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• Re: Speedometer and 15/65/205 Tires/Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:31:59 -0400
  ...Me lucky, I guess? 2009/10/15 Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> > Some 84 and early 85 Vanagons had speedometers that are downright silly...
• Re: Inaccurate Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 16:18:38 -0800
  ...RPM's > read OK, speedometer reads about 10 mph faster than what it actually goes > (at least per my wife who was following me...
• Re: Speedometer -- the straight scoop
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 09:59:15 -0500
  ...These speedometers heads have a basic tolerance of (+) 6.2 mph with an additional (+) 5% of the actual speed driven." Example from the bentley...
• Re: odometer repairs
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 22:07:58 -0800
  One of mine is currently at Over Seas Speedometer whch can be found at speedometer.com, another place is Palo Alto Speedometer. Mark in...
• Re: Speedometer Questions Miles vs. Kilometres
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 09:56:39 -0700
  While ago i bought whole new instrmnt cluster being great deal and dealt with speedometer in km buy buying white marker and writing major...
• Re: Odometer/speedometer inaccuracy
  Historical mailing list - patrice b
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 02:22:41 -0700
  I was having that problem with my 85 and it turned out to be the speedometer cable-- it was stripping out at the wheel...
• Re: Intermittent speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:33:54 -0400
  ...this troubling behavior just started on our recent weekend > trip. > > > > During the trip the speedometer needle indicating speed which sometimes > not move. the other...
• Re: odometer and trip-odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - James Bowen
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 14:44:00 EDT
  ...I took the speedometer to a guy here in Austin by the name of Rick Borth. He does great work. I think it cost...
• Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 13:39:09 -0400
  ...I'm thinking about the speedometer cable. The speedometer bounces around quite a bit at low speeds, which clears up at higher speeds... My...
• Re: speedometer probs
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 09:54:29 -0800
  Might be the cable needs a little graphite. -Dana- > What about if the speedometer is making a light grinding noise and looks a > little...
• Re: Speedometer Disassembly Question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:31:00 -0400
  I'm not asking how to get the speedometer out of the instrument cluster. I've already got it out, and the speedometer needle...
• Speedometer Cruise Control Pickup Hole: '81 and '85
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 24 Sep 2013 12:53:31 -0700
  ...At this point I may swap in a spare speedometer, but IIRC, my spare '85 speedometer made noise too. But. It has a mount...
• Odometer/Speedometer come and go together
  Historical mailing list - Steve Elfelt
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 20:34:57 -0400
  ...Two days ago I lost my speedometer and odometer at the same time. Over 200 miles, they flickered on briefly numerous times, meaning I...
• Syncro Speedometer Gear
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016 13:30:28 -0400
  Does anyone have a source for the Syncro speedometer gear that goes inside the front diff? Can anyone make one from brass? See here...
• Re: Speedometer Clicking!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 10:30:16 -0700
  ...Speedometer Clicking! > My speedometer for an '84 Westy is making a clicking noise > during normal driving. At high speed it seems to be a...
• Syncro speedometer output repair?
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Thu, 1 May 2003 11:28:07 -0400
  The speedometer in my '87 Syncro has never worked. Since I am starting a spring restoration project, one of the things I'd like...
• Re: odometer just went on the fritz
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 31 Dec 2004 06:47:23 -0800
  --- John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > There is at least one website that advertises repair of speedometers. I > don't have it but I...
• Speedometer Noise
  Historical mailing list - Sam Johnson
  Fri, 2 Jul 2004 00:49:55 -0400
  Hi Folks, I have noticed lately that my speedometer makes a clicking sound at highway speeds. Any comments would be appreciated. 1984 White Ontario...
• Re: Speedometer -- the straight scoop
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 06:58:19 EDT
  ...j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM writes: << Anything a fellow can do other than just mentally correct the speedo reading? >> Have the speedometer calibrated. George
• Re: Intermittant Speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 16:52:50 -0500
  No doubt this is a Vanagon Speedometer. I've had four in my Westy in eight years. I sometimes use an 806 or an...
• Odometer doesn't work; speedometer does?
  Historical mailing list - Don Oldenburg
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 12:50:46 EDT
  ...Then remove the speedometer. My Jetta has a speedometer cluster that required me to first pull out all of the dashboard switches and knobs...
• Re: Tires sizes and speedometer errors
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 21:40:14 -0600
  ...On Canadian / European speedometers there is 500 listed on the bottom of the speedometer (805 in the USA). Meaning that you need 500 revolutions...
• speedometer probs
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Bailey
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 10:03:55 -0600
  Hello all, my wife informed me last night that the speedometer quit working on her. Its an '87 Vanagon GL model. So this morning...
• Vanagon syndrome and speedometer
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 16:13:56 -0700
  ...It seems to be gone but my speedometer/odometer quit. Is it the magnetic declination of the moons of Jupiter at work here? Mike
• Re: speedometer accuracy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 May 2013 16:57:24 -0400
  ...And what do I notice? Speedometer says 60 mph and GPS says 45 mph! At 70 (speedometer) the GPS says 62! I am running...
• LAZY SPEEDOMETER II
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 18:05:54 -0900 (AKST)
  This is a second appeal for advice regarding my speedometer. I received some responses seeking whatever info might come my way, but none of...
• Speedometer for sale! - was: Re: needed!84 speedometer with working odometer
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 22:33:38 EDT
  In a message dated 4/14/02 10:19:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, peterho@SWBELL.NET writes: > I found a speedometer(after a...
• Speedometer Clicking!
  Historical mailing list - Reynold Woodall
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 12:57:40 -0400
  My speedometer for an '84 Westy is making a clicking noise during normal driving. At high speed it seems to be a whine. Tried...
• Re: Odometer Broken
  Historical mailing list - James Bowen
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 15:28:24 EDT
  Donald, I had mine fixed by Rick Borth at Speedometer.com here in Austin, Texas. He was very reasonable...I think it cost me...
• Re: Speedometer noise
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 May 1997 10:40:03 -0400 (EDT)
  I don't know about the speedometer , but did you know that the cv joints only wear on one side that you can reverse...
• Re: Need a speedometer rebuilt....who does this?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:48:03 -0700
  ...http://www.speedometer.com/ They fixed my speedo. M --- Vanagon Man <vgonman@MSN.COM> wrote: __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital...
• Re: WTB Syncro Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 18:12:49 -0700
  >WTB Syncro Speedometer >Please! Somebody sell one!!!!! Bah! Just install a 2WD speedo and divide by 2! What's the old speedo doing wrong...
• Re: Odometer Broken
  Historical mailing list - Dave Martin
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 13:29:30 -0700
  Donald, Check out this website at http://www.speedometer.com This can happen if you reset your trip meter while the vehicle is in...
• Re: needed!84 speedometer with working odometer
  Historical mailing list - Bill Harris
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 18:54:45 -0700
  ...needed!84 speedometer with working odometer I found a speedometer(after a year of driving without an odometer)at a junk yard attached to...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 11 May 2002 10:58:58 -0400
  Phew, thank you for the warning! As it turns out I have been driving around with a KMPH speedometer for over two years now...
• Speedometer clicking - any recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 11:12:37 -0800
  I have both a annoying clicking sound and slight needle vibration in my speedometer that varies in intensity depending on how fast I am...
• Re: Life after speedometer, why do they break?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 04:43:38 -0500
  ...wrote: > > >I had trouble with my speedometer (88GL) for years and even disconnected the > >trip tick by removing the connecting gear but I finally...
• Re: odometer repairs
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 14:33:03 +0000
  ...Thu, 2 Aug 2007 22:07:58 -0800 > >One of mine is currently at Over Seas Speedometer whch can be found at >speedometer.com...
• Re: Buying Canadian NOW: Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Fryday
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 16:51:24 -0800
  ...an overlay sticker created with a laser printer, a computer, > > paintbrush and a lot of patience. > > > > I think the speedometer for the 80's...
• Re: Q: Syncro Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 02:57:07 +0100
  ...I can't find any > description of the speedometer cable for a Syncro. I've found one > drawing on 39.30 which show the...
• Speedometer flutter
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 20:02:38 EDT
  Hello The speedometer on my van flutters up and down at all speeds. Is there a common cause for this problem? Gary Gary McEachern...
• 1985 Speedometer facia available
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 03:48:55 EDT
  ...It has all switches, speedometer, rpm gauge, etc. Willing to sell for $20 plus Shipping. Bought the wrong one. Alan [text/html]
• Re: Speedo Repair
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 10 Feb 2002 10:40:26 -0800
  I send my repairs to Palo Alto Speedometer. Klaus does excellent restoration, repair, recalibration. Palo Alto Speedometer 718 Emerson St. Palo Alto, CA 94301...
• Re: Speedo calibration
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 21:54:16 -0700
  My km/h speedometer has "1000" on the bottom. I find that with the slightly larger tires the speedometer reads correctly, but the odometer...
• Re: dead speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 08:56:11 -0600
  Sure its the speedometer and not the cable or hubcap. The hubcap on teh drivers side has a square hole that the speedo cable...
• Re: Okay READ the subject bar...Hall Effect SPEEDO question.
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 29 May 2008 15:51:14 -0700
  ...Make a small disk driven by the speedometer cable in the center of the disk. Put a small magnet on the edge of the...
• Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Fri, 10 May 2002 10:48:58 -0400
  The speedometer on my 86 doesn't work. If I understand it correctly there are 2 cables from the wheel to the dash. Has...
• speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Marlan Blair
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 19:47:30 -0400
  Can someone on this list advise me where I can purchase the portion of the speedometer cable that runs from the driverside front wheel...
• Syncro speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:05:53 -0800
  Could someone provide me with the identifying feature of a Syncro vs 2 wheeler speedometer head. If I recall correctly they are different and...
• Re: speedo 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:52:04 -0400
  ...Spin the tire and see if >>>the cable is turning at the speedometer.Then determin if there is enough >>>cable to go into the...
• Re: Buying Canadian
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 18:52:15 EDT
  Hmmm, my Canadian westie has a kph speedometer and came with a Michigan title. It did have a variance certificate and did not have...
• Re: Vanagon Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Wed, 24 Dec 2003 07:44:37 -0800
  Next time take your speedometer to a speedometer shop. I had the same sort of problems with my speedometer like failing trip tick and...
• Re: Speedometer is off
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Jul 2016 22:08:08 -0400
  ...Your speedometer is probably 805. If you speedometer is really under reading the needle is probably sticking and needs lubrication of repair or the...
• Re: MPG
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 20:25:16 -0400
  Good info, I wasn't aware of the difference between speedometer error and odometer error... my speedo needle bounces too much for me to...
• Re: What size of profile?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:39:06 -0400
  By law, US suppliers of vehicles had to make their speedometers read at or above the true vehicle speed. Unforunately I don't think...
• Re: Life after speedometer, why do they break? -PLASTIC ROT
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 03:35:58 EST
  ...But, I have seen exactly the same failures, broken odometer reset and split pinion, in VDO speedometers even on cars where the speedometer and...
• Speedometer Ok -Odometer and trip meter dead!?
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Thu, 18 May 2006 21:14:32 -0400
  ...So is their a fix? Or do I just need and entirely new speedometer unit? Thanks, Rob -- Rob NYC/Long Beach, NY 88 Wolfsburg...
• cruise control speedometer sensor
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:58:15 -0700
  Anyone know where to find an OEM-style cruise control speedometer sensor? Building a trip computer and thought I'd see how the old...
• Speedometer Noise
  Historical mailing list - Sam Johnson
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 14:10:26 -0400
  Hi All, I have noticed a ticking noise in my speedometer especially when I first start out on a trip. Sometimes I hear it...
• Re: Tires sizes and speedometer errors
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 07:09:42 -0500
  ...On Canadian / European > speedometers there is 500 listed on the bottom of the speedometer (805 > in > the USA). Meaning that you need 500 revolutions...