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• Re: FS: 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Wed, 2 May 2001 20:54:37 -0500
  ...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: Speedo Calibration Question
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 06:30:49 -0700
  ...Palo Alto Speedometer (they have a website) or any reputable speedo shop can perform this service. The speedo has a rotating magnet whose rotation...
• Re: Mike Millered again!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 23:01:39 -0700
  Matt believes in the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and his speedometer. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben T" <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon...
• Re: right sized tires, wrong speed indication
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 22:38:58 -0600
  ...right sized tires, wrong speed indication > > > > My '84 westy cruises nicely at 75-80 MPH, according to the speedometer. > > It's got to be...
• Re: anti theft for hubcaps?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:05:19 -0800
  ...I had to bow it a little with my knee to get it to clear the speedometer cable end better, after that it stayed...
• Re: new tires today!!!
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 8 Jul 2005 15:15:56 EDT
  ...and load capacity (in order to maintain the overall gearing and speedometer calibration), the field of possible candidates quickly shrinks. Also, on the pocked...
• Re: cluster troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 08:56:19 -0400
  ...above the plug for the dynamic oil pressure circuit (behind the speedometer) there is a crease in the foil where two wire lines broke...
• '85 Vanagon GL No Interior Lights
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Sun, 19 Dec 2004 01:20:15 -0600
  ...a newer model with a Tach '87 I think, replaced the speedometer cable, worked my way through the wiring using the Bentley(visual inspection...
• Re: Vanagon Parts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:49:20 -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: RPM's - diesels
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 8 May 2001 21:10:08 EDT
  ...is this about what others are doing, or is this too fast?? I understand there are differences with tires / inflation / speedometers, but in general...
• Re: Oil pressure switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 19:20:27 -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: Van in Bike Event Ad
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 17 May 2008 10:05:08 -0700
  ...In the > paper mag photo you can easily see the dished part of the > steering wheel and the pod/speedometer as well. > > What other...
• Re: Speedo Accuracy Discussion
  Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
  Wed, 10 May 2000 17:45:57 EDT
  ...Or you have your speedometer recalibrated for about $65. G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett Corporate Communications Counselors www.bulley-hewlett.com Mount Olive, NC...
• Re: Still lousy gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Wed, 2 May 2012 16:27:49 -0400
  ...My speedometer is and odometer, though are on an 83.5, are very accurate. Thanks, Bryan From: J Stewart Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012...
• Re: 15 in. wheels on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jul 1994 17:31:22 -0600 (CDT)
  ...versa) But where do you get the hardware to regear the speedometer? -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Jerry Dunham, MSE (512)244-8598 Tandem Computers, Inc. dunham@mpd.tandem...
• Re: top speed of syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 12:18:45 -0500
  ...Do you know if you have the stock sized tires (205/70-14 99T Reinforced) on your Syncro, your speedometer will be off about...
• F/ Vanagon FS
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 09:52:30 -0700
  ...About 180k miles, just a guess cause there no speedometer. Engine is fine, small oil and coolant leak. One cylinder dead, but its been...
• Re: Vanagon total drag and mechanical losses
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 21:03:33 -0600
  ...give it an even pressure to the ground, and a bicycle speedometer. These >> >speedos can be programmed to fit the circumference of the wheel...
• Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:27:34 -0800
  ...I have been driving my '84 for 155,000 miles or so and have had no trouble with the speedometer whatsoever. I even push...
• Re: Speedo needle sits still sometimes
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Tue, 14 Jan 2014 02:49:03 -0800
  ...Same is true for a car speedometer .it's 'indicated' speed, not actual true road speed . ) fwiw .............. I have had a radar speed trap...
• Re: Lights out!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:43:42 -0700
  ...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: engineering nightmares vehicles was: cruise control speedometer sensor
  Historical mailing list - Connor McBryde
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 16:16:54 -0400
  FWIW, the speed sensor Eric is referring to is required by OBD-II engine management systems and was never part of the pre-OBD...
• Re: MPG
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 21:33:33 -0700
  ...I know when it says 41 my speedometer will indeed show slightly above 40. Quite accurate around 40. The number will appear before you...
• Re: Help: 89 Westy w/Noisy Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty
  Sun, 19 Nov 1995 10:15:11 -0600 (CST)
  At 02:01 AM 11/19/95 -0600, Peter Jensen wrote: (snip) >Does anyone know a common failure/problem that would cause a speedo...
• Re: Special guages
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Jun 1996 23:38:52 -0700
  ...It's technically illegal to mess with your speedometer, but it's one of those things that nobody will care about in an older...
• Re: Odometer clicking/ not working?(remedy)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 18:55:37 -0800
  ...change... ;0) >> New problem cropped up though.... >>My Odometer is ticking? Speedometer is tracking fine (I think) But trip >>miles are not being logged...
• Re: Custom Instrument Pod
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 19:52:40 +1300
  ...It has a beautiful >instrument pod, about 5 large round instruments in a row, bigger than >our speedometers, right in front of the driver...
• Re: Working speedo and odometer needed 87 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 21:18:23 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Benjamin Edward Beasley wrote: >I'm still looking for a working guage cluster containing speedometer >and odometer for an...
• Re: Speedo needle removal
  Historical mailing list - David Lockshaw
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:47:43 -0700
  ...but I've hit a > > snag; I can't remove the speedometer needle in > order > > to get to the speedo face, which will then...
• Gas Cap
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 20:32:22 -0600
  ...I spent a great day working Blue Midget (my '80 Westy) and got new fuel lines installed to the expansion tanks, repaired my speedometer...
• Re: cruising speed and MPG
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 05:23:02 -0500
  ...cruising speed and MPG > > I forgot to mention that according to my speedometer I was doing 70MPH > average speed. I was moving at the...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:21:54 -0500
  ...The > speedometer's 10 mph off now anyway. (I need to open it up and fix it.) > > I've used Michelin Agilis 61's...
• Re: New Engine Gas Mileage Report
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:12:45 -0700
  ...How are you calculating > your numbers? Are you using the odometer/speedometer on the dash? or are > you > using the trip meter on a...
• Re: Cruise Control not working
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 13:13:43 -0800
  ...Check the sender at the speedometer. Check the computer. Randy Bergum Mike wrote: > Todd, > This happens frequently with both my jetta and westy, if...
• Re: Very Basic - Adding Oil?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Otter
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 15:19:32 -0500
  And the Brake Fluid reservoir is underneath the dashboard, behind the speedometer! Use a rag around the cap to catch any brake fluid spills...
• Re: saturday stumper: why do Canadian westys have the elec. outlet down low
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 12:38:13 -0500
  ...moved. > >Wonder if there are other differences, other than the metric speedometer? > >- Mike Finkbiner >'87 Westy > (which I like more than my '83, but...
• Re: Dead analog clock - any easy fixes
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 22 Aug 2004 17:09:58 -0700
  ...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: Odometer starts and stops
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 17:03:22 -0800
  ...Huntley <matthew.huntley@strathbogie.net> wrote: > My speedometer works fine, but my odometer does not. Sometimes it works a > little, but not for very...
• Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Thu, 1 May 2008 16:44:26 -0700
  ...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: MPG
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 17:02:36 -0500
  ...compare my > speedometer to the speed on my GPS, I don't > always get the same readings. > Sometimes when the speedometer reads "60", the...
• Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:32:19 -0700
  ...Squirrel, how long have you owned your Westy and not noticed that ? It's the speedometer cable drive connection ! Does not all car manufacturers...
• Re: jb welding speedometer mounts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 00:19:19 EDT
  The corners of my speedo were pretty thrashed. I found a metal--looks like galvinized metal--back for the speedo in a junk bus...
• Re: Crazy Idea On Mismatched Tires
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 18:14:13 +0000
  ...But what if I did this?  Go to larger tires on the rear?  Why only the rear?  To keep the speedometer and odometer accurate...
• Re: Lazy fellow tire size ?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 11:47:13 -0600
  ...It seems IIRC that the speedometer reading is off by about 2 mph at 60 mph. The odometer would be off similarly. mcneely ---- Don...
• Re: Red dots on speedo (was some other thread about fuel gauges)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:19:59 -0400
  ...single safety orange dot on the 20 mph >> tick on the speedometer signifies, what the two safety orange dots on the >> 40 mph tick...
• Re: Alu. Carat wheels for sale.
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 19:06:10 -0600
  ...Anyone need an 85 instrument cluster with a kph 500 speedometer,temp and tank with no clock or tach get in touch. Another interesting...
• Re: Need a speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  11 Sep 1995 14:14:25 -0700
  RE>Need a speedometer 9/11/95 Posted to the net after seeing another message indicating more than one of us has had this...
• Re: 2wd Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 10:28:46 -0500
  ...Oh, and your speedometer will show dead 0 no matter how fast you drive.... Regards, Yi-Ruey Wei 87 Vanagon GL Syncro w/78K...
• Installing 87 instrument cluster in 82
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 13:31:28 -0500
  ...Since it looks like there are some additional features (the printed circuit foil has 6 connection going into the speedometer while mine has nothing...
• Re: trip odometer
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 15:47:33 CST
  ...see if you can find that United Speedometer or United Instruments in the l.a. yellow pages. i had to replace a speedo head...
• Re: '86 Westfalia front brakes
  Historical mailing list - mike and becky
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 23:19:34 -0400
  Ray, I believe the bently recommended procedure is to open the cap on the resivoir behind the speedometer under the plastic dash lid. If...
• Re: Odometer starts and stops
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 13:51:52 -0600
  ...Huntley wrote: >My speedometer works fine, but my odometer does not. Sometimes it works a >little, but not for very long. I took a...
• Re: poor cornering - too much sway (tire update)
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 20:26:37 -0700
  ...The 774 rpm number is 4% lower than the calibration number on most 2WD Vanagons (805) so your speedometer reading will be off by...
• Muffler--should I change?
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:42:21 -0700
  ...When the speedometer is reading between 60-70 mph it's sometimes too loud to hold a conversation. I assume it's the muffler...
• Re: Speedometer Ok -Odometer and trip meter dead!?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 19 May 2006 23:53:32 -0400
  I've heard that warning, too ... but I've been resetting my odometer on the '84 while moving ... since '91 and it hasn't...
• Re: Front spindle possibly needed
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:13:14 -0400
  ...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: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:10:34 +0000
  ...at 2:35 PM Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Yup, speedometer, Odometer & Tachometer! >>> So many gauges on these old VW’s! >>> But no...
• Re: [Long ] Bought tires (WAS: Field-scouting Tires)
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 17:32:32 -0500
  ...I'm sure many of > you've seen this, and i is a great way of checking your speedometer. The > thing is, on both...
• Re: Adding Aux Driving Lights Questions
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 15:18:22 -0700
  ...I routed the wire through a grommet somewhere by the speedometer cable on the left side. I mounted the relay in a waterproof plastic...
• Re: Reinforced Tires?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 6 May 2003 09:04:37 -0700
  ...I suppose the only problem with that is > that it means that the speedometer is reading too low. Now that I need new > tires...