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• Re: help!! vanagon cruise control question!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 20:01:00 EDT
  ...any > one > > else pulled out a cruise system? please email me > > thanks > > chris > > On the back of the speedometer. > > i meant the part of...
• Re: 14"/15" wheels + BFG A/T KO - Q:Van height, handling improvement?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 13:39:04 -0500
  ...The height increase was enough that yes, I can't park it in garages anymore, and the speedometer now reads about 5% low (at...
• Re: Vanagon GL 90 2.1L engine unexpectedly stalls while driving
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Thu, 20 May 2004 08:32:17 -0700
  ...You mean Tachometer? I have no Tachometer, just speedometer... ===== Cheers, T-man. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Domains � Claim yours for only $14.70/year...
• David Marshall
  Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 07:55:10 -0400
  ...he offer some used parts for air cooled Vanagons including a speedometer. I placed an order but got no response after I explained which...
• Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:06:03 +0000
  <don't think it is a myth. When I was repairing mine I saw that the action of resetting made that part of the...
• Instrument light bulb replacement help needed
  Historical mailing list - Ellen
  Sun, 21 Sep 2008 08:20:27 -0700
  ...The cluster cover is off; I need to know how to get to the bulb over the speedometer. It is covered by a white...
• Winning Water Wars-part II: the Ketchup lid fix (long)
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 00:02:50 -0700
  ...From day 1 the speedometer has clicked (I think it's actually in the speedometer, not the cable). One evening got chilly and the...
• Re: 88 toyota van from japan on ebay
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 09:52:50 -0600
  ...Last time I checked into this, > changing the speedometer was one of the main things that had to be > done for certification, unless it...
• Re: OXS and battery light on intermitant
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:51:33 -0500
  ...A second speedometer cable comes out of the counter and goes to the speedometer. When the counter registers either 30,000 miles or 60...
• CC problem solved (was: Cruise control problem stumps dealer)
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Hudgins
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 22:46:44 -0400
  ...Late-model Vanagon CC units pick up the current speed via an inductive sensor mounted on the back of the speedometer. (Earlier units used...
• Re: Speedometer house repair suggestions ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:49:49 -0400
  At 10:20 PM 3/30/2010, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >perhaps the details ...like need for screw holes n' such dictated a >less...
• Re: how to remove an instrument panel bulb
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 9 Mar 2009 22:42:11 -0700
  ...how to remove an instrument panel bulb? The one for the > speedometer on my 84 Vanagon is not working and I want to take...
• bolt pattern sizes ( No Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Shortlidge
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 12:21:08 -0500
  ...at 75 mph!!! Load, and not good I has good take off so I don't worry about anything but Speedometers, Odo off!! Joel
• Re: '84 GL NOT in the woods
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 15:27:56 -0500
  ...started driving the Vanagon back last evening I noticed that: > > The Speedometer isn't working > The Odometer isn't either > Niether is the Trip...
• 215/75R15 vs. 215/65R15 Tires
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 14:56:54 -0800
  ...Apart from speedometer error, what disadvantage do I face with a higher profile tire? Thanks, Chris Gronski '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY '87 Chevrolet Sprint...
• Re: Tachless Vanagons (1984)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 01:04:02 EST
  ...enough to include little "shift dots" by > some speeds on my speedometer. Do those shift dots represent red lining? > The marked shift speeds are...
• question about wider tires
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 06:53:49 -0700
  ...Is there anything special that I need to know to do that? I heard that I will have to have my speedometer adjusted, and...
• Re: WTB: 2WD Vanagon MPH speedometer
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 16:55:51 -0700
  Be careful, 80-81 used a screw on speedo cable while 82 and up used a clip on. The change may have taken place...
• Life after speedometer, why do they break?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 07:31:18 -0800
  Robert wrote: >> I think the trip meter warning to reset only when stopped is just another bourbon legend passed along because it sounds good...
• Re: speedo for Canadian 85?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:07:13 -0700
  ...30k miles then turns on the dash LED. >Just wondering if speedometer cables are different for Canadian and >US 85s? There's no EGR...
• Re: Odometer starts and stops
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 08:24:38 -0800
  ...William > > > > > > Sorry to report that my new speedometer cost $180 as I recall, and that > > was discounted from $220. And that was two years...
• Re: Any air cooled owners out there running oversized tires?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 22:17:05 -0500
  ...My odometer is broken AGAIN, so I have to send my speedometer in to be fixed anyway. So I want to pick a size...
• Slapping the Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 28 May 2002 11:59:29 -0500
  I have a feeling at 174k, my speedometer gear is failing. Since I've neverseen a post on this list that describes the symptoms...
• Desperately need speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Anderson
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 00:10:06 -0500
  Volks, desperately seeking a speedo cable for an 85 Vanagon automatic, I need the one that goes from the Little Black Box out the...
• Re: speedometer cables: 2 short or 1 long
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 15:08:47 -0800
  Same here, Just get a single one and bypass the box. One red idiot light less. Leon 85 Subwagen Cruiseship 1/7/03 2...
• Re: instrument cluster swap
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 3 May 2004 15:44:16 -0500
  ...I've seen speedometers with cruised control built in. Air Cooled clusters have different indicator lights and different electronics printed circuit on the back...
• Re: Life after speedometer, WTB
  Historical mailing list - Mary Creasy
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 21:54:12 -0500
  My '85 Westy's speedo/Tach assy was destroyrd by the previous owner. It's an 805 speedo and has the digital clock. Anyone...
• Speedo needle removal
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:26:16 -0700
  ...but I've hit a snag; I can't remove the speedometer needle in order to get to the speedo face, which will then...
• Re: CORRECTION turning off O2 sensor light on dash
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:07:06 -0400
  On my '85, it's on the little box that sits in line with the SPEEDOMETER cable... follow the cable in from the left...
• Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:56:58 -0700
  ...one > > >> of three new problems (odometer, speedometer, trip meter): "Then > there's > > >> the > > >> matter of getting the speedometer needle back in the right > > position...
• 1986 not 1886
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Knittel
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 17:14:11 EDT
  ...The whole dashboard assmply is new, new speedometer and RPM meter etc. Looks nice VDO.No cracks in Dash or so..Oh yeah got...
• Re: Oil in Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 15:47:13 -0800
  And overly optimistic speedometer would 'help' ..make it look like it's going faster than it really is. I wonder about his tire size...
• Re: '72 engine wanted, other questions
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 22 Sep 94 9:13:30 PDT
  ...Hold out a while, keep your eyes peeled, and you will find another one for $500 or less. > Also, the speedometer is off by...
• Re: odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 09:25:12 -0400
  Or get a new gear from Palo ALto Speedometer shop. About $20. Jay Debbie Walters <debbwa@EARTHLINK.NET>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 07/20...
• Parting out 87 Syncro Passenger van
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:14:33 -0400
  ...Transmission Center Bench Seat Speedometer Radiator Fan and shroud The outside is grey in color and the interior is also grey (late model) with...
• Re: Speedometer house repair suggestions ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:57:28 -0400
  At 03:20 PM 3/30/2010, Andrew Grebneff wrote: >Oil the screw lightly but thoroughly (use a modeler's paintbrush or Dear David...
• Tire size question
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Dec 94 21:09:11 EST
  A simple question for any one with time on their hands...what effect does running a larger tire have on the odometer, speedometer and...
• Urgent: need Subaru speed sensor info
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 10:28:44 +1200
  I need to know whether a Subaru engine from an automatic donor SVX needs a speedometer speed sensor to run in a manual Vanagon...
• 1988 Vanagon For Sale
  Historical mailing list - John Russ
  Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:22:16 -0500
  ...there is 200,000 plus miles on the van not sure about the exact because I had to replace the speedometer from the other...
• Re: how to fix cracked intrument cluster housings where speedo/tach mount to cluster
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:40:33 -0600
  ...Then, epoxy the studs where the screws used to go > and use nuts and washers to hold the speedometer to it's mountings. > > Mike >
• '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: Use Oxy Sensor light to re-set odometer?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 20 May 2006 22:50:39 -0500
  ...The cable from the left wheel feeds into the box, and from there a second cable goes to the speedometer. The little box is...
• Re: GPS died
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 19:36:57 -0700
  ...It looked good in my Vanagon > and was great for the speedometer if nothing else. > > I'm going to replace it with a Garmin...
• Re: Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 22:33:06 -0700
  What terrible luck - the only advice you're getting is mine :) Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 12, 2017, at 10:31 PM, OlRivrRat...
• Paradise by the dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - John_K_Hopp
  Thu, 22 Jun 1995 12:42:04 -0600 (MDT)
  ...We also $$replaced all the bad bulbs, and then put the whole mess back together. $$Amazing! My speedometer now moves like a Rolex, and...
• Re: Help With Instrument Lighting Please
  Historical mailing list - Ed Henckel
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 12:06:21 -0800
  DBMaguin@softart.com wrote: > > Hi All, > > My digital clock between the speedometer and odometer is no longer > backlit when I have my headlights on...
• Re: RESULTS - Tire Survey
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Mar 1997 12:10:25 -0500 (EST)
  ...These tires have diameters smaller/larger than original > You will see speedometer/odometer errors My experience with the 27x8.50R14 BFGoodrich Radial All Terrains...
• Re: DOT 3 & DOT 4 (where's the reservoir?!)
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 17:19:10 -0400
  Where else would it be...behind the speedometer. You lift the whole cover off from the rear. G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett & Associates www...
• Speed readouts on different GPS models.
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 19:28:06 -0500
  ...The problem being now is that I cannot see the speedometer without crouching a bit for the lower speeds 45mph and below. I can...
• Re: Vanagon syndrome and speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 11:42:49 -0400
  >>Is it the magnetic declination of the moons of Jupiter at work here?<< Wrong, it's Mars deviating from Saturn, not Jupiter!!!! What were...
• Re: Intermittent interior light problem
  Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:42:00 -0500
  POLTERGEIST!!! On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Jones, Dustin wrote: > About 3 weeks ago, my speedometer light went off for a couple days and came...
• Re: How to remove HUb cap (inner)? - Springloaded?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:55:46 -0700
  The dust cover you are trying to remove IS spring-loaded! You still have the speedometer drive cable attached. CAREFULLY remove the small clip...
• Re: speedo/odo error confusion
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 22:57:08 -0700
  ...the government doesn't want speeders, so they make > the car manufacturers install speedometers that read high on purpose. Hence > you can do 70...
• Re: Anyone know how to calibrate the speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Todd.Last
  Tue, 3 May 2011 01:16:45 -0700
  ...http://www.paspeedo.com/index.htm On 4/21/2011 3:37 PM, Mike wrote: > I took apart a broken Rabbit speedometer to check...
• Re: Speedometer difference
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 19 Sep 2017 12:32:42 -0700
  For Mile speedos the Syncro should say 1600 on the face. For Mile 2wd speedos they should say 805 on the face. (for KM...
• Re: Alternator blue wire
  Historical mailing list - Jason Guest
  Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:02:59 +0100
  There is a OXS sensor reset button on the speedometer cable junction box under the front of the van van that clicks when you...
• Re: diesel tach
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:13:04 -0700
  ...Germans call a tachometer - Drehzahlmesser The word tacho there is what we call speedometer. http://cgi.ebay.de/Tachoeinheit-Drehzahlmesser-VW-T3-Diesel-/320725275568...
• Re: TDI bad camshaft
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 24 May 2011 13:13:39 -0400
  ...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: CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Mon, 9 Jan 1995 13:45:32 -0500 (EST)
  ...Joel Walker <JWALKER@ua1vm.ua.edu> > Eastwood company has a Speedometer cable lubricator ... a little gizmo that > fits on the end of a cable...
• Re: Odometer rerpair, 1980 (was 1985)
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Tue, 21 May 1996 20:29:40 EST
  ...The Vgon speedometer is not all that hard to mess with, since it's not built into a tin can like some. The trip...