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• Re: Toasted my engine or transmission?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:06:10 -0400
  ...It's not the speedometer's fault, if it gets a smooth input it will deliver a smooth output. That right-angle bend in...
• Re: Top sppeds
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 22:06:12 -0700
  ...If you have the correct speedometer installed for your year van, there are marks on it that signify the maximum rpms. These are there...
• Tachless Vanagons (1984)
  Historical mailing list - Les Shiaman
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 21:57:53 -0800
  ...enough to include little "shift dots" by some speeds on my speedometer. Do those shift dots represent red lining? The marked shift speeds are...
• Re: Nitrogen in tires (was:Michelin Tire Experiences)
  Historical mailing list - Denmiester
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 18:28:45 -0500
  ...They are >>> slightly taller than the "70" tires, but that diference I have found >>> corrects the built - in speedometer error in all Vanagons. Clocked...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:42:10 -0700
  ...Fourth, I'm pretty confident that every state has laws concerning tampering with the speedometer/odometer (the odometer being the important one). As for...
• Re: Eurovan RPM@70 - Friday OT but not Phryedaye OT
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 2 Apr 2010 10:08:55 -0700
  ...ratios, but either the > figures I have are off, or his speedometer is off. > > 1st gear � 2.71 38.1 mph > > 2nd gear � 1...
• Re: GoWesty 16" Wheels
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 22:26:17 -0700
  ...I have noticed that my speedometer is correct now, so it's almost as if it was MEANT to have bigger tiresw. Strange. John...
• Re: Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:03:44 -0400
  ...any > automotive oil pressure guage, so no issues there. > Also, your speedometer's highest reading is higher than you vehicle will > (likely) be able...
• Re: tach in an 85
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 19:12:41 -0700
  There should be little dots around the edge of your speedometer. One dot for the redline in first gear, two dots for second and...
• '82 TurboDiesel 7 Pass. for sale
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (Certifiable VW mech)
  Sun, 7 Mar 1999 01:28:02 +0000
  ...The Turbo Diesel engine is a factory rebuilt exchange unit in a wrecked Quantum with only 140K showing on the speedometer. This motor could...
• FS-1984 Vangon
  Historical mailing list - finalcut
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 13:38:24 -0500
  ...A little CV joint work and a new speedometer it is mint. Small leaks with push rods, but not a problem. No Anti freeze...
• Re: red mark on metric odometer
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 1 May 2001 14:14:10 -0700
  ...Is this what you have? > > > > Sam Walters > > 84 Vanagon - no tach red speedometer marks > > 89 Syncro - tachometer > > >
• Re: Cruise Control Speed Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 21:10:53 -0800
  ...When > >it came time to check the resistance of the inductive speed sensor > (located > >on the back of the speedometer) the manual called for...
• Re: oil light/buzzer comes on for no reason
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 2 Jan 2004 17:07:08 -0500
  Greg, If memorey serves me, the circuitry fot the buzzer is behind the speedometer cluster. You would need to ground the input there. Ken...
• Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 1 May 2008 19:31:35 -0400
  ...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: Vanagon List Moderator-let's get things underway!
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:41:22 -0700
  ...My scientific approach is to keep my speed below that, although I couldn't really see the speedometer due to the blinding disco ball...
• Re: OXS light
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 20:26:41 -0600
  ...goes through the front wall up to the back of the speedometer. To reset the Oxygen light, feel on the top of the black...
• how to fix cracked intrument cluster housings where speedo/tach mount to cluster
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:56:50 EST
  nearly all vanagon instument clusters are going to have some of the screw bosses cracked where the speedometer or tach screws into the back...
• Re: 180 MPH Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:53:10 -0700
  ...comcast.net> wrote: > Where can I find the 180 MPH Vanagon speedometer shown on this Vanagon > for sale? > (Take a look at the photo...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:35:11 -0400
  ...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: Speedo cable install question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 13:46:40 -0800
  ...On 2/19/14, Andrew R. <a.richar@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey all, > > I've got a new speedometer cable installed from the dash...
• Re: Speedo needle sits still sometimes
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 13 Jan 2014 09:18:43 -0800
  ...A bunch of pics of my '85 Vanagon speedometer in pieces: https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/1985VanagonTransporterSpeedometerGuts Neil. On 1/13/14, dhanson928@gmail...
• Buying a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - CWD986
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 11:34:56 EDT
  ...what does 185R14 convert to so as not to mess up the speedometer? 70 series? Do I need "reinforced" tires? My '96 Nissan Quest...
• Trip report - Dometic fridge
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 11:36:56 -0700
  ...Went sixty miles an hour with the kayak on the roof and had to keep checking the speedometer to avoid going over 60! 27...
• Re: My Advice on 15" tires (16" fender flares)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 11:53:10 EST
  ...I have also checked the speedometer and odometer with mile markers while driving and found that they are both right on the money. This...
• Tiico speed info
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 09:52:19 EST
  For all those who showed interest... - the speedometer showed 102 mph - I did it on I-10 in Phoenix near 43rd Ave, going uphill...
• Re: Dead analog clock - any easy fixes
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 22 Aug 2004 20:03:01 -0400
  ...Then I glued in a custom clock face I made with letters traced from a VDO speedometer, and installed the arms back on the...
• Re: Syncro front-end into RWD bus
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 15:39:00 +1300
  ...There wouldn't' be need >for the front diff, which normally drives the speedometer cable on a syncro. >I 'might' be possible to drive...
• Re: Wheels, Tires and the Laws of Physics
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 19:36:31 -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: Odometer
  Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty
  Sun, 12 Nov 1995 19:26:34 -0600 (CST)
  ...If I need to replace the >speedometer how much is a new, used, overhauled one going to cost. Does the >vanagon have a peculiar...
• Re: Instrument Panel Lights
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sun, 20 May 2001 22:07:04 -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...
• Parts shipping assistance from Germany
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 30 May 2002 16:36:49 EDT
  ...I'm also concerned now that when I asked for a diesel tachometer that the vendor may have thought I meant "speedometer". BenT ps...
• Re: Getting wires to...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 23 May 2003 13:50:07 -0700
  ...get wires into the > center dash area? I know about the speedometer cable grommet, but I've > stuffed about all the wires through there...
• Re: 27" BFG all terrain tires on 82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 01:05:26 -0500
  Bob, I can see the difference in indicated speed in driving it, because the front tires driving the speedometer remain the same. Only the...
• Re: speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 11:13:05 -0800
  Loren - Howcum my VAG microfiche (dated 1991) (forget ETKA) clearly shows the OXS box (called a Recorder with Warning Switch - 251 957 901 C...
• Re: Lights out!
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:20:22 -0500
  ...The speedometer light is out. > > This van has the SA headlights, has the headlight switch bypass relays > installed. > > Driving home last night I did...
• Re: Importing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:35:20 -0700
  ...You need the hand break light to display the word "Break", and the speedometer to display in MPH. Both are an easy fix if...
• blue plastic circuit board
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 30 May 2001 16:38:05 -0700
  ...to take off the dynamic oil pressure circuit board from the speedometer (just disconnect the blue plastic from the speedo to clean the speedo...
• Re: Broken Odometer and Trip Odometer
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 10 May 2002 08:12:05 -0400
  ...Palo Alto Speedometer is superb shop to get this fixed at. You can either send them the speedo or you can figure out what...
• Stalling problem, only on the hwy?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 14:02:22 -0700
  ...2 minutes into driving at about 110 kms or thats what it says on the speedometer, no tach so i donno what rpm .. but...
• 1982 Diesel Differences, Underseat Storage Door
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 25 Sep 1999 13:41:06 -0700
  ...The shift points marked on our speedometers are also different. Mine is marked at 14, 26, 42 MPH while Mark's are all at...
• Re: Oilpressure LEDs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 8 May 2000 18:32:43 -0400
  ...There is a smallish L-shaped circuit board inside the speedometer (because there was room there, nothing to do with function. That board takes...
• Re: bouncing speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 19:31:10 +0000
  ...Wed, 7 Mar 2007 10:59:24 -0800 > >All, > > > >Occassionally, my speedometer needle likes to bounce. It's much worse >at slow speeds and...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:55:29 -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...
• Re: Not an oil temp post
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 27 Feb 2021 19:35:59 -0500
  ...what's a good smart phone app to use as a speedometer. I went on line and there are approxiately a quadrillion billion and...
• Re: 14" Alloy and 195R14
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Mon, 7 Jan 2013 10:49:00 -0500
  ...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: other 87 questions
  Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
  Tue, 6 May 1997 09:46:19 -0500
  ...Drives me crazy unless the radio is on! The speedometer make a clicking noise too, but, have just been enjoying the last 4 weeks...
• Re: Mystery Accessory
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Thu, 23 May 2002 16:07:12 -0400
  ...I have a spot for an additional button beside the speedometer as well and the 'blank' that currently occupies it has a little grommet...
• Re: Does mileage really matter?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 22:01:28 -0600
  ...to report when someone asks - only what's on the current speedometer. The mileage issue seems to spook my potential buyers. They ain't...
• Milestone reached, strange things happen...
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 24 May 1999 15:28:51 -0500
  ...hospital last Thursday, I just happened to look down at the speedometer and notice that my bus had passed 100k without me noticing. I...
• Re: Oil pressure switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 09:31:17 -0500
  ...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: Crazy idea?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:37:23 -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...
• Re: Tire size questions
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Mon, 10 May 2010 09:15:59 -0700
  ...seem skinny and non-threatening) they give me a dead-on speedometer, smooth highway riding and great handling. I discovered this weekend that they...
• Repost from rec.autos.vw
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  9 Sep 1994 07:33:25 U
  ...the stereo, the sink/icebox, the jump seat, the front booster springs, an ignition switch, a speedometer cable, etc.). Thanks, --Dale (412) 422-7328
• Re: speedo problems
  Historical mailing list - George Hahn
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 20:48:25 -0700
  ...Per the Bentley Manual (p 90.30) in May 1983 the DOT cancelled the requirement that speedometers be accurate, all they required is that...
• 115mph speedos (was: Subaru conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 1 Apr 2001 11:32:19 +1200
  >Do any of the speedometers go to 115 ? The numbers on mine stop at 100.... >I've always got more pedal, my foot only...
• Re: right sized tires, wrong speed indication
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 20:42:50 -0800
  ...84 westy cruises nicely at 75-80 MPH, according to the speedometer. > >It's got to be wrong. I suspect by about 10-15...
• Re: Starter problem- answer
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 14:41:47 -0700
  ...Wolfsburg with a '91 Subaru 2.2, 238+k on the >speedometer, standard tranny. > >I had starter problems in the past, in June I...
• Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 9 Dec 2021 10:35:12 -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: Insturment Cluster
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:54:56 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > At 05:01 PM 9/21/2012, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > > >Look for the DOPS mounted behind the speedometer > .......that...