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• Speedo cable "squeels" at low speeds
  Historical mailing list - Trina Lindal
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:01:32 -0800
  Hi all, Is there a fix for the squeeling sound that I believe is my speedometer cable (the sound is coming from inside the...
• speedo vs. tach mounts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 16 Apr 2005 20:31:17 -0500
  Why does it seem that only speedometer mounts break but never tach mounts? Aren't they the same? Or do tach mounts break but...
• Re: Speedometer question (long now)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 14:48:55 EST
  ...The square end at top goes into the back of the speedo and turns the gears in the speedo to give you a speed...
• Re: Speed vs rpms w/ AT?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:18:40 -0800
  ...since the speedo is calibrated for 805 revs/mile, if you have a left front tire that is anything but 25" in diameter (5280...
• Re: Rad fan--2 or 3 wire???stumped
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 13:13:27 -0400
  That's kind of strange, because my old 2WD 1986, no AC, had a 2 speed fan, but no resistor at all! Go figure...
• Re: cruising speed and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 21:41:26 -0700
  ...alloys (805 rev speedo) and when checked with my GPS my Speedo reads about 2mph slower than my actual speed at 70mph.<br> <br...
• Re: Speedometer -- the straight scoop
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 20:20:14 -0700
  The speedometer measures the number of revolutions that the drivers side front tire makes. On my camper, the calibration number is 805 meaning the...
• Re: [Long ] Bought tires (WAS: Field-scouting Tires)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 20:45:54 -0700
  My experience with 4 Syncros was that the speedo was optomistic on all of them by about 5-8mph at 70. True speed was...
• Re: Aftermarket Speedomenters? Recalibrating existing speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 08:40:54 -0500
  After repairing my '89 Jetta speedo, it is now off by 10 mph consistantly from 0 to 60 mph. I managed to put the...
• Re: Vanagon speedo marked '1000'?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 05:54:36 -0700
  ...On Syncros the speedo cable is driven by gears inside the front differential. The numbers represent the cable revolutions per unit of distance the...
• Re: speedo/tach differences between '84-'86????????
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 19:39:14 -0500
  ...I have however, observed at least 3 different speedometers in 84's. Two of them have shift points marked but at different speeds. I...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Sun, 5 Oct 2014 08:59:34 -0700
  While sorting out cooling issues that came with my 82 diesel conversion, I found out that it had a 2-speed fan but only...
• Re: AT speeds/rpm's
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Jul 2002 00:00:24 -0400
  Not what I read, but the design speed using a 25.6" tire. Note that most vanagon speedometers over read by at least 4...
• Re: Transmission Options
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 15 Nov 2000 16:25:48 +1100
  ...Transmission Options Of course, the Syncro tranny is >a 5 speed and closely related to the 2WD 5 speed. It has a very low...
• Re: TOP SPEED/Land Speed Record
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 22:13:37 -0600
  ...Maybe a test run and a snapshot of the speedo "at speed" is in order? Or am I just asking for trouble? JJ >Patrick...
• speedo/tach differences between '84-'86????????
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 19:12:19 EST
  i have a speedo cluster from a '84 wolfsburg edition vanagon, with the tach/dig clock. i know the speedo cluster is different from...
• Syncro Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Fri, 21 May 2004 02:38:53 -0500
  Can a Jetta speedometer with the ratio 1540 be substituted for a Syncro speedometer with the standard 1600 ratio? If so, will the typical...
• Re: 1980 AC model speedo
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 12:24:33 EST
  ...my other AC model speedo has a differant cable > connection.. is that cable connection the same as the later WC speedos? > if I change...
• Re: [Syncro] Looking for a Syncro speedo
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 16:49:13 -0400
  Hmm, until you clarified that I would have sworn up and down that all 14" Syncros has 1600 on their speedos. But I don...
• bouncing speedo
  Historical mailing list - Richards, Andrew
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 10:59:24 -0800
  All, Occassionally, my speedometer needle likes to bounce. It's much worse at slow speeds and gradually levels out as I reach high speed...
• speedo_errors
  Historical mailing list - John Hung
  Thu, 7 Aug 1997 14:02:41 -0500
  Has anyone else experienced a speedometer that reads too fast on the highway? When traffic is running at 65 mph, my speedo reads nearly...
• Re: Speedo Issue..
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:32:08 -0500
  Overseas Speedometer does Vanagon speedo rebuilds, and they'll set the odometer to whatever you want. On Jan 18, 2013, at 7:10 PM...
• Re: Cooling fan issues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Jul 2016 17:59:53 -0400
  ...From the radiator switch there is only low speed and very high speed. From the AC system there is low speed and a higher...
• FW: transmission rebuilt: 4 speed or 5 speed?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 11:15:05 -0400
  ...4 speed or 5 speed? hi everybody, The transmission on my 82 diesel westy need a rebuild. My motor is one from 92 golf...
• Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:05:20 -0600
  On Oct 16, 2011, at 6:19 PM, John Jensen wrote: > That's closer to the speedometer indication. How did you get that? http...
• Re: Speedometer difference
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 20 Sep 2017 22:05:11 -0700
  ...You could try Jeremy at Palo Alto Speedometer. He speaks Syncro and may be able to make your Speedo read like a Syncro. 650...
• Re: Cooling Fan info discrepancies
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:31:15 -0700
  ...82-85 2 speeds, small fan motor. 86-91 2wd non-A/C, 2 speeds small fan motor 86-91 Syncro non-A/C...
• Speed racer vw ad
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cronin
  Fri, 2 Aug 1996 22:55:44 -0400 (EDT)
  Has anyone else seen the new Speed Racer spot that's running? Its quite good. it shows Speed and his chums poking about a...
• Re: Rad fan--2 or 3 wire???stumped
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 09:50:24 -0700
  ...This is what give you the 3rd speed > on the 2 speed fan. > Eric >
• Re: speedometer in Syncro
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Fri, 2 Aug 1996 23:13:40 -0400 (EDT)
  ...All VW speed'o's over read buy about 4 or 5%. This > helps hide the lack of performance. Actually, the speedo is supposed...
• Re: Why is this Here?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:07:16 -0400
  ...Huntley <matthew.huntley@strathbogie.net> wrote: > I have been looking over my speedometer/odometer and Console a lot, and I > try various fixes for...
• Re: Diesel Transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 20:58:01 -0500
  ...The Bently clearly shows a 5-speed transaxle for these vehicles. Were some built with 4-speed boxes? Inquiring minds want to know the...
• Automatic Accelerator, Speed Control
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 02 Aug 1996 11:53:11 +0300
  ...Unfortunatly the pick up for speed control do not fit with the Vanagon's speedometer. And I can not use the AUDI speedometer because...
• Re: Speedo calibration
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 14:00:38 +0200
  ...In Germany speedos are required to _exaggerate_ your speed so nobody controlled by radar could claim it was only because of the speedo ... Sincerely...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - George Mercer
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 10:19:14 EST
  Michael, Yes, I'm using the 4 speed linkage. Weddle Industries will sell the 5-speed linkage or guide box that was designed for...
• Re: 5 speed Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Thu, 25 Aug 1994 23:17:07 -0400 (EDT)
  On Thu, 25 Aug 1994, martha rubin wrote: > YOu have a 5-speed transmission? Yeah, and Dolly Parton > sleeps on her stomach.... :) > > /martha > Sure...
• speedometer in Syncro
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Fri, 2 Aug 1996 07:39:37 -0400 (EDT)
  MY speedometer is not accurate. Can somone tell me if your tach is running 3,000 RPM in 4th gear what speed are you...
• Re: Reasonable cruising speed?
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 11:38:18 -0700
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Reasonable cruising speed? �RE: The speedometer and odometer are fed separately. Actually, they are both fed from the same source, the speedometer...
• Air conditioning-
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:07:30 EST
  The fan in the rear top of my 1987 Wolfburg works but-I only have speed 1, and 2 of the 4 speeds. Sometimes...
• Re: 180 MPH Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:24:26 -0700
  Kidding aside, I don't think the picture was doctored, but the speedo face probably was. When you import a Vanagon or truck to...
• Jerky too? Re: Fw: Speedometer Cable Noise
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 02:35:12 EDT
  ...The sound is quite distinct at low speed (little > engine and road noise to obscure it) but is less obvious at > higher speeds (more...
• Re: A/C and High Radiator Fan Questions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:06:35 -0700
  ...What you are calling > high speed may well be medium speed. > > High speed is only turned on by the radiator temp switch when high...
• Re: 180 MPH Speedo
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 09:36:06 -0700
  Without reading the rest of the answers, I would say that is a not a MPH speedometer but a km/h speedometer with MPH...
• Re: 82 Vanagon gearbox swap ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Mar 1997 00:41:37 -0500 (EST)
  ...Can I replace it with a 5-speed gearbox ? Can/should I use the 5-speed gearbox from a diesel wanagon ? Can/should I...
• Re: '84 speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:10:34 -0500
  ...Doug On 11/16/07, Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@gmail.com> wrote: > > Me too --- My speedo also reads way high --- and I just had...
• Re: 5 speed trannys
  Historical mailing list - Chris Weddle
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 08:38:28 -0800
  Tony, Both the 4-speed and the 5-speed actually have an overdrive top gear (anything taller than 1.00:1 is considered overdrive...
• Re: 5 speed question
  Historical mailing list - George Mercer
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 23:46:23 EDT
  A 5-speed can give you closer gear ratios so that when you shift up, you lose less rpms. This is an advantage in...
• Re: Cruise Control Sensors
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 20:16:53 -0500
  ...Motor speed via tachometer? Driveshaft rotation? nope. it's the speedometer. there is a little sensor that IS in the speedo head on models...
• Speedo Calibration
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 15:35:01 -0400
  I repaired an odometer for a friend by installing a new gear from Palo Alto Speedo. The odometer works great, but the speedometer is...
• Re: engine dieing while AC on high--solved
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 12:05:45 -0500
  ...Speed 2 on a 4 speed AC fan (in other words, strangely, the most likely to be used setting.)>> The biggest draw on the...
• Re: Screw Holes, Cruise Control Sender: Thread? (Diesel Speedometer)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 1 May 2011 14:28:29 -0700
  my '82 diesel has metal backed speedo and clip style cable attachment. alistair On 1-May-11, at 2:02 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans...
• Re: Speedometer difference
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Eubank
  Mon, 18 Sep 2017 19:57:09 -0400
  ...looking for a speedometer built for a 16" > > so the question is there any difference between a speedometer on a 16" and > a speedometer...
• Re: Diesel Transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 18:24:28 -0800
  ...The Bently clearly shows a 5-speed transaxle for these vehicles. Were some built with 4-speed boxes? Inquiring minds want to know the...
• Re: Tire Size for 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 19 May 2008 22:32:19 -0400
  There are 2 accuracy issues with speedometers. One is a percentage of your given speed. This is controlled by the spring rate on the...
• AT speeds/rpm's
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 11:15:21 -0600
  ...I would like to be able to go faster since the speed limits on the interstates near me are 75 mph? what speed does...
• Re: speedo calibration - what's it cost (roughly)?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 13:55:51 -0400
  On Mon, 5 Apr 2004, Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > I use the mile/kilometer posts along the major > highways to test the speedo acuracy. 1...
• Re: high speeds
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  13 Jul 1994 08:23:53 U
  ...RE>high speeds On 7/13/94, William R. Kennedy wrote: >Relatedly, does it seem to anyone else that East Coast speeds are rising...
• Re: GPS speed accuracy
  Historical mailing list - James Ogul
  Thu, 9 May 2013 10:21:12 -0400
  Using Speed Box on my iPhone (free app) when my speedo says 60 I am doing 58 (85 Westy)
• Re: Syncro Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - ccc1
  Fri, 21 May 2004 14:14:21 -0500
  ...Syncro Speedometer > > > Can a Jetta speedometer with the ratio 1540 be substituted for a Syncro > speedometer with the standard 1600 ratio? If so, will...
• Re: 5 speed transmission for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:15:07 +1000
  ...5 speed transmission for Vanagon > >Hello Terry, > >Saturday, September 01, 2001, 11:18:28 PM, you wrote: > >TT> Hi everybody, > >TT> Has anyone tried...