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• Re: Gerneral Altimax RT Tire
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 23:18:05 -0500
  ...you are not traveling as fast or as far as the speedometer indicates. I would go for it. This would be a great tire...
• Re: Insturment cluster repairing and speedometer repair
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:29:47 -0800
  ...two on each side or just one.Problem fixed for ever. Speedometer repair : One speedo I have wont work for the odometer and trip...
• Re: Front Suspension
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Wed, 22 May 2013 09:56:36 -0400
  ...I've > reviewed Bentley over and over so I think I'm ready, however, what I can't > find is what holds the speedometer...
• Re: Longer Lasting Clutch?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:21:15 -0700
  ...Still, I really should sit down with my faded notes and 3 speedometers to figure out what the actual mileage is since new clutch...
• Re: 130mph in a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 19:46:26 -0800
  ...be crazy enough to try to snap a photo of his speedometer while doing it. Obviously, he's NOT. John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
• Re: Odd-ometer repair
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 15 May 2007 21:28:03 -0400
  ...The Speedometer and Odometer are two different > instruments in the same housing. The odometer is gear coupled to the > number > wheels and the reset...
• Re: Technique For Removing Speedo needle?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 07:22:57 -0600
  ...how to's more or lessgloss over the removiing of > the speedometer needle. Just don't wanna break it as it appears to > REALLY...
• Re: Oil pressure switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 23:35:22 -0700
  ...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: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:59:40 -0700
  ...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: Tires for 91 westy - options?
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Mon, 18 Aug 1997 21:09:54 -0400
  ...each one goes, I'll do the math to see if speedometer error will be significant: 185 R 14 (defaults to 185/78R14) sidewall...
• Re: odometer question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 12 May 2007 21:59:07 -0700
  ...Basically the speedometer cable drives a drum inside the odometer which causes the speedometer needle to swing. In the menwhile it drives the trip...
• Re: Was: '89 Carat .... Seattle ... Now: It's in Edmonds WA
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 10:25:57 -0500
  So where is the fuse to make the speedometer/odometer work? Ok it's not Friday. The asking price is a very reasonable down...
• Re: OSX box
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 12:43:57 -0700
  ...also, if I just leave it out and use the longer speedometer cable what do I do with the wires that go to it...
• 15" tire suggestions please (a retry)
  Historical mailing list - Kirk Hockin
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:26:16 -0700
  ...back roads (logging roads) and something that will not affect the speedometer reading too much. Money, while a consideration, is not my primary concern...
• Re: Installing Golf/Jetta/Fox Speedo in a Syncro w/ Oil Pressure Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:45:01 -0700
  ...In response to a fellow Syncronaut Craig's unsuccessful attempt to locate a replacement speedometer for the one missing from his recently purchased Syncro...
• Re: Lights out!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:23:09 -0400
  ...The speedometer light is out. This van has the SA headlights, has the headlight switch bypass relays installed. Driving home last night I did...
• 84 Westfalia losing power
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 08:49:52 -0700
  Listees, On the road, as part of a 5,550-mile journey, 84 Westy, 168,000-miles on speedometer, started acting sluggishly, lost acceleration...
• FS: vanagon parts...parting out a few vanagons, etc..
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 13:55:08 EDT
  ...turn sigs, etc -vanagon mirrors -vanagon gas tanks -vanagon instrument clusters, speedometers, etc -vanagon steering wheels -'85 up style vanagon dash pad w/ tray...
• Re: a simple question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 23:00:06 -0800
  ...was when I first got into Vanagon (it's behind the speedometer) Washers on the Vanagon. Pull the wiper leaver towards the rear of...
• Re: Will a GTI/Audi steering wheel fit a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 00:57:09 -0700
  ...on - second you can't see the top digits on the speedometer. I found that I was always looking under the top of the...
• Re: xca michelin
  Historical mailing list - trooz
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:17:33 -0700
  ...Now my speedometer is accurate again, and they're supposed to be much better in the snow. I'll comment on that once ski...
• Thank You and More Radiator Fan ???
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 31 May 1998 23:44:02 -0400
  ...It looks like the best access may be to remove the speedometer cluster, etc. Is this the best way? Does the radiator fan switch...
• Re: Wheel C-clip
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:56:18 -0400
  ...Aug 10, 2010 4:27 PM >> >> >> >> I am going to replace the speedometer cable with the one that does away >> with the EG counter...
• Re: 1984 Speedos
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:41:57 -0700
  You might want to just install the 85 speedometer into your 85 instrument cluster. The connections to the main plug, T14 are different between...
• Re: Wheels, Tires and the Laws of Physics
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 20:44:12 -0800
  ...series tire to give you the high profile and have the speedometer recalibrated to reflect a 12%-15% change in the radius of the...
• Re: Cruise Control Speed Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 10:17:26 -0700
  ...When <BR>&gt;it came time to check the resistance of the inductive speed sensor (located <BR>&gt;on the back of the speedometer...
• Re: Hall Effect Sender? Speedo question
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 30 May 2008 17:43:46 -0700
  ...It should be fine for any generic speedometer application. > you > will need to know how many pulses per revolution your speedo wants though, > maybe...
• Re: 215/75R15 vs. 215/65R15 Tires
  Historical mailing list - Colin Stanfield
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 13:19:26 -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: westfalia-enterprises.com....anyone heard of them???
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Sun, 4 Sep 2005 11:05:13 -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: tach in an 85
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 7 Jun 2011 12:32:48 -0700
  ...you kinda have that on your Vanagon speedometer , those marks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Vanagon speedo marked '1000'?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 05:54:36 -0700
  ...Mark Larry Alofs wrote: > Could you review for some of us, what these numbers are supposed to mean? > Don't all vanagon speedometer cables...
• Importing used VWs from Canada
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 May 1995 11:56:02 +0500
  ...The speedometer must be capable of being read in miles per hour. The odometer must be labeled. In this case, it is sufficient to...
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 15 May 2002 07:34:49 -0400
  ...Check your speedometer, you may be driving in Kph. G. Matthew Bulley Divine Emporer of the VW Heat, Rust, Noise Web Page http://www...
• Re: Ultimate Cruise Control - Was Lost, Now Found!
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 02:55:50 +0000
  ...for a pulse frequency adapter to sync speed sensors with dissimilar >speedometers, I found the missing cruise controls!!! They reside at >www.dakotadigital.com...
• Re: Buying a Eurovan in Quebec
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Thu, 10 Sep 2015 09:44:49 -0700
  ...I brought this letter with me so customs would know the difference. >> >> One, speedometer must show miles per hour, not KPM. I brought a...
• Re: Bus top speed, not about spelling!
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Sun, 10 Dec 1995 16:32:06 -0700
  ...with a 1970 single-port (1600cc, in theory) has pegged the speedometer. Said instrument indicates up to 80, and assuming linear behaviour, has the...
• Re: Crazy Idea On Mismatched Tires
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 16:04:59 -0700
  ...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: Dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Nov 2014 18:54:18 -0500
  ...Dashboard lights Hi all, about a week a go I lost the use of the two lights which illuminate the speedometer and tachometer from...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 13 May 2002 03:38:56 -0400
  At 10:39 PM 5/12/2002, Marshall wrote: >On this one, you're just flat-out wrong. Sorry, but you are. > >Metric is...
• Re: Aircooled ?s here for my 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 12:34:03 -0400
  ...Not having a tach, I shift at the the shift point indicators on the speedometer (those dots). Its an 82 aircolled westy. Nothing special...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:51:54 -0700
  ...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: ODBII for smartphones
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:13:47 +0000
  ...So far it works great on RPM but not so much on the Speedometer. Jamie - 84 Westy with Bostig 2.0 > Date: Thu, 15...
• Re: Tachometer/fuel gauge probs
  Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 08:04:46 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Estimating my gas usage is driving me > >crazy! The guages on the left side with the speedometer still work > >fine > >and are unaffected by...
• Re: engineering nightmares vehicles was: cruise control speedometer sensor
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:15:23 -0400
  >>> The WBX *IS* an engineering nightmare. The cooling system >>> alone is probably one of the worst automotive designs on the >>> planet.If the WBX...
• Re: 16" Wheels, Tires, Big Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 6 May 2016 21:35:59 -0400
  ...They also point out that the 195's make your speedometer wrong by about 2.5 points, which mine is. I never realized that...
• Re: Cv axles
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 5 May 2015 15:51:27 -0400
  ...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: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:43:40 -0700
  ...There are wheel bearing life issues, not > to > > mention speedometer accuracy problems. > > > > Ask careful questions, decide on your trade-offs, and make your change...
• Re: HOW TO make other vw model steering wheels fit the VANAGON (GTI, Scirocco..
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 15:28:23 EDT
  ...the only disadvantage is the A1/A2 steering wheel is slightly smaller, and blocks off the top part of your speedometer, and tachometer, but...
• Re: speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 15:37:28 -0800
  If you look at the Bentley wiring diagrams the OX counter box is present on the 88/89 diagram page 97.125, and then...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:32:45 -0400
  ...The odo is accurate (used those > freeway "Speedometer check" signs in several areas to confirm). I've > noted fuel consumption at many gas stations...
• Fw: Oxygen Sensor Warning Light Reset-Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 10:53:47 -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: Restoration Week 6
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 3 Apr 2016 22:25:26 +0000
  ...The > heater cover panel has been split for a few years, and three back corners > of the speedometer mounts are broken off. > > Regards, Peter...
• Re: alt. & OXS lights freaky
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 29 Jan 97 19:42:58 EST
  ...You know that black box that's in line with the speedometer cable? Well every certain number of miles, that box closes a switch...
• Re: 15" or 16" Alloys and Big Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 11:28:05 -0800
  ...It seems like speedometer and odometer error would start being a big problem. ............ >Can you adjust the spedometer / odometer settings? Do you just live...
• Re: Putting a tach into non-tach Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 19:47:46 -0400
  ...Thu, 21 Jun 2001 22:55:05 -0400 Some of the list vendors were selling updated instrument clusters with tachs, but km/h speedometers...
• Re: FS: leather wrapped steering wheel for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:12:21 -0700
  ...John, I'm only 5'-8" and still get my speedometer and tach obstructed by the GTI steering wheel I am using. I have...
• Re: odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:14:46 -0400
  ...DUPONT.COM> wrote: > Or get a new gear from Palo ALto Speedometer > shop. About $20. > > > Jay > > > > > Debbie Walters > <debbwa@EARTHLINK.NET>@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: lugs and studs for alloy LONG- Project & quasi TRIP REPORT
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 12:22:16 -0400
  ...My vanagon speedometer face has an "805" printed on it. This means that the internal gearing of the speedometer is calibrated for a tire...
• Re: instrument cluster foil replacement
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:51:14 -0400
  ...We need speedometer/odometer that really > works without the bouncing needle, electronic instead of cable driven and > the ability to add more instrumentation including...
• Speedometer Bounce
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 23 Jul 2017 17:51:56 +0000
  Update on the speedo bounce / cable issue for those interested: I bought a replacement cable from RMW (FYI - it's no longer the orange...