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• Re: 80 to 84 parts swap.What will work?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 11:45:25 EDT
  ...interested in are:Front door's,sliding > door,front upper grill,Speedometer(guage only)Steering wheel and > cover(below wheel).Just body and interior...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Gregory Smithers
  Sat, 11 May 2002 09:23:20 EDT
  In a message dated 5/11/02 9:09:41 AM, CTONLINE@webtv.net writes: << You are now waaaaay up on top for the...
• Re: VW V-8 engine
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 00:01:11 -0500
  ...I'm confident > that it will actually go past the 120 mph on the speedometer. I think the ECU's speed limiter cuts in...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:32:22 -0700
  ...I thought the syncro speedometer cable turned at twice the speed of the 2WD one .. not half. Do I have that right or am...
• Re: Speedo Issue..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:09:29 -0800
  ...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: Old Volks Home Cluster Retrofit Question
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:36:06 -0400
  ...They had km speedometers and odometers. I have 88,000+ km on the one in my '84 Vanagon On Sat, 2010-04-24 at...
• Re: [DIESEL] Diesel Vanagon Tachometer-Yes!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 24 May 2000 05:51:01 -0700
  ...I found out the hard way when I replaced my speedometer w/ one from a gas Jetta and had to remove the cluster again...
• Speed accuracy and an app
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Wed, 8 May 2013 14:51:18 -0600
  I use Speedometer yesterday on the highway when the speedo started acting up. Convulsing in the gauge!!! My husband was behind me in a...
• Survey: Fuel Mileage? /SPEEDOMETER CALIBRATION
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 20:29:06 -0400
  Kay, Just under the "MPH" on my '85 GL is "805". It's supposed to be the number of revolutions the speedo-cable makes...
• Re: OXS light reset location?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 08:27:19 -1000
  ...find the speedometer cable and follow it from the left wheel back up and you will find a box.. the button is part of...
• Re: "True" speed with BFG 27 x 8.5 tires
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Mon, 8 May 2000 11:16:13 +0100
  ...MPH & it was within 3 MPH. (My van has the 806 speedometer & 205/70 MXT tyres) ... YMPHMV! Pete C -- Peter Cassidy, pcassidy@apple.com...
• Parts for 89 Vanagon Camper Needed
  Historical mailing list - jon williams
  Tue, 26 Sep 2000 16:18:29 -0700
  ...mudflap right side black plastic airscoup fuse box cover radio antenna speedometer assembly right front wheel hub screen for cargo door window and thats...
• LVC (GPS install question)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 21:16:56 -0400
  ...So, what are the thoughts out there? (and of the two leads that attach to the back of the speedometer, which (if any) should...
• Re: How to remove HUb cap (inner)? - Springloaded?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:33:50 -0400
  ...That's the drive for the speedometer. Make sure it's still protruding when you put it back together. Bill
• Re: Emergency brake light stays on
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:10:53 -0800
  ...All 85 and newer Vanagons have a > level sensor in the brake fluid tank behind the speedometer. You should > add fluid and check for...
• Re: speedo/odo error confusion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 22:31:17 -0700
  ...The best way to measure speed is with a GPS - very accurate, both in the speedometer and odometer departments. The speedometer part can easily...
• RE: "DRY" DOOR LOCKS
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 27 Jul 1995 12:36:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I have a good friend who does >locks and speedometers. He says that you should NEVER EVER use >graphite on a speedometer cable. To...
• RE: Help With Instrument Lighting Please
  Historical mailing list - Morrell, Edward
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 10:35:37 -0700
  ...Next, remove the speedometer cable, and the gauge cluster should come free enough to get underneath it where the light to the clock is...
• 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
  ...Locking differential Dennis, I believe that an increase in tire diameter, which is also an increase in tire perimeter, does alter the speedometer and...
• Re: Vanagon speedo marked '1000'?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:12:59 -0400
  Could you review for some of us, what these numbers are supposed to mean? Don't all vanagon speedometer cables connect to the cap...
• Captain's chair Allen wrench size?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 09:51:51 -0400
  ...are the advantages and disadvantages of doing this? > > What is the effect on top-speed, engine revs and on the accuracy of the > speedometer?
• Working speedo and odometer needed 87 GL
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Edward Beasley
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 17:07:17 -0400
  I'm still looking for a working guage cluster containing speedometer and odometer for an '87 Vanagon GL. My odometer dosen't work and...
• Re: odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
  Sun, 20 Jul 2003 20:17:49 -0400
  ...rebuilt, pull out the console, flip it over and take the speedometer out of the back. Chances are the gear that rolls the odometer...
• Re: 180 MPH Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:05:53 -0700
  ...180 MPH Speedo > Where can I find the 180 MPH Vanagon speedometer shown on this Vanagon > for sale? > (Take a look at the photo...
• One Odometer intrument cluster solution
  Historical mailing list - Rich Propsom
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 20:32:25 -0500
  ...I took off the speedometer cable from the unit and then unscrewed the speedometer from the case. whole thing slips right out. On the...
• Re: Speedy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 8 Dec 2013 10:30:06 -0600
  ...If one of his is down a week so he can do the annual speedometer cable lube, he just jumps in another one. Not...
• Re: whinning speedometer and oil useage
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 12:23:49 -0500
  ...when i get out to drive the vanagon to work the > > > speedometer will whine about 10 miles ten quit whining and work just > fine...
• speedo cable busted?
  Historical mailing list - Greg S
  Sun, 3 May 2009 17:32:54 -0400
  Is my speedometer cable busted? *http://www.flickr.com/photos/15712715@N00/3498667508/ the little white end wont stay on the cable. and it...
• Broken Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Wed, 01 Mar 95 15:21:45 PST
  ...I'm curious to know if anybody's speedometer has broken on their Vanagons. I have an '85 and the speedo and Odometer both...
• Speedo Finale
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Dec 1995 22:01:10 -0800 (PST)
  Well, the demons that inhabited my speedometer seem to have been excorcised. Its back to normal, no wobbling, but I'm still keeping the...
• Re: Can a whining speedometer be fixed?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 22:46:18 -0400
  At 22:20 8/8/2000, David Marshall wrote: >This is the same problem mine is having... I haven't tried the graphite yet...
• Re: Speedometer/odometer problem
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 19:39:40 +1200
  the odometer they tend to break if you >reset the trip meter while the vehicle is in motion. > Typical top-quality European ancillaries! I...
• Stalling, 90 Westy, 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:36:43 -0500
  ...tank of gas, and removed the instrument cluster to pull the Speedometer so I can send it in for repair. I left the entire...
• Anyone know how to calibrate the speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:37:10 -0400
  I took apart a broken Rabbit speedometer to check out how to access to the speed indicator cup and drive magnet for the speedometer...
• Re: The Magic number 3600 & Over-optimistic speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove
  Fri, 7 Jun 1996 10:15:31 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I have used method to fine out speedometer error. My GTI and rabbit truck are both 5 mph slow so I have to add...
• Re: Speedo Issue..
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:47:26 -0800
  ...www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1343_616/rebuilt_2wd_speedometer.html > > It does come at "0" miles though, if that bothers you.
• Re: odometer fix
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 17:15:35 -0700
  ...Sunday, June 5, 2011, 6:10 PM Good news! Now I know how to take a speedometer apart. Bad news. Odometer still doesn't...
• Re: Bouncing Speedometer Needle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 02:30:46 -0400
  At 06:41 PM 4/7/2010, Stephen Cebula wrote: >thinking about spraying some WD40 in the cable or maybe >graphite. Any thoughts? Dear...
• Re: a simple question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 12:03:07 -0500
  ...was when I first got into Vanagon (it's behind the speedometer) > > >Gotcha! The reservoir is in FRONT of the speedo... David Beierl - Providence...
• Cruise Control Speed Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 06:39:25 -0600
  ...When it came time to check the resistance of the inductive speed sensor (located on the back of the speedometer) the manual called for...
• odometer success?
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Tue, 5 Aug 1997 22:57:25 -0400
  ...I will not reveal the listmember's name as of yet, but he has a speedometer repair shop nearby and got the gear there...
• Speedometer cable -- where does square start
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 14:43:02 -0800
  Hi list, after reading a lot of threads regarding speedometer cables, it is still unclear to me where exactly the square part begins and...
• Re: Instrument cluster speedometer needle break. #%@#%@#$%@!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Gordon
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:58:55 -0500
  ...Instrument cluster speedometer needle break. #%@#%@#$%@!!!! Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:11:50 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: from gerry.vanagon.com ([66...
• Re: used parts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Feb 95 14:04:56 PST
  ...There are plenty of speedometers of all brands. Anything you see, DIY (dismental it yourself) and pay at exit. Bring your own tools. I...
• Re: Tire Size for 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 19 May 2008 14:10:09 -0400
  ...My speedometer is off by A long shot. I am cruising along thinking I am doing around 70 and really I am traveling 50...
• Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 8 Dec 2021 13:59:20 -0500
  ...I think you are describing the speedometer. Not all vanagons have the gage for showing RPMs Eric Caron > On Dec 8, 2021, at 1...
• Re: Buying a Eurovan in Quebec
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Thu, 10 Sep 2015 06:33:37 -0400
  ...One, speedometer must show miles per hour, not KPM. I brought a new speedo with me to put on Two, the hand brake light...
• Re: Crazy idea?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 28 Jul 2014 06:50:27 -0700
  Completely nutz http://www.partshp.com/speedometer_gears.htm Sent from my iPad > On Jul 28, 2014, at 6:21 AM, Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann...
• Re: Speedo light replacement
  Historical mailing list - Allen Soroka
  Sun, 24 Dec 1995 20:35:44 -0800 (PST)
  Ok, the bulb behind the speedometer in the dash of my '75Westy has quit. When I get a few spare hours, I'd like...
• Re: "True" speed with BFG 27 x 8.5 tires
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 6 May 2000 16:08:33 +0200
  I know some people state that the speedometer "must" be 5% off. This may very well be true. Here in Norway, one can not...
• Re: lousy mileage
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 00:20:05 -0800
  I thought I was getting good mileage - until I checked my Speedometer/odometer and discovered that it was off by 2/10ths for every...
• Re: Putting a tach into non-tach Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 22:55:05 -0400
  Some of the list vendors were selling updated instrument clusters with tachs, but km/h speedometers. I have one in my '84. Works just...
• RE: odometer quirkiness
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Tue, 8 Jul 97 20:14:58 UT
  ...Then reassemble and carefully press the zinc gear back on so it doesn't bind. (Then there's the matter of getting the speedometer...
• Re: speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 18:05:28 -0900
  ...When I was removing the original speedometer cable, the outer plastic sheeting tore inside the spindle hole and is still in there. The rest...
• Re: Disable oil pressure warning system
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 12:05:51 -0700
  ...mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > >> On the back of the speedometer a small branch of the blue foil plugs into >> the dynamic oil...
• Speedometer cable replacement question.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:02:30 -0800
  Any gottchas in this task? ('84 manual 2wd) Specific question: I have a single piece cable to replace the factor one that goes through...
• Re: speedo resto..
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Thu, 22 Jun 1995 11:31:00 -0700
  ...In message <00992416.494D1800.63@umbsky.cc.umb.edu> writes: > Rich sez he replaced the indicator color (windows) in his speedometer. > Rich, are these...
• Re: tail lights
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 14:31:15 -0400
  ...Oh well, I did get the replacement light for my speedometer yesterday from him for $1.59, and he opened up the parts counter...
• Re: GPS
  Historical mailing list - robot .
  Fri, 12 May 2000 11:14:28 PDT
  ...tim o'brien > >Andrew, I don't think you'd find it a satisfactory speedometer for a car >-- > >it doesn't measure speed directly...
• itty bitty bulb removal
  Historical mailing list - Geoff Wilke
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 17:12:24 -0800
  I have a burned out bulb in the instrument panel (speedometer,) and so that I can stay under 100mph easily, I feel a need...