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• Re: instrument panel short = no start?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 10:26:21 -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: 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: Halifax 2 Vancouver: In Vancouver
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Sat, 2 Jul 2005 15:09:59 -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: Vanagon safety and design?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 16:11:50 -0500
  ...And the throttle cable, sealed up pretty good. There's a speedometer cable to the left front wheel, never heard of them having any...
• Re: Getting wires to...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 23 May 2003 13:50:07 -0700
  ...get wires into the > center dash area? I know about the speedometer cable grommet, but I've > stuffed about all the wires through there...
• Re: Anyone converted RHD to LHD or vice-versa?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 00:47:48 +1200
  ...Maplight? IF it has one... >Speedo cable. Flip-flop front bench if equipped w/2 person front bench. It'll be buckets. >Power mirror...
• Re: OXS wire in black box engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:44:53 +0000
  ...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: '84 Hub cap problem
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 7 Jul 2010 17:10:23 -0700
  ...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: Replacing the antenna
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 01:44:30 -0600
  ...speedometer cable. Pull out all the ducting that's in your way. Now you >> can probably see the mount if you push cables aside...
• Re: Will new Golf hubcaps fit Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 19:45:11 -0500
  ...The inside of the left front cap need to be clearanced slightly to clear the speedo cable. I used to have a set on...
• Interesting '87 Westy charging problem
  Historical mailing list - Martin Wilson
  Mon, 24 May 2004 13:02:39 -0700
  ...Disconnected the O2 sensor plug from the speedo cable thingy and the O2 light goes out but the alternator light stays on. Removed the...
• Re: O2 Reset switch location?
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:11:40 -0700
  ...between the chassis and >the spare tire you will see the speedo cable which has a rectangular box >incorporated which has a round know...
• Re: Washer fluid
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Sun, 3 May 1998 14:20:50 -0400
  ...in a black box about 3 inches square connected to the speedo cable. It is only a reminder light. Nothing is wrong. 4a) (special...
• Repost from rec.autos.vw
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  9 Sep 1994 07:33:25 U
  ...the stereo, the sink/icebox, the jump seat, the front booster springs, an ignition switch, a speedometer cable, etc.). Thanks, --Dale (412) 422-7328
• Mulititude of questions (dash out now...)
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 21:18:04 -0400
  ...the tank if full.. * Is there a way to lube the speedo cable? When it's freezing outside it makes a nasty screetching vibrating...
• Re: First Long Drive, some observations
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 2 May 2006 06:35:14 -0700
  Robert, The speedo on my '89 Syncro GL read 5 mph high on the stock wheels and tires. The problem corrected itself when I...
• Re: 300 spots of lubrication
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 07:33:57 -0700
  ...Speedo cable is another spot where it has done right by me....and the Side-slider rollers...though there, it will sometimes collect grit...
• Re: Message to Newbies
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:23:10 -0400
  ...So when your > speedometer stops working, you need to check the short cable from the > wheel TO the box, as well as the longer...
• Re: 86 GL intermittent running problem on start
  Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
  Mon, 9 Jun 1997 10:20:44 -0500
  ...The rest was pretty routine, except for spending about 2-3 hours looking for the damn e-clip that holds the speedometer cable. Control...
• Re: Need help to find leak...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Shiels
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 14:36:20 -0500
  Hi Fellow Vangonees, Have you checked the grommet for your speedometer cable. I had a similar problem and found that to be the cause...
• Oxygen Sensor Warning Light Reset-Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 19 May 1999 01:09:50 -0500
  ...In U.S. (and maybe other locations?) models, the speedometer cable has a black box containing a mechanical odometer gear cluster, which is designed...
• Re: Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 23:31:10 EDT
  ...Pop out the cover in the Vanagon Speedo and insert the Hall sensor. In the end, I just swapped the foil from the Jetta...
• Re: OSX light on
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 22:27:19 -0400
  The OXS is activated by a mileage counter driven by the speedometer cable. There is a reset button. The rich running problem needs to...
• Re: Headlight relays and wire routing
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 13:16:17 -0700
  ...There are lots of grommets there, my favorite being the speedo cable grommet--lots of room to run stuff through. Best, bmc :) Ben McCafferty...
• Re: Post-waterpump replacement - wires and noises
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Thu, 24 May 2007 19:39:13 -0700
  ...I'm back in Portland long enough to do the waterpump, shifter, deal with the jammed lower speedo cable, etc.. Lifters: ATF/Mystery Oil...
• looking for a dash cluster
  Historical mailing list - A J
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:54:16 -0400
  ...I originally was going to lube the speedo cable because the needle was jumping all over the place. I wasnt worried about some of...
• 74 Westy for sale.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Sep 1994 15:44:38 -0400 (EDT)
  ...installed the stereo, the sink/icebox, the jump seat, the front booster springs, an ignition switch, a speedometer cable, etc.). Thanks, --Dale 422-7328
• Re: First Long Drive, some observations
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 1 May 2006 22:19:08 -0700
  ...I suspect that the speedometer may be 5mph > higher than actual speed is this normal? It has the stock size tires with > alloy wheels...
• Re: anti theft for hubcaps?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:05:19 -0800
  ...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: Questions for you conversion experts
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 18:08:43 -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...
• Re: another odometer repair
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 10:25:08 -0700
  ...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: Whatever happened to speedo cable lube?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 5 Dec 2009 07:35:41 -0800
  More economical and just as good (or even better?) is generic air tool oil, available at most hardware stores that sell air tools...Like...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:25:37 -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: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:36:11 -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: Syncro front-end into RWD bus
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 15:39:00 +1300
  ...There wouldn't' be need >for the front diff, which normally drives the speedometer cable on a syncro. >I 'might' be possible to drive...
• Heroes needed to collect data points
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 00:33:57 -0600
  ...This calibration procedure takes MUCH more time than actual cable towing tension tests. But calibration must not be skipped because few auto speedometers are...
• Re: Cruise Control not working
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 13:13:43 -0800
  ...Check the sender at the speedometer. Check the computer. Randy Bergum Mike wrote: > Todd, > This happens frequently with both my jetta and westy, if...
• Re: westy camper part needed
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 09:35:28 -0800
  ...click every now and then, that is half way of the speedo cable. It is probably a signal sender wire. But the best is...
• Re: I Instrument cluster wiring... Help Needed... late model
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Sat, 3 Apr 2004 22:44:58 -0800
  ...It's the two wire connector (non keyed, brown and >blue/white on my '91) between the speedo cable and the brake fluid tank...
• more stuff for sale
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 13:07:05 -0800
  ...an 84--this one is fit for the screw-on style speedo cable, has no trip odometer, and currently reads 48935.4 miles...can...
• Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? NEW Improved! With Wheel Bearings!!
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:57:29 -0800
  Cunegonde limped over to Portland's Halsey Automotive (with a stop at the restoration shop Always Vee Dub for a new speedo cable). I...
• Re: Message to Newbies
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:10:50 -0700
  ...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: Front spindle possibly needed
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:13:14 -0400
  ...I assume it had grease seeping out of the speedometer cable hole and it just ran dry over time. The passengers side looks clean...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:14:24 -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...
• Re: Tacho Cluster and Parts for 89 Vanagon Q. Cluster Housing, O2 Sensor, Harness Diagram, Things to look out for...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 11:16:49 -0400
  ...that is switched on by an elapsed-distance device on the speedo cable. The sensor (if present and if you haven't used leaded...
• Re: Adding Aux Driving Lights Questions
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 15:18:22 -0700
  ...I routed the wire through a grommet somewhere by the speedometer cable on the left side. I mounted the relay in a waterproof plastic...
• Re: Message to Newbies
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:06:34 -0500
  ...So when your > speedometer stops working, you need to check the short cable from the > wheel TO the box, as well as the longer...
• '66 progress, questions about wiring, lights
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Apr 1996 09:52:08 -0700
  ...To replace them I removed the steering wheel mount, dropped the parcel shelf, disconnected the speedometer cable, reached around behind the dash and loosened...
• Re: odometer and trip-odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:18:01 -0500
  ...Some spedos have threaded connector to the cable and some have plastic clips so you also need to match that aspect. Stan Wilder 83...
• Re: another odometer repair
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 23 Jun 2018 16:49:11 -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: Wheel/hubcaps "look" options
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:37:34 -0500
  ...The biggest issue in buying these is the grease cap on the front drivers side that has a nipple for the speedo cable. Said...
• A/C evaporator drainage solution
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 07:31:14 -0800
  ...the cable so the valve closes, elegant way to adjust the rear heater valve without lifting the seat (someone mentioned speedo cable as a...
• Re: Odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 09:00:23 -0500
  ...Odometer stopped This would mean your speedo quit as well. If they both go, cable is shot or disconnected. Usually it is the small...
• Thank You and More Radiator Fan ???
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 31 May 1998 23:44:02 -0400
  ...What is best way of getting to point where cable from the fan and the fan switch comes up into the area under the...
• Re: Heads-Up - Potential Odometer Fraud
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Thu, 21 May 2020 08:20:41 -0500
  ...But if the 30yr old speedo cable goes out or the speedo gears wear and it does not keep track of mileage anymore. Well...
• my vanagon - plans/ideas
  Historical mailing list - TieDye
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 17:08:24 -0400
  ...Also during the inspection, in removing the right front tire, the mechanic broke the tip from the end of the speedometer cable, it still...
• Re: Message to Newbies
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:10:07 -0700
  ...So when your > speedometer stops working, you need to check the short cable from the > wheel TO the box, as well as the longer...
• Re: Vanagon Reliability
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 15:28:18 -0500
  ...I just put in a new speedo cable. The only remaining item is to rework the tranny...has a whining ring and pinion....a...
• Re: Dash Cluster Substitute + Reproduce It ?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:38:58 -0800
  ...the same dash crap as you- >> original problem was a broken speedo cable, but the job devolved into >> my being forced into finding, then...
• odometer success?
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Tue, 5 Aug 1997 22:57:25 -0400
  ...spin on the shaft!! DOH! 4) Remember to hook up the speedometer cable before the test drive. DOH! 5) Make sure you push that...