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• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 16 May 2002 20:42:48 +1200
  >Reportedly, grade-school students spend a few days on measurements, >practicing moving the decimal place around. Once they grasp the ease >of metric, they...
• Re: Front Seat Mounts Under Swivel Seat
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 30 May 2003 10:04:39 -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...
• electrical problems... confusing!
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:39:39 -0700
  ...NOW ...my windshield wipers and speedometer are not working OR my blower (for the heater). so get this ... right after i put the new...
• One last time!! My fault...Syncro tank straps et al
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:13:44 -0600
  ...Anyone need the speedometer cables and the black box? Got a lot to photo and put on ebay this week. P mail me and...
• Message to Newbies
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:53:28 -0500
  ...Further regards to that black box- the speedometer cable that goes to the speedometer comes out of the back of the black box. So...
• Re: '87 Dash into an '85 Westy with a 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 23:29:40 -0500
  ...Old speedometer, odometer and cluster itself were bad or marginal. New cluster is in km not miles so if you haven't dealt with...
• Re: Broken Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Larry MacPhee
  Wed, 1 Mar 1995 16:19:08 -0800
  ...I'm curious to know if anybody's speedometer has broken on > their Vanagons. I have an '85 and the speedo and Odometer both...
• Re: Vanagon in Upstate New York
  Historical mailing list - Tintman
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 09:47:49 -0600
  ...of 1/18/2000 it had 113,619 miles on it. > >> > > speedometers breaking is very common. ive sold a bunch of used ones. most...
• FS: 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Trotman
  Wed, 2 May 2001 17:12:37 EDT
  ...mine and replaced it with one that does not work the speedometer works fine $2000 firm please call with any questions 215 985-0882...
• Re: Oxs lite stays on.............
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Oct 2002 20:33:59 -0600
  ...Same box the speedometer cable is connected to. On top of the box is a detent with a button in it. When you change...
• Re: Instrument lights?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 22:53:32 -0700
  ...The middle and > speedometer are working but the clock/temp/fuel gage light is not. I > could not find info on this in the...
• Re: Strange & Neat instrument on Samba
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:23:05 -0800
  ...It is hooked to the ECU and the speedometer, > and reads the size and frequency of the injector > pulses. It's kinda fun to...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:02:12 -0700
  ...7/12/17, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > > Subject: Re: Speedometer Cable > To: "Keith Hughes" <keithahughes@YAHOO.COM> > Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Crazy Idea On Mismatched Tires
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 09:36:06 -0400
  ...You can use your head and GPS to compensate for the speedometer error. The Vanagon odometer reads high so this change will also correct...
• Re: questions about automatics
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:33:36 -0400
  ...It just seems to up shift way sooner that my Mercedes >> does. >> >> Secondly, I an a little confused about the speedometer markings.The >> speedometer...
• Re: GPS Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 28 Mar 2010 07:05:10 -0500
  ...Meter' feature or the naviagaion scree both > have a very readable speedometer, really great in a Vanagon where the speedo > is so damn hard...
• Re: GPS recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:49:17 -0800
  ...A good speedometer.. > > Can anyone recommend one GPS over another? > > > > Rob > > becida@comcast.net > Western Washington State, USA >
• Re: NLA - lower speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:05:48 -0400
  John, this is not really a problem as we can get the one piece cable and you replace both the upper and lower cable...
• Another Speedometer question
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Waxman
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 23:36:35 -0500
  Hi all, Sorry Kate, your question made me remember a question of my own, so unfortunately I don't have the answer. (= Anyways, on...
• Re: Speedo needle removal
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:34:20 -0400
  ...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: speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 18 Nov 2006 17:55:38 -0800
  ...would the cable slip out to the point of > rendering the speedometer non-functional? > > I'm trying to leave on holiday tomorrow and now...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 12:19:44 -0700
  ...7/12/17, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: >>> >>> Subject: Re: Speedometer Cable >>> To: "Keith Hughes" <keithahughes@yahoo.com> >>> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Crazy idea?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 05:33:12 -0700
  ...Mark Al Knoll wrote: > Other than the "W" gears that drive the odometer, what is different > about the "Diesel" speedometer? The rotation of the...
• Re: Turning 200K
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:16:53 -0600
  ...Still with original engine. :-) > (actually it has a few more miles because the speedometer cable is > broken at the moment.) > > Todd > '88 Westy > > On...
• Re: GoWesty 2.4L Engine
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:16:26 -0600
  ...did well was that the 84s >> had such a woefully inaccurate speedometer that for a long time when I >> thought I was driving 70...
• Substituting Tachometer for Clock
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 16:31:06 -0800
  ...Will the circuit "ribbon" from the clock/spedometer work with the tach/speedometer combination? 3. Are there other unidentified pitfalls I need to consider...
• part request -- please help
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 22:51:18 EDT
  ...You can keep the speedometer, clock, fuel gauge, tachometer, whatever. I just need the plastic frame. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks -- Sean Bartnik...
• Re: Vanagon Parts
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:39:55 -0800
  ...I still > need to find a speedometer someday, the speed works, but not the odometer. > I > wanted to thank you all again for yuor...
• Re: saturday stumper: why do Canadian westys have the elec. outlet down low?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 05:15:52 +0000
  ...Wonder if there are other differences, other than the metric speedometer? - Mike Finkbiner '87 Westy (which I like more than my '83, but will...
• Re: Emergency brake light stays on
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:42:16 -0800
  ...All 85 and newer Vanagons > have a > level sensor in the brake fluid tank behind the speedometer. You should > add fluid and check for...
• Re: Disable oil pressure warning system
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 11:53:52 -0700
  ...mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > On the back of the speedometer a small branch of the blue foil plugs into > the dynamic oil...
• Re: 14" Alloy and 195R14
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 7 Jan 2013 11:53:20 -0600
  ...I do realize the larger OD > changes the accuracy of the speedometer but that does not bother me. Also > the Tread Width would increase...
• Re: Tire Question (not the dreaded tire thread at all)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:39:02 -0400
  ...The speedometer will read slighty faster and the odometer will read slighty farther than you are actually traveling. A standard 205/70 is also...
• Re: My first visit shopping for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 17:47:19 -0700
  ...you over time.It take abut 2 minutes to pull the speedometer cable off my 83.5 as it's a slip joint unlike...
• Re: OLDER RIMS FITTING NEWER WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 00:25:49 EST
  ...whereas, the 5 X 112 mm pattern is about the diameter of your speedometer. BenT <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index...
• Re: WANTED: winter tires / Summer Must Be Over
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 06:13:19 EDT
  ...Your speedometer will slightly less accurate, but this is easily an acceptable size to run. >> The diameter of a 195/60R14 tire is nearly...
• Re: anther speedo problem
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 06:38:03 -0800
  ...The speedometer needle works but not the > odometer. It seems any cable problem would affect both the speedo and the > odometer not just one...
• Re: NVC - Fryeday - Across Paris in under 9 Minutes!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:27:40 -0800
  Was that a green Vanagon (the first, not the second one) at 8:00 ? I found myself wishing his speedometer was superimposed on the...
• Re: Insturment cluster repairing and speedometer repair
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 13:20:15 -0800
  ...Insturment cluster repairing and speedometer repair > As far as your speedo repair, just pushing the 'white' (I have another > cluster where this gear is...
• Re: Odo/Trip Counter
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:45:04 -0700
  ...I like to keep things as > >> accurate as > >> possible.) Is it a costly repair? Is the speedometer likely to > >> konk out > >> soon, too? > >> Thanks...
• Re: Old Volks Home Cluster Retrofit Question
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:24:41 -0700
  ...bellsouth.net > wrote: > As I recall, replacements are all one unit. speedometer on one side, > tachometer on the other. > > John > > On Fri, 2010-04...
• Re: TOP SPEED/Land Speed Record
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 07:42:25 EST
  ...While I see 90 on the van's speedometer with some regularity, 93 was the number a PA state cop wrote on the ticket...
• Re: Synchro MPG
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:03:39 -0400
  Hi Doug, The problem with using a GPS as a speedometer is the lag... My Magellan GPS2000 is very accurate for speed ( +/- 0.1...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 07:35:16 -0700
  ...Haynes wrote: >The 84 most likely has a much more optimistic speedometer than the 86 to >the point that it appears to have a...
• Starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 20:01:46 -0700
  This is an '87 Vanagon Wolfsburg with a '91 Subaru 2.2, 238+k on the speedometer, standard tranny. I had starter problems in...
• Bulley for Bulley! (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 08:13:02 -0800
  ...However there is no provision > for speed with out some way of getting the mechanical speedometer > reading into a digital signal, like a digital...
• for your entertainment ... a short story
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 14 Jan 95 03:00:17 CST
  ...one day, a fellow brings his jetta into the shop, complaining that the speedometer is broken. like any good mechanic, my brother begins his...
• Re: 215/75R15 vs. 215/65R15 Tires
  Historical mailing list - Colin Stanfield
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 17:21:34 -0400
  ...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: Front spindle possibly needed
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:57:16 -0700
  ...I assume it had grease seeping out of the speedometer cable hole and it just ran dry over time. The passengers side looks clean...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:45:22 -0600
  ...I guess I'm OK with not-quite-stock-size tires that make my speedometer read slightly differently, if it's worth the bit...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 00:42:01 EDT
  ...on drivers side am/fm/cassete radio with rear jbl speakers speedometer cable relpaces 8 months ago. have orginal key for glove box. have...
• Re: [Vibrations at 2600, 3600 rpm]
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 22:32:33 -0800
  ...Check your speedometer, too, to see if the vibrations are related to speed or just rpm. Also, what happens when you push the clutch...
• Re: go to this link for pic- throttle spring adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 22:13:33 -0600
  ...On the top side of the box, another cable attaches, and that is the speedometer cable that actually goes to you speedometer in the...
• Re: 14" Alloy and 195R14
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 7 Jan 2013 12:42:50 -0800
  Since vanagon speedometers read a little high anyway .. going to a slightly bigger tire brings the speedo closer to a correct reading often. People...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 08:13:50 -0700
  Keith, It's been a while since I've worked with 2wd cable, but seeing as no one else has chimed in, I'll...
• Re: re EV Transmission fluid change
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Roderick (strg)
  Tue, 28 Oct 1997 05:03:37 -0800
  ...However on my Jetta you filled the trans through the speedometer cable hole! I also need to know the transmission capacity. Does your '95...
• Re: Electronic Rust Protection?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 09:06:37 -0500
  ...van? The spinning of your tires? The crankshaft? The flywheel? The speedometer ? Give me a hint me where this electrical, anti-corrosive gizmo is...
• Re: Odometer failed, any advice?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:07:03 -0500
  ...last time I got one.) You can send it to Overseas Speedometer in Texas <http://www.overseasspeedometer.com/ >, and they'll repair it (normally...
• Re: Diesel Instrument Cluster Blue Ribbon: Glow Plug Light Wiring Confirm Please?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 16:02:18 -0700
  So the black plastic part with the embossed date from 1989 is the back of the speedometer. Clearly from the various photos you have...
• 16" Wheels, Tires, Big Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 1 May 2016 21:37:10 -0400
  ...wheel options are available that will work without modification? What actual tires are available that are decent and that will keep my speedometer accurate?