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• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:43:54 -0600
  ...There are wheel bearing life >> issues, not to >> mention speedometer accuracy problems. >> >> Ask careful questions, decide on your trade-offs, and make your >> change...
• Automotive Programs
  Historical mailing list - Bren Smith
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 15:07:52 -0700
  ...Vehicle Battery CCA Vehicle Battery CCA Temperature Adjustment Effective Tire Diameter Speedometer Calibration (Method 1) In addition, it has links to other sites like...
• Re: Message to Newbies
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:23:10 -0400
  ...The light IS NOT connected to > the O2 sensor, but is activated by a counter installed in the > speedometer operating system. From the left...
• Re: 86 GL intermittent running problem on start
  Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
  Mon, 9 Jun 1997 10:20:44 -0500
  ...The rest was pretty routine, except for spending about 2-3 hours looking for the damn e-clip that holds the speedometer cable. Control...
• Re: 14in vs 15in wheels/tires
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 02:03:43 EDT
  ...on top-speed, engine revs and on the accuracy of the speedometer? >> On the vanagon.com web site there's plenty of info on...
• Re: [Fwd: Survey: Fuel Mileage? /SPEEDOMETER CALIBRATION]
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:44:08 +0200
  Goor morning all of you, On Sat, 1998-08-08 16:32:34 -0400, Robert A. Alexander wrote: > ... > Your speedo shows "1000" under the...
• Re: Need help to find leak...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Shiels
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 14:36:20 -0500
  Hi Fellow Vangonees, Have you checked the grommet for your speedometer cable. I had a similar problem and found that to be the cause...
• speedo cluster housing brittle plastic, and brown plastic interior bits eroding
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:40:00 EST
  ...the quality of the plastic VW used in the speedometer cluster housings doesnt hold up to the UV rays, heat, vibration, force, and time...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Oct 2008 - Special issue (#2008-1106)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:25:13 -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: Suitable range for tach?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 May 2011 22:38:41 -0400
  ...A 4,000 rpm tach makes as much sense as a 70 mph speedometer. The 85 mph Speedo's are bad enough. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: Real Pop top Conversion Solution for Non Pop Top Vanagon's
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 3 May 2009 13:49:26 -0400
  ...http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh227/lcoldwe/?start=60 Notice the Custom Carat Steering wheel and White around the Speedometer and Tach. http://s257...
• Re: 15" wheels effect on speedometer?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 14:21:25 -0700
  on 7/20/01 1:55 PM, Aristotle Sagan at killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM wrote: >> on 7/20/01 11:41 AM, Aristotle Sagan...
• Re: Intermittent interior light problem
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 08:28:26 -0600
  ...Stan Wilder On Fri, 31 Jan 2003 08:25:58 -0500 "Jones, Dustin" <dujones@STATE.PA.US> writes: > About 3 weeks ago, my speedometer...
• Re: tire update
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Sat, 5 Jun 2004 13:45:03 -0400
  ...195/70 R14 these are > taller and a hair thinner, the speedometer is dead on the money with my > navigation system now, before it...
• Re: Life after speedometer, why do they break? -PLASTIC ROT
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 09:53:11 -0700
  On 3/14/05 9:20, "Don in North Carolina" <Don_Dixon@BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote: > Al, > > I have a theory on the instrument cluster...
• Re: Crazy Idea On Mismatched Tires
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 18:04:50 -0400
  ...tires on the rear? Why only the > rear? To keep the speedometer and odometer accurate. > Right now I am running 205/65 R 15...
• Re: Instrument panel is disintegrating!
  Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 12:14:49 -0500
  ...After fabricating clips to replace the broken holes, now the panel is fracturing behind the speedometer. I have little shards of plastic falling out...
• And speaking of tires...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 13:01:53 -0700
  ...Unless the rep is taking into consideration the speedometer error that would result from having a larger diameter tire in use. Anyone have any...
• Re: Troubleshooting cruise control
  Historical mailing list - boroko
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 16:36:12 -0500
  ...BTW, the speed pickup for a stock cruise is in the back of the speedometer and does not require external magnets. Mark Rokus ----- Original...
• Re: Replacing the antenna
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 00:28:03 -0500
  ...instrument panel base, snap out all the connectors and disconnect the > speedometer cable. Pull out all the ducting that's in your way. Now...
• Re: Speedo needle removal
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 24 Sep 2006 11:51:28 -0600
  ...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: how to fix cracked intrument cluster housings where speedo/tach mount to cluster
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:35:23 -0500
  ...going to have some of the screw >>bosses cracked where the speedometer or tach screws into the back of the >>instrument cluster housing. after...
• Good Vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:55:00 -0700
  ...R.Feuerriegel 88 syncro P.S Topspeed of this beast with the shaft out and speedometer correction, about 135 kph. Running on yoko 370...
• Oxygen Sensor Warning Light Reset-Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 19 May 1999 01:09:50 -0500
  ...In U.S. (and maybe other locations?) models, the speedometer cable has a black box containing a mechanical odometer gear cluster, which is designed...
• Re: Cv axles
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 5 May 2015 12:29:05 -0700
  ...2015 10:11 AM >>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>> Subject: Re: Speedometer light bulb >>> >>> grab the square end and turn it.. it will come...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:11:12 -0600
  ...acceleration, made the van corner like a sports car and my speedometer >> registered 85 mph at 60 mph true speed. >> I was happy to...
• Re: OSX light on
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 22:27:19 -0400
  The OXS is activated by a mileage counter driven by the speedometer cable. There is a reset button. The rich running problem needs to...
• Re: How to Replace Tach Light??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jan 1995 19:41:10 -0800 (PST)
  ...assemblies mounted at the top of both the housings for the speedometer and the tach. You can by the fixture from VW and just...
• Re: 85 Single Cab worth??
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 23:44:26 -0800
  ...To meet USDOT specs, the speedometer must be changed (Canadian ones read only in km/h) and the "Brake" dash indicator must be changed...
• Re: 3 Questions
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 21:54:07 +0100
  ...Questions resulting from a beautiful Sunday afternoon of Westy tinkering: >> >>1. Speedometer: My speedo reads roughly twenty to thirty mph above real >>speed. I...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:45:09 -0500
  ...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: Wheels, Tires and the Laws of Physics
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 02:03:02 -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: Intermittent speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Wed, 19 Aug 2015 13:31:14 -0300
  The speedo on my ’86 Westy quit again today, the odo still works but not the speedo - no matter how I tap the instrument...
• Speedo Accuracy Discussion
  Historical mailing list - robot .
  Wed, 10 May 2000 12:03:28 PDT
  ...the pot the other day about speedometer operation has intrigued me. Rotating a magnet in front of a jeweled pivot Aluminum disk... Well, I...
• Small Vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 27 Jan 2018 16:58:08 +0000
  ...mirror control switch in bezel with plug socket (1) Diesel Vanagon speedometer assembly 870 rev. Glove box lamps, 1 switched, 1 not (2) Headliner...
• 74 Westy for sale.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Sep 1994 15:44:38 -0400 (EDT)
  ...installed the stereo, the sink/icebox, the jump seat, the front booster springs, an ignition switch, a speedometer cable, etc.). Thanks, --Dale 422-7328
• oil temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Linda J. Bartnik
  20 Jun 96 17:59:30 EDT
  ...Now, as I said before, I will be installing the gauge in the dummy plate next to the speedometer in my '78 bus. Someone...
• Tacho installation: wiring
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 2 May 2000 10:24:40 +1200
  I wonder why Americans call a speedometer a "speedo" but shorten tachometer to "tach"? I have an instrument cluster en route from the Bus...
• Re: westfalia-enterprises.com....anyone heard of them???
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 4 Sep 2005 08:42:29 -0700
  ...I was astonished to see the 90 MPH read out." I'd get that speedometer adjusted if I was him. It's lying pretty...
• Re: RPM?MPH
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:15:47 -0500
  ...http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html The above link also shows the speedometer effect by running non-standard size tires. It's pretty...
• Re: WTB: Plastic speedo cluster holder
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 14:00:26 -0400
  ...The plastic tabs that the screws go thru to secure my speedometer / tach > cluster are now all broken. Does anyone have one for sale...
• Re: help me stop the oil light from blinking!
  Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 08:23:20 +0300
  ...There is a control unit mounted in the speedometer and it also senses engine RPM. THe control unit looks for system pressure from sensor...
• Re: 15" wheels effect on speedometer?
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 15:27:27 -0700
  Legality of radar detectors varies by province in Canada. When I last checked in Ontario they are legal to own, but illegal to use...
• Re: Target Compass
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 15:52:58 -0800
  ...I've had the experience with other small compasses in automobiles where turning on the lights or the spinning of the speedometer would throw...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:17:50 -0700
  ...The odo is accurate (used those > freeway "Speedometer check" signs in several areas to confirm). I've > noted fuel consumption at many gas stations...
• Re: speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 17:39:18 -0800
  ...gci.net> wrote: > > Hi there: > > Ran into a problem replacing a speedometer cable in my 89 vanagon. I > thought this would be a pretty...
• Re: oil temp gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 22:41:51 -0700
  ...Bartnik wrote: > >Now, as I said before, I will be installing the gauge in the dummy plate >next to >the speedometer in my '78...
• Re: instrument cluster bulb
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 14 Jan 97 22:49:20 CST
  ...know how to remove the instrument cluster bulbs that light the >speedometer, tach and clock? One of them burned out and I cannot for...
• Vanagon total drag and mechanical losses
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 19:49:24 -0500
  ...2 Practically speed vs time could be recorded by videotaping the speedometer during the coasting and then analyzing the data on a home vcr...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....long
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 10:42:13 -0700
  ...I suspect a very optomistic speedometer or a downhill slope. Everything I've read suggests the top speed of a van of that vintage...
• Re: engineering nightmares vehicles was: cruise control speedometer sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:44:09 -0400
  Tim, my thoughts exactly. Human beings are truly puzzling creatures at times. I liken flames to hockey fights...everyone stands up and cheers, and...
• Re: newbie question - adjusting time on clock
  Historical mailing list - Katherine J. Maas
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 14:23:18 -0700
  ...I tried pulling off the dashboard cover (the piece that sticks out over the speedometer, but this doesn�t let me access the clock...
• Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 9 Dec 2021 15:40:52 +0000
  ...Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com <mailto:tantonbz@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> > >>> Yup, speedometer, Odometer & Tachometer! > >>> So many gauges on these old VW’s! > >>> But no...
• Re: mileage revisited
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 11:15:28 -0800
  ...15.85 mpg! That's awful! I was driving with the speedometer between 60 and 65, depending on who was in front of me...
• Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:28:06 -0400
  At 02:56 PM 6/23/2008, Neil2 wrote... >Anyone have an idea how one goes about getting the speedo needle back >in the...
• Re: Locking differential
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 08:50:00 -0800
  Dennis, I believe that an increase in tire diameter, which is also an increase in tire perimeter, does alter the speedometer and the tachometer...
• Re: speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 17:56:04 -0900
  ...com Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 4:39 PM Subject: Re: speedometer cable installation question Are you sure the sheathing (often called the "bowden...
• Re: Warning light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 4 Nov 2014 18:23:03 -0500
  ...The warning light that goes off is located in the tachometer not the speedometer area. I would think that red light has to do...
• Re: mileage revisited
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 17:50:41 -0500
  ...15.85 >mpg! That's awful! I was driving with the speedometer between 60 and >65, depending on who was in front of me...
• 1984 Vanagon for sale
  Historical mailing list - finalcut
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 19:20:26 -0500
  ...Engine has been rebuilt before ( I was told) and the speedometer says 198,000. New Sony tape deck. Best Offer. Make one of you...