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• Help Locating T4 Connection: Power Door Lock Problem
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 08:01:38 -0800
  ...I pulled what I think of as the instrument panel, you know, where the speedometer head is, and see no three line connector. Would...
• Re: Replacing the master cylider
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Fri, 9 May 2008 13:24:54 -0400
  ...would to check the brake fluid), remove 4 screws, disconnect the speedometer cable and wiring connectors for the cluster, and pull the instrument cluster...
• Re: Ranting and Raving
  Historical mailing list - chad knutson
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 17:04:07 -0600
  ...Best place to get one? > Moving on, my speedometer works but odometer does not, anyone have a used > one for an 82' diesel. I...
• Heroes needed to collect data points
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 00:33:57 -0600
  ...An accurate measured speed versus speedometer reading conversion chart must be generated for the tow vehicle. Actual speeds from 40 to 80 mph must...
• Re: Old Volks Home Cluster Retrofit Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Davis
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:51:10 -0700
  ...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: Using the "extra" LEDs in the instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:34:33 -0400
  ...the box is just an extra source of potential bouncy-needle speedometer syndrome. In that case, the wire is already coming out of the...
• Re: Need info on dismantling speedometer
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:12:40 -0700
  On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 7:00 AM, David Clarkson <dvdclarksn@aol.com> wrote: > Notr sure what year the? van is but my...
• Re: Odometer clicking/ not working?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Perkins
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 04:35:29 EST
  ...85 and my '90.) Then is breaks and you find the speedometer housing is loose in the back of the cluster. Mine is held...
• Re: Instrument Panel Lights
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Sun, 20 May 2001 21:53:48 -0500
  ...Instrument Panel Lights I recently replaced the panel light over the speedometer in my 85 Westy, but the dash lights are still too dim...
• Re: 215/75R15 vs. 215/65R15 Tires
  Historical mailing list - MIKE MOERY
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 18:44:02 -0900
  ...Apart from speedometer error, what disadvantage do I face with a higher profile tire? Thanks, Chris Gronski '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY '87 Chevrolet Sprint...
• Odometer Fix
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 12:59:21 -0500
  If your odometer has stopped or is slipping, get a new VDO gear from Palo Alto Speedometer. It is not worth horsing around trying...
• Re: Speedometer repairs '84
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 09:06:02 -0600
  Dale, A few months ago I fixed the odometer from a Saab 900, a similar VDO device. The problem is how to replace the...
• Re: How to disable oil warning buzzer?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 13 May 2004 20:00:15 +0000
  ...Remove the speedometer. Remove the back >of > > the speedometer. Remove the little printed circuit board. Be careful >when > > remove the blue plastic flexible printed...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sun, 12 May 2002 21:39:00 -0500
  ...Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example Right----and notice it's only the two countries that really count----- And the craziest...
• Re: speedo/tach differences between '84-'86????????
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 19:42:24 -0500
  Chris, By the way, I have a cluster from an 84 and the ribbon does not go to the speedometer. Walt Spak Pittsburgh, Pa...
• My positive experience with 14" Dunlop tires
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 09:57:09 -0400
  ...Nice and quiet on the road and a real close match to the speedometer 795 vs. 805 revolutions per mile. Got'em on my...
• Re: "NorthStar" 88 DoubleCab Project - new photos
  Historical mailing list - MC
  Sun, 8 Aug 2004 07:35:04 -0700
  ...Since getting it back, I've added a CD changer, put in a new speedometer cable (could have used a helper), and have done...
• Re: Friday flammables
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:30:45 -0700
  ...Rob becida@comcast.net ps/ don't look behind your speedometer....
• Re: 102mph
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 15 May 2007 18:54:31 -0700
  ...is a photo of a Subaru 2.2 powered Westie's speedometer. Not my picture, I just like it <g>. Rob becida@comcast.net...
• Re: Tires: Michelin XCA 205/75R14
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 9 Nov 2003 20:31:54 -0800
  ...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: Speedometer cable -- where does square start
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 20:29:27 -0500
  ...Speedometer cable -- where does square start >> >> Hi list, >> after reading a lot of threads regarding speedometer cables, it is still >> unclear to me where...
• Insturment cluster repairing and speedometer repair
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:02:00 -0800
  ...two on each side or just one.Problem fixed for ever. Speedometer repair : One speedo I have wont work for the odometer and trip...
• Re: Cruise Control Problem
  Historical mailing list - boroko
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 19:04:37 -0500
  ...I have been giving out info about the '86 and '87s that I have, and they have the speed sensor in the speedometer. Maybe...
• followup to post regarding oil pressure false alarms
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 19:47:20 MDT
  ...During removal of the speedometer, I broke by mistake a tab located at the back of the speedometer, exposing the speedometer "flywheel". It seems...
• Speed and RPM (was 4spd to 5spd conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 10:53:32 PDT
  ...important thing to remember when you are comparing speeds is that speedometer accuracy isn't guaranteed. Even if it is right on factory spec...
• Re: Crazy idea?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:29:46 -0700
  ...Zeitgeist" <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote: > Completely nutz > > http://www.partshp.com/speedometer_gears.htm > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jul 28, 2014, at 6...
• Velma is back on the road
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 19:33:48 -0600
  ...water pump for the pulley changes,a bosch rebuilt alternator,new speedometer cable to show how slow I am actually going,a re seal...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:36:43 -0700
  ...There's a hole in the dash for a speedometer/odometer |and they want to see one there, end of story. | |Yours, |David
• woes of the day
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 19:50:12 -0700
  ...Since last night, I have lost my brake master cylinder, radiator fan, heater fan switch, and speedometer. Pedal slowly goes to the floor (sometimes...
• Vanagon Acceleration Times
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 00:50:02 EDT
  ...just filled up), portapotty and regular camping hardware ready to go. Speedometer calibrated. Shift points at 6500 rpm. Using AMS Digifant II chip and...
• Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 1 May 2008 15:00:17 -0700
  ...Engine fire that burned so bad that the speedometer > needle melted and I can't read the odometer numbers. 99.99% total loss. > Jumpseats...
• Re: Cruice Control problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 23 Oct 1997 11:05:56 -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...
• Rust Rot
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:22:07 -0500
  I had my van up on the rack yesterday as part of the action to replace the speedometer cable. I opted for the one...
• Re[2]: vanagon questions to the folks that know
  Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
  Sun, 11 May 97 13:31:00 PDT
  ...See if the speedometer has ever been replaced. >> On Fri, 9 May 1997 09:54:00 -0500 Mike Ingala <techmti@athenet.net writes: >> ...it...
• 3 Questions
  Historical mailing list - Seth C. Bruggeman
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 14:43:05 -0500
  ...Questions resulting from a beautiful Sunday afternoon of Westy tinkering: 1. Speedometer: My speedo reads roughly twenty to thirty mph above real speed. I...
• Speedo Cable Broken 87GL: What's the Drill?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 18:37:17 -0600
  Volks, My speedometer was making a clicking which I thought was the unit itself, from other posts I suppose it was the cable all...
• Re: Now that the dash is off . . .
  Historical mailing list - Todd D. Gadberry
  Sat, 17 Jun 2000 23:35:23 -0700
  ...Looks like my speedometer (or "lackofspeedometer", as I call it) is a little out o' whack in it's housing. Also my fuel gauge...
• Re: Double cab for sale/engine longevity
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 22:52:23 +0200
  ...the Vanagon that�s able to do 112 mph on the speedometer is no bigger than when you travel at 130+ on a big...
• Re: Agony of defeat . . .
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 06:23:18 -0700
  ...Thingy that the speedometer and gauges live in. in the back behind the gauges. I hope. Mike On 9/28/04 5:51 AM...
• Re: don't use cruise control in the rain?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 3 Nov 2007 11:48:11 -0700
  ...Maintaining speed and having no troubles at all > > driving in the rain. > > > > I glancd down at the speedometer (infrequently enough) and suddenly saw > > that...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:35:20 -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: What is that Google quick search tip for archives?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:03:51 -0800
  ...help me out? BTW, want to do a search on replacing speedometer cable (jumpy needle at low speeds) and it must be in the...
• Re: Re[2]: Vanagon O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 17:51:15 PDT
  ...You can get under the front of your van and find the mileage counter box in line with the speedometer cable. There's a...
• Re: Broken Odometer and Trip Odometer
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 9 May 2002 18:40:40 -0700
  ...Palo Alto Speedometer is superb shop to get this fixed at. You can either send them the speedo or you can figure out what...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....long
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 10:29:05 -0400
  ...I suspect a very optomistic speedometer or a downhill slope. Everything I've read suggests the top speed of a van of that vintage...
• Re: 27X8.5QR14 VS 185/R/14 ?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 22:25:38 -0400
  ...It will cause roughly 5% speedometer / odometer error (reading lower) due to the difference in tire sizes. It will also have the effect of...
• Re: Speedo needle removal
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Sun, 24 Sep 2006 11:36:48 -0600
  ...but I've hit a > snag; I can't remove the speedometer needle in order > to get to the speedo face, which will then...
• Wheels, Tires and the Laws of Physics
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 11:14:50 -0800
  ...So the speedometer will read 7% slower.. ie, when the speedometer reads 100mph, the van is really going 107mph..no big deal The question...
• Re: 15" or 16" Alloys and Big Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 12:42:19 EST
  ...The speedometer ratio will also depend on the aspect ratio of the tire you are planning on using. The height of the tire sidewall...
• Re: Sightlines to instrument panel
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 22:43:21 -0800
  ...I can't see the speedometer and the temp gauge. I'm 6'4" and the uper half of the streering wheel is right...
• Re: Instrument Housing
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:38:42 -0600
  ...Does >anyone on the list have a instrument housing (the black shell onto which >the speedometer, tachometer, clock, switches etc mount) which is >appropriate...
• Re: No instrument lights or gas guage?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:09:17 -0700
  ...my '80 Westy back to the house and have lost my > speedometer and clock lighting and the gas gauge is non-op (can't...
• odometer solution (for now anyway)
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Wed, 9 Jul 1997 19:03:50 -0400
  ...This may be a viable alternate repair procedure for those who don't have junk Vanagon speedometers around or who can't find a...
• Re: Transmission Case Corrosion, Deterioration Repair, Ground Paths
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 3 Apr 2016 10:52:43 -0700
  ...This bus was bought from someones Estate so no real info supplied other than a photocopy of dealership work order for a new speedometer...
• Re: (LVC) Friday: Wrong Way Driver & Vegi Carnage on Interstate-5 on way home driving new to me VW LT35
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:20:40 -0700
  ...I was going to spring it on Mike Miller since he was supposed to come here and tinker with his Syncro speedometer. But then...
• Speedo error?
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 18:10:04 -0700
  ...Starting May 1993, the only requirement is that the vehicles' speedometer indicate a higher speed than is acturlly being driven." The statement makes mention...
• Re: How fast should a 1.9L go??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 00:04:28 -0500
  ...Yes your speedometer over-reads a bit. If you run around 400 rpm or more for extended periods of time you r oil temp...
• Re: off to Yellowstone! And we're back...
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 12:22:20 -0700
  > You got a bad odometer? Hurricane force tailwind? > > Karl Wolz I had the Odo calibrated 3 years ago at Palo Alto Speedometer... and it...
• Re: oxs light
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 21:41:36 -0500
  ...Follow the speedometer cable from the left front wheel > to find it. The button is hidden in a recessed hole; use the eraser end...
• Re: Front Seat Mounts Under Swivel Seat
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 28 May 2003 10:47:17 -0700
  ...Busch" <lbusch@IX.NETCOM.COM> wrote: > BTW, for those of us that are taller and have > trouble seeing the speedometer and tach I'll...