer wrote: > Good morning, > > I just received my speedometer cable for my 85 Westfalia GL yesterday. Any > tips for...
• Re: Was: '89 Carat .... Seattle ... Now: It's in Edmonds WA
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:13:55 -0800
  > So where is the fuse to make the speedometer/odometer work? Ha ha. It's a very special fuse. It's in the speedo...
• Re: the DPO of my Bus was SO LAZY...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Thu, 17 Jul 1997 15:13:31 -0500 (EDT)
  ...speedometer was no longer lit up at night, he had a flashlight in the door's map holder to shine on the speedometer. He...
• Re: Voltage stabilizer installation?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:22:13 -0400
  ...that the speedo cable was the onliest thing holding it (the speedometer) in place. The corner tabs holding the whole shebang to the dash...
• Re: Travels
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Mar 1995 18:55:50 -0600 (CST)
  > > 4000 rpm = 67 mph now, these are REAL speeds, not speedometer speeds. > 3800 rpm = 64 mph my speedo is off by about 3 mph...
• air conditioner removal
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Sat, 10 Jun 2000 16:00:35 -0700
  Forgot to include in my last message about the speedometer a second question: can anyone provide info./advice about removing a factory-installed a...
• Wanterd: tachometer and plastic instrument cluster housing
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Michael Gronski
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 14:22:56 -0400
  ...Anyone know where I can source one of these? I also need a new speedometer / odometer (well actually I only need the odometer but...
• Instrument Panel Lights
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sun, 20 May 2001 21:20:15 -0500
  I recently replaced the panel light over the speedometer in my 85 Westy, but the dash lights are still too dim to allow one...
• Re: 180 MPH Speedo
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 00:14:37 -0400
  ...180 MPH Speedo Where can I find the 180 MPH Vanagon speedometer shown on this Vanagon for sale? (Take a look at the photo...
• Re: spedo/odo error confusion
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 23:40:24 -0500
  ...I resurrect some old 80-83 Westys as I find them and I always buy speedometers when I find them in wrecking yards. (I...
• Repairing odometer
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:38:04 -0400
  ...My speedometer works but both the odometer and the trip odometer only occasionally work and when they do it's usually for 10 miles...
• Re: TDI bad camshaft
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 May 2011 19:17:16 -0700
  ...Did I mention both of my Vanagons had accurate speedometers? Let it be known that I officially hate you. My speedo reads 12% high...
• Re: GoWesty 2.4L Engine
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:10:52 -0700
  ...I suspect one reason why my original engine did well was that the 84s had such a woefully inaccurate speedometer that for a long...
• Re: Speedo Gremlins
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jun 1997 11:07 -0600 (MDT)
  Todd asked- I was driving at lunch and noticed that the speedometer had stopped working. Speed was stuck at 0 - though I did not...
• Installing upper speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Munga Correa
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 09:23:01 EST
  Hello--I am installing the upper spedo cable, the one that runs from the the dash to the box...I first order the one...
• Speedo calibration
  Historical mailing list - J. Kelly
  Wed, 10 May 2000 18:33:58 -0400
  ...Speedo calibration > > > > Folks - > > > > The easiest way to check your speedometer is to get a GPS unit > > ($100 or borrow one) and head on down...
• How much is a 68 Single cab worth
  Historical mailing list - Mladen, Zoran
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 17:06:53 -0700
  ...use a paint job. No idea of the miles on it. Speedometer reads 00501, so your guess is as good as mine. What is...
• Re: 15" wheels effect on speedometer?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 11:52:01 -0700
  on 7/20/01 11:41 AM, Aristotle Sagan at killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM wrote: > You have a couple of choices tire sizewize... > 205R65...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 May 2002 05:18:57 -0400
  At 04:42 AM 5/16/2002, Andrew Grebneff wrote: >Matric is the ONLY system which makes any sense. The meter itself may >be...
• Re: 200k
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:30:41 -0500
  That's great but you're not going to see many more if you don't stop taking pictures of the speedometer while doing...
• Re: gas tank;
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:11:46 -0800
  ...I once worked with a guy who drove a beat up 67 beetle with no speedometer-- and subsequently no odometer or fuel gauge either...
• Tires: Michelin XCA 205/75R14
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:05:42 -0600
  ...The one thing I have noticed is that with the new tires, my speedometer - according to the local highway radar units that tell you...
• Re: aircooled intake elbow - Speedo Cable
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 11:01:58 -0700
  ...also looking for a good speedometer >> cable, the upper cable that connects from the >> egr box to the speedometer - but I need the >> later...
• Re: Power loss with 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 14:31:31 -0800
  ...NOT what the speedometer says. If you change from 14" wheels of the same tire size to 15" wheels all 4 of the same...
• Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:16:44 -0500
  ...size and a replacement size, and get an odometer and a speedometer conversion factor. BTW, the difference is so slight for 185R14 vs 195R14...
• 15 inch wheels
  Historical mailing list - Joerg Rieger
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 22:59:39 -0500 (CDT)
  ...would be an appropriate place for the spare tire? How much would your speedometer reading change? Any information would be greatly appreciated. TIA, Joerg
• Used Parts Search
  Historical mailing list - James H. McCarthy
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:38:26 -0500
  ...an 1989 Vanagon GL dashboard cluster housing and RPM unit and speedometer unit. Thank you for any assistance. Jim McCarthy Jim McCarthy ex '87...
• Help needed on instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Wed, 4 Oct 2000 00:05:58 -0400
  ...Right now I am without all instruments except speedometer. How do I fix this or do I need to buy a new instrument cluster...
• Re: BROKEN SPEEDOMETER 86 GL AUTO
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 10:37:23 -0700
  >Looking for PRICE and location to replacment.. I have a speedo from what I believe was an 85 or 86. If you like, I...
• Re: How to remove HUb cap (inner)? - Springloaded?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:21:58 -0400
  That small square stub is the end of the speedometer cable. There is a retainer that must be removed then the grease cup will...
• Re: 92mph [WAS : 102mph]
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Wed, 16 May 2007 11:55:49 -0700
  ...I can't, kause 85 is the upper limit of my speedometer. Well then how do you know that you didn't? -- Mike "Rocket...
• Okay READ the subject bar...Hall Effect SPEEDO question.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Thu, 29 May 2008 14:04:28 -0700
  Hey everyone, I need to know how to get a signal for an electronic SPEEDOMETER from a Hall Effect sender. I don't see...
• Re: 180 MPH Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 00:03:36 -0400
  ...Cheers, Doug On 8/31/08, Todd P Last <Rubatoguy@comcast.net> wrote: > > Where can I find the 180 MPH Vanagon speedometer shown on...
• Re: odometer quit
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 12:36:14 -0400
  ...Dissasseble speedometer, gingerly glue gear, reassemble. Voila. Chris, '85 Westy. P.S. Don't use too much glue as it will leak onto the...
• Re: 85' speedometer problems :-(
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 09:52:15 -0500
  ...Eric Tracy Bonin wrote: > Good Morning!, > > Last night on my way home from school my speedometer started freaking out, and not registering the correct...
• Re: another speedometer cable question
  Historical mailing list - Troy Delnicki
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:10:20 -0400
  ...I thought I was home free, but my speedometer is still jumping. I no longer think it's due to vibration of the instrument...
• Re: Odometer Repair-Migrating Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 17:02:57 -0800
  ...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: Dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 07:16:35 -0400
  ...I lost the use of the two lights which illuminate the >> speedometer and tachometer from the top of the dash-board - all other >> dash...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 00:25:20 -0500
  ...It turns out the speedometers have a total tolerance, new, of almost 18%! (Bentley 90.30) Incredibly, VW indicates that for a real 50...
• Help With Instrument Lighting Please
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 11:22:48 -0500
  Hi All, My digital clock between the speedometer and odometer is no longer backlit when I have my headlights on. Does anyone has any...
• Re: Speedo calibration
  Historical mailing list - robot .
  Wed, 10 May 2000 15:15:16 PDT
  ...tim o'brien >Folks - > >The easiest way to check your speedometer is to get a GPS unit >($100 or borrow one) and head on...
• Speedometer calibration
  Historical mailing list - Dick Bowie
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 12:25:53 -0400
  Hi there I looked on the Tire Rack website and could not find the section which will show me the rev/mile. My speedo...
• Re: TOP SPEED/Land Speed Record
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 20:04:02 -0800
  ...OVER 100MPH > GOT MY 87 WOLFSBURG UP TO 95MPH (ACCORDING TO > SPEEDOMETER) ON FLAT GROUND Oh YEAH?! well I double-dog dare ya to...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 12 May 2002 21:18:43 -0500
  Come on Terry! What could be simpler? Everything is based on tens and hundreds and thousands. When you run out of fingers, you just...
• Re: Vanagon not as fast as you think
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 19:08:47 -0700
  ...Vanagon not as fast as you think You may not actually be going as fast as your speedometer indicates since the Vanagon speedometer is...
• Re: Speedometer cable -- where does square start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 15:01:08 -0800
  ...Speedometer cable -- where does square start Hi list, after reading a lot of threads regarding speedometer cables, it is still unclear to me where...
• Re: speedo vs. tach mounts
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Sat, 16 Apr 2005 22:41:59 -0700
  ...Palmer <icecoldvw@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Why does it seem that only speedometer mounts break but never tach > mounts? > Aren't they the same? Or...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 10:06:35 -0800
  ...Noisy speedo One of the speedometers I opened up and lubed now consistently sticks at 0 until I reach about 20 MPH. The cable...
• Just got some more parts from Germany
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 11:12:12 -0500
  ...Lower Speedometer Cable for 2wd Vanagon 251957809- $49 Full Length Speedometer Cable for 2wd Vanagon 251957803E- $79 Socket for Front Turn Signal- 171953053A- $19...
• Re: LAZY SPEEDOMETER II
  Historical mailing list
  27 Feb 97 07:01:12 PST
  ...Real cool to come to a stop with the speedo still at 60 MPH! >SYMPTOMS: > speedometer does not register unless given a good thump...
• WTB: Plastic speedo cluster holder
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 20:35:55 -0700
  The plastic tabs that the screws go thru to secure my speedometer / tach cluster are now all broken. Does anyone have one for sale...
• Re: clicking noise in dash
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 20:49:52 -0800
  Does it vary with your speed?Could be your speedometer connection. GerryR -----Original Message----- From: Gina Godat <Rt26@AOL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: speedometer light
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 19:04:03 -0500
  Per, Do you mean that the bulb/socket units from the jetta/quantum is the same and wil fit the Vanagon? Ron Semko Orlando...
• Odometer Broken
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 12:45:01 -0500
  My odometer (85 GL) seems to be broken--not moving anyway. Speedometer seems to be okay. Tried searching the archives for repair options and...