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• Re: 97 EV's
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Dec 1996 11:11:14 -0800
  ...Canadian vans had speedometers that read only in KPH and odometers that read in KM. The odometer is acceptable to USDOT, but the spedometer...
• Re: Installing Golf/Jetta/Fox Speedo in a Syncro w/ Oil Pressure Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:18:42 +0200
  ...In response to a fellow Syncronaut Craig's unsuccessful attempt to > locate a replacement speedometer for the one missing from his recently > purchased Syncro...
• Re: Odometer....
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 19:23:40 -0700
  ...Does your speedometer still clock the >speeds? > >The odometer failure is a chronic problem with out beloved vans. It is >usually caused by slippage...
• Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:49:58 -0700
  ...question I have had for a while is why do vanagon speedometers have a range of revs/mile numbers on them? I have 2...
• Re: Maps vs GPS
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:57:39 -0400
  I use my GPS as a speedometer in my Westy. That max speed feature gets silly sometimes, though. It will say things like 85...
• Re: Reinforced Tires?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 6 May 2003 18:41:46 -0600
  ...I suppose the only problem with that is >that it means that the speedometer is reading too low. Now that I need new >tires...
• Re: Ranting and Raving
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 16:36:37 -0500
  ...Best place to get one? > Moving on, my speedometer works but odometer does not, anyone have a used > one for an 82' diesel. I...
• Re: oil usage
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:07:58 -0400
  ...When My speedometer "Says" 60 mph the GPS says 61 mph. This is what it has shown for the last 4 years so the...
• Re: Highway driving
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 Sep 2015 09:33:46 -0400
  With that size tire you should do a speedometer comparison to a GPS to see where you really are. That is a large tire...
• Re: Lighting ideas for cargo area?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 22:47:40 -0600
  ...When I pulled the cowl off the speedometer assembly, I saw > >only one bulb. Should there be more? > > One on top of each instrument...
• Re: Vanagon Acceleration Times
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 22:22:31 -0700
  ...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: Desperately need speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 10:10:18 -0600
  Call CamelBack VW, Phoenix, AZ. --800-876-5199. They are really good about having whatever is needed for the vans. And they ship. Ask...
• Custom Instrument Pod
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 17:20:16 -0600
  ...It has a beautiful instrument pod, about 5 large round instruments in a row, bigger than our speedometers, right in front of the driver...
• Re: Two small questions
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 13:50:33 -0700
  ...Is the speedometer cable the same for all years > (80 and up) and models? > > 2. The interior light above the driver - it works > in...
• Re: I need advice/help getting a letter of conformity
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 00:38:27 EST
  ...difference between Canadian market vanagons and US market vanagons is the speedometer says KPH instead of MPH, and the e-brake warning light to...
• Re: 15" Wheels/Tires
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lake
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 10:07:33 -0500
  And of course, it is important to remember that the federal gvt required the speedometer to be at least 3% fast during these years...
• Re: Bullet proof Vanagon, Interesting van on Ebay UK
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:51:54 -0800
  ...No wonder the owners want to get rid of > it............" > > ....did ya notice that there was no clock or speedometer ... there's a > calendar...
• Re: Anyone know how to calibrate the speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:38:54 -0400
  ...Anyone know how to calibrate the speedo? I took apart a broken Rabbit speedometer to check out how to access to the speed indicator...
• Re: Disable oil pressure warning system
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 11:48:42 -0700
  On the back of the speedometer a small branch of the blue foil plugs into the dynamic oil warning circuit board. Unplug that connector...
• Re: Auto trans operating test help?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:32:44 -0800
  ...Of course, the speedometer in the '84 van runs so high that it will display something 95 mph. I'll use the gps. -- Jack...
• fuel leak (?) & odometer
  Historical mailing list - Rob McGee
  Sun, 15 Sep 1996 21:02:11 -0600
  ...The speedometer works fine, but not the odometer or trip meter. Our '86 Jetta has the same problem. Any help on these two would...
• Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:25:29 -0700
  ...Squirrel, how long have you owned your Westy and not noticed that ? It's the speedometer cable drive connection ! Does not all car manufacturers...
• Re: Velma is back on the road
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 07:48:07 -0400
  ...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: Technique For Removing Speedo needle?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 10:46:04 -0500
  ...how to's more or lessgloss over the removiing of >>the speedometer needle. Just don't wanna break it as it appears to >>REALLY...
• Parts is Parts (CA area)
  Historical mailing list - Terry Buchanan
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 14:53:09 -0700
  ...suspension, $25-$385 vw bus 67 and earlier doors, windows, bumpers , speedometer, floormats wheels etc. call for information $10.00 to $100.00 call...
• Re: 75 MPH - unusual?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 13:56:20 -0500
  ...75 MPH - unusual? That's assuming you have the right height tires causingthe speedometer to read accurately. How many radar traps have you gone...
• Re: "Recorder with warning switch" - what is this?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:37:33 -0400
  ...archives) It's a black box about 3" square that the >speedometer cable passes through. A 5-wire connector is attached, 3 of 5...
• Re: No instrument lights or gas guage?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:51:43 -0600
  ...my '80 Westy back to the house and have lost my > speedometer and clock lighting and the gas gauge is non-op (can't...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:18:22 -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: Better Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:21:59 -0600
  ...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: Insturment Cluster
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:07:18 +0000
  ...Insturment Cluster Look for the DOPS mounted behind the speedometer .......that also makes it an 86 or later. if it's not there .. then...
• Re: Transporter (Vanagon) Driving Position
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton
  Sat, 31 May 1997 18:29:25 -0700
  ...Does anyone else have a hard time having a clear view of the top portion of the speedometer while driving? The steering wheel is...
• Re: Replacement steering wheels
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 17 Apr 1999 21:04:31 -0700
  ...The only problem is they are too small and block the top part of the speedometer and you can't see the warning lights...
• Re: NOBODY HAS THEM: tachometer and plastic instrument cluster housing
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 11:07:41 -0700
  ...I can source one of these? > > > > I also need a new speedometer / odometer (well actually I only need the > > odometer but I know it...
• Re: "Recorder with warning switch" - what is this?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 08:57:26 -0600
  ...archives) It's a black box about 3" square that the > speedometer cable passes through. A 5-wire connector is attached, 3 of 5...
• Re: MPG measurement issues
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 11:07:12 -0500
  It seems to me that given the wide tolerances for the odometers and speedometers that the Bentley mentions, the only meaningful comparison is not...
• Re: Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:38:22 -0400
  ...Also, your speedometer's highest reading is higher than you vehicle will (likely) be able to go, so where's the problem in that...
• No thanks: TV's, HUDs, GPS, microwave ovens, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 10:37:15 -0500
  ...However there is no provision for speed with out some way of getting the mechanical speedometer reading into a digital signal, like a digital...
• Re: Auto trans operating test help?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:00:15 -0500
  ...going at every which speed, every time I looked at the speedometer it was different. I've gotten used to it now. Still have...
• Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:35:46 -0400
  ...nipple thing that you have spotted is the end of the > speedometer cable. It's supposed to be there for your speedo to work...
• Re: Displacement Efficiency etc and the half-Lilley
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 11:22:20 -0500
  ...Your speedometer is adequate as you are only looking for relative >changes. I find that a small voice recorder (not voice activated) can be...
• Used parts wanted for '81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dan Burgos
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 20:33:59 -0400
  ...bumpers, rear CV joint protective cap brake backing plate, rear, right speedometer refrigerator sink faucet knob propane tank vinyl panel for inside of sliding...
• Re: Oil pressure switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 17:09:19 -0700
  ...Should I start thinking about changing the control board > located behind the speedometer ? > > Thanks a lot everybody. > > Christian > Ottawa, Ontario > Westy 1988 (the one...
• Re: Life after speedometer, why do they break?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 18:29:46 -0800
  >I used a teflon lube gel on mine when I "rebuilt" it. My boss uses it on >safe locks. It's a non-petroleum...
• fuel gauge sender unit.
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Durstewitz
  Sun, 12 Nov 1995 19:34:56 -0800 (PST)
  ...If I need to replace the > speedometer how much is a new, used, overhauled one going to cost. Does the > vanagon have a peculiar...
• Golf II speedo fit Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 17 Feb 2001 16:17:15 +1200
  ...Has anyone tried to fit a Golf II speedometer? I'd like to have a speedo whichworks to at least 200kmh/125mph. This may...
• Re: Cruise Control Speed Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 14:23:13 -0600
  ...of the inductive speed > sensor > (located > > on the back of the speedometer) the manual called for 90 to 110 > ohms. My > > DMM showed 1...
• Re: Speedo Repair with 1 year warranty
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 13:50:49 -0500
  ...Speedo Repair with 1 year warranty >I just called North Hollywood Speedometer Co. & was >quoted $92 to repair my 81 vanagon Speedo. >They give...
• Re: double door vanagon pics..(sliding doors on both sides)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Stothers
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:47:50 -0500
  ...Given the feedback last year on importing from to the States despite having the Conformity Cert (included just the changing of the speedometer/emergency...
• 88 West Speedo cable problem after brake job
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 16:56:50 -0400
  I had a local shop do a 'brake job' on my westy and the result are great brakes, but alas, the speedometer didn't...
• Re: 02 SENSOR
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 30 May 2006 09:49:17 -0700
  ...BUT, the light on the dash IS NOT connected to the O2 sensor, it's triggered by a box that the speedometer cable goes...
• Re: Help needed fixing the tabs an instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 16:07:36 -0400
  ...Seal the broken corners so dust wont get in to the speedometer. Use silicone in a tube to do this.Best to clean up...
• Re: oxs light came on
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 10:50:52 -0800
  ...There's a little black box in-line with the speedometer cable, I forget the exact location, but I think it's near the...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Steven Sittser
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:25:06 -0400
  ...I guess I'm OK with not-quite-stock-size tires that make my speedometer read slightly differently, if it's worth the bit...
• Accessory dreams was: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 21 Dec 2021 11:17:14 -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: Using the "extra" LEDs in the instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:59:40 -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...
• places to put gauges
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Sep 1994 22:53:14 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Well, I'm installing a tachometer (3-1/8") in the empty slot right alongside the speedometer. RMMW sells an adapter ring (#938-842...
• Instrument lighting, fan switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Thu, 10 Jul 1997 10:05:19 -0500 (EDT)
  ...The clock/fuel/temp guage is lit up nicely, but the speedometer isn't lit at all. I can see the light from a...
• Re: Another tire question
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 14:21:30 +0200
  ...The circumference should be close to idential, so the speedometer shouldnt be off. No matter what year or equipment, the 185R14 is THE base...
• Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:44:10 -0700
  ...Odometer/Speedometer OoC > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Monday, June 23, 2008, 5:04 PM > Folks, > > Is there a consensus on the best...