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• Re: Chick Magnets & that pesky OXS light
  Historical mailing list - Ellen
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 11:43:06 -0800
  ...underneath the left front wheel and find a box with the > speedometer cable passing through it from the wheel. On the box is a...
• Re: OXS light
  Historical mailing list - Steven Sittser
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:35:37 -0400
  ...I tried (many times) to reset the mileage counter by? >pressing the button on the speedometer cable box, as described on? >vanagon.com. It...
• Wanted: knuckes etc from power-steered van
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:43:50 +1300
  ...unless I buy LHD and connect the speedo to the G50 transmission's drive... custom cable needed... and gawd knows how I'd get...
• Re: Golf hubcaps on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Oct 2000 11:15:59 EDT
  ...they fit fine on the back, but on the front you have to drill alittle hole in the one for the speedo cable thingie...
• Re: Mulititude of questions (dash out now...)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 11:09:13 -0400
  ...It's quite possible you can still get replacement cables, or get it off a junker in the salvage yard. The speedo cable screeching...
• Re: Factory cruise control
  Historical mailing list - MC
  Sun, 1 Aug 2004 10:09:51 -0700
  ...It is right at the speedo cable that attached to the instrument cluster. You can see it at plain sight as soon as you...
• Re: removing dash?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 27 Jul 2002 12:12:12 +0200
  ...You should now (if I am not missing anything) be able to lift the speedo cluster mess right off (after removing speedo cable) and...
• Re: Busfusion
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 5 Jun 2013 05:42:56 -0400
  ...I have a speedo cable and two ball joints for an LT. If they fit yours maybe you will want them. I'll add...
• Re: O2 Reset switch location?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 06:54:07 -0400
  ...Follow the speedo cable out of the left front wheel, eventually it will come to a little box about the size of a cigarette...
• Re: LCD clock replacement
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:11:50 -0500
  ...It was the first time I took > out the instument cluster--kinda fun while being terriffied with the wires > and speedo cable to worry...
• Re: Actual weight of VW LT35 and where to get parts from the US plus sw
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 07:18:03 EDT
  ...have in my possession a set of ball joints and a speedo cable for a LT35. 1979 LT 28 D, lower ball joints P...
• 1986 VW Bus - Volkswagen Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:29:28 -0400
  ...ARM BUSHINGS, UPPER BALL JOINTS, NEW EURO SPEC 6PLY TIRES, NEW SPEEDO CABLE The list continues... Vehicle is in good condition considering age. No...
• Ghost lights
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 21:10:52 -0400
  ...coincided and I climbed underneath to trip the button on the speedo cable box. The ghostly alt light was on for awhile before I...
• Broken Stebro Muffler Bracket / Malcolm's trip
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 13:44:48 -0400
  ...1) oil buzzer went off due to elect problems >behind the dash, duct-tape provided a temp fix; 2) Speedo cable broke; 3) had...
• Re: trip odometer myth
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 18:12:12 -0400
  ...The old speedos with brass gears never failed. The plastic bushings on the cable spindle also wear causing all types of noise and erratic...
• Re: oil temp gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 10:40:09 -0300
  ...Unplug the speedometer cable from underneath the speedo. 3. Pull out the panel a few inches (dozens of wires still attached) 4. Remove the...
• Re: Cruise Control Parts Shared With Rabbit?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:31:57 -0700
  I wonder if the 2wd Vanagon uses a different control unit due to the speedo cable driven speed sensor only spinning at half the...
• Leaking Woes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 11:42:40 -0600
  Okay so I have made it through replacing the Speedo Cable, getting a newer dash cluster in, new slave cylinder, new rear cylinders, etc...
• Re: tails from the underground.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 00:23:26 -0800
  ...tails from the underground. > > what a PITA to replace my old speedo cable, upper cable, seems i could not > get > the head on the...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:59:40 -0700
  ...251957809J- Syncro Speedometer Drive Cable- $125 >>>>> 4. 251609701D- Syncro Rear Brake Cable (left)- $75 >>>>> 5. 251609702- Syncro Rear Brake Cable (right)- $75 >>>>> 6. 094409181B...
• Odd intermittent charging light problem (82 diesel)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 16 May 2000 09:33:43 -0700
  ...I had a VW dealership fab up a new set of cables, which I installed. 12) The connection of the positive cable to the...
• MY GAS GAUGE IS WORKING!
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:28:02 -0500
  ...I have to switch clusters and as you may have saw in an earlier post, since I'll be lubing the speedo cable, I...
• Re: '84 Hub cap problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 14:56:58 -0700
  ...inside. > I tested it with a touch of grease on the speedo cable end and I had > zero transfer to the hubcap so I...
• Re: Wanted: Syncro camper body, no rust
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 23:18:03 -0700
  ...Speedometer and cable are different. > > Anything I've missed, Karl? > > Of course, since I'm assuming this would be his personal vehicle, he > might...
• FFrryyyday Follicles ... or how to put hair on your Westy ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 8 Oct 1999 20:38:45 -0500
  ...Service-Advisor The Speedometer Oh, the stories we hear, like the stars in the sky, Have all been encountered before, But just when you...
• Re: Washer fluid
  Historical mailing list - Scooter061
  Sun, 3 May 1998 15:08:06 EDT
  ...in a black box about 3 inches square connected to the speedo cable. It is only a reminder light. Nothing is wrong. 4a) (special...
• Re: Rust Rot
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:23:41 -0400
  ...Rust Rot I had my van up on the rack yesterday as part of the action to replace the speedometer cable. I opted for...
• Re: a proud new 83 owner
  Historical mailing list - lbart
  Mon, 12 May 1997 11:00:14 -0400
  ...To reset the EGR light, follow the speedometer cable from the left front wheel up to a black box mounted on the frame near...
• Re: Speedy
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 8 Dec 2013 11:56:24 -0600
  ...needs a master cylinder, is it >the mechanic's fault if the speedometer cable doesn't get lubed or the >ground stars get cleaned,
• Re: Sorry, Another Question On the Audi Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:00:47 -0500
  ...It did not fit on the > drivers side, which of course has the speedo cable connection. Soooooo, at > this point I can assume the...
• Re: Tip for getting off rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 17 May 2006 22:48:08 -0400
  ...brakes were fine, but it had a major dent above the wheel well and the speedo cable broke off... Always tighten your lug nuts!
• Re: OXS light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:02:39 -0400
  ...I tried (many times) to reset the mileage counter by? >pressing the button on the speedometer cable box, as described on? >vanagon.com. It...
• Re: Westfalia outlet location Was: Nice 1985 Westfalia for sale
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 05:09:06 +0000
  ...The metric speedometer made me feel like I was going fast, and complicated checking fuel economy. There may be other differences. I was told...
• Re: '85 Vanagon GL No Interior Lights
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 19 Dec 2004 04:03:08 -0700
  ...a newer model with a Tach '87 I think, replaced the > speedometer cable, worked my way through the wiring using the Bentley(visual > inspection...
• Re: First Long Drive, some observations
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 2 May 2006 09:42:29 -0400
  ...The speedo on my '85 Westy (checked by GPS) reads 59 mph when I'm REALLY doing 60, so it doesn't err on...
• Sorry, Another Question On the Audi Wheels
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:01:57 +0000
  ...It did not fit on the drivers side, which of course has the speedo cable connection. Soooooo, at this point I can assume the...
• Re: another odometer repair
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:20:34 -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: Fluttering Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 07:00:38 EST
  ...If this is your problem you may be able to move the cable a little > to get it onto the square part but I...
• Re: Fluttering Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 07:52:24 EST
  ...If this is your problem you may be able to move the cable a little > to get it onto the square part but I...
• One last time!! My fault...Syncro tank straps et al
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:13:44 -0600
  ...Anyone need the speedometer cables and the black box? Got a lot to photo and put on ebay this week. P mail me and...
• Message to Newbies
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:53:28 -0500
  ...Further regards to that black box- the speedometer cable that goes to the speedometer comes out of the back of the black box. So...
• Re: Oxs lite stays on.............
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Oct 2002 20:33:59 -0600
  ...Same box the speedometer cable is connected to. On top of the box is a detent with a button in it. When you change...
• Re: Water Pump, OXG sensor, and Sputtering still.....
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 31 Aug 2003 21:38:43 -0700
  ...Find the box about 2x3 with speedo cables going in and out of it. Find the button on the box. Press button until you...
• Re: HELP!My vanagon is missing OS sensor switch and trans fill plug
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 08:47:49 -0500
  ...There is a counter in that box that is driven by the short speedo cable comeing from the left front wheel into the box...
• Re: speedo cable busted?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 3 May 2009 14:48:45 -0700
  On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Greg S <sorkilmo@gmail.com> wrote: olfsburg Vanagon > > PS - took it for my first trip...
• Re: Rust Rot
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 06:46:57 EDT
  ...part of the action to replace the speedometer cable. I opted for the one piece cable and removed the two piece one from the...
• Re: speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 13:48:15 -0800
  ...OXS Recorder/Switch on the speedo > My '90 doesn't have it (a US vehicle) and no OXS light on the dash. IRRC > it...
• Re: Turning 200K
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:16:53 -0600
  ...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: Clicking under the dash?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:53:47 -0700
  dear clicking my suggestion would be speedo cable my 89 does it from time to time my 69 did it too -- yours On Tue...
• Re: CRUISE CONTROL
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 2 Sep 2023 11:24:23 -0400
  ...CV joints so the speedometer circuit should still be available. Is your set up still using throttle body and cable or some type electric...
• Re: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:35:39 -0400
  If you think it might be the speedo cable, its quite easy to disconnect this and pull it out of the hub so a...
• Re: Installing 87 instrument cluster in 82
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 14:00:38 -0700
  ...the speedo was not the same, so I couldn't use the newer one, with the trip odometer :( without changing out the cable itself...
• Re: clock-89 syncro westy
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 15:45:39 -0500
  ...You pull off the cover over the instrument cover, unlatch and pull out about 4 switches etc., disconnect the speedo cable, and the connector...
• Re: Engine transplant
  Historical mailing list - dworkin
  Tue, 3 Jan 1995 13:36:43 -0800 (PST)
  ...cable so they light up at specific mileage > intervals. > Correct! the box is in the front well in about the middle of the speedo...
• Re: Front spindle possibly needed
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:57:16 -0700
  ...I assume it had grease seeping out of the speedometer cable hole and it just ran dry over time. The passengers side looks clean...
• Engine stalls
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jan 1995 11:32:10 -0500
  ...I figure it must be on the speedo cable but I don't see it. TIA for any advice. Scott Kucera '77 Campmobile Beaufort...
• Re: Weird Stuff----
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 10:56:53 -0500
  ...it's just a >light connected to a switch in the speedo cable, doesn't actually do a >single thing except light up every...
• Re: cv joint questions
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 07:24:01 -0800
  ...You speedometer cable could become > noisy as well. I'd first give the CVs a > little jolt of grease and take a few days...
• Re: re EV Transmission fluid change
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Roderick (strg)
  Tue, 28 Oct 1997 05:03:37 -0800
  ...However on my Jetta you filled the trans through the speedometer cable hole! I also need to know the transmission capacity. Does your '95...
• Re: lube speedo cable?
  Historical mailing list - Liberte, Joel
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 22:28:48 +0000
  ...lube speedo cable? hi.. nice to see your words. I do have this one fun thing in mind.. excell spreadsheets are very handy to...