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• Re: Cruise Control Problem
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 17:37:08 -0600
  ...I have been giving out info about the '86 and '87s that I have, and they have the speed sensor in the speedometer. Maybe...
• Re: how to replace tachometer light?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 14:55:37 -0500
  ...The speedometer light is working. >>> >>>I tried playing with the plastic housing surrounding the tachometer >>>light, but I coundn't figure it out. >>> >>>Can...
• Re: Speedo Accuracy Discussion
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 10 May 2000 16:28:44 -0700
  ...the pot the other day about speedometer operation has intrigued me. > Rotating a magnet in front of a jeweled pivot Aluminum disk... > Well, I...
• Re: Factory cruise control
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sun, 1 Aug 2004 13:03:35 -0700
  ...factory cruise control >was offered? > >Is the speed sensor in the speedometer just a reed switch >that closes to ground 4 times per revolution...
• Re: cruise control problems
  Historical mailing list - brady horrace
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 20:03:49 -0800
  ...it looks like the vehicle employs the inductive pickup on the speedometer instead. The reason that I ask is that my cruise control is...
• New Dash Pod/Dynamic Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 09:58:47 EST
  ...The electronics in the new speedo (part the dynamic oil pressure system) doesn't actually sense speed or otherwise depend on the speedometer mechanics...
• Re: 15" wheels & brake fluid leak
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 23 Feb 95 08:46:54 CST
  ...that's normal (which, of course, does NOT account for speedometer errors, and speedos are ALWAYS off a little bit). now, if you put...
• Re: Technique For Removing Speedo needle?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 12:38:28 -0400
  ...Slope is calibrated by tweaking a spring, and/or the magnets in the mechanism, either should be left to a competent speedometer shop.
• FFFFriday Follies ... Tales from the Shop
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 01 Sep 95 08:34:55 CDT
  ...Service-Advisor The Speedometer Oh, the stories we hear, like the stars in the sky, Have all been encountered before, But just when you...
• hot air
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Wed, 17 May 2000 08:56:51 -0400
  ...Thoughts? Also, my speedometer went on the blink, which I don't really care about. But, I was wondering, if I ever do decide...
• Re: clock light
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Sat, 3 Oct 1998 23:22:27 -0500
  ...the brake reservoir, THEN you get to struggle and disconnect the speedometer cable (it's a squeeze-to-disconnect thingie), then disconnect the big...
• Re: RE; intermittent lights
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 23:05:59 -0500
  ...I may thank myself later! > >Merry Christmas to all, >Jaymac, 87 Vanagon GL 195,000 miles (still -- my speedometer was >broke for a while...
• Re: how to replace tachometer light?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 16:24:16 -0400
  ...The speedometer light is working. > > > > > >I tried playing with the plastic housing surrounding the tachometer > > >light, but I coundn't figure it out. > > > > > >Can...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:13:43 -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: Syncro Doublecab Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 12:25:38 -0800
  ...You will need DOT and EPA approval, and a few bits changed on the truck -- the speedometer must read in miles/hour, the handbrake...
• BALL JOINT REPLACEMENTS
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Sun, 25 Oct 1998 16:34:50 -0800
  ...On LH (drivers) side you'll have to remove speedometer cable-remove circlip on hub cap and pull through. At this point I took...
• Re: 16" Wheels, Tires, Big Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 May 2016 21:55:49 -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?
• Re: Crazy idea?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 11:57:53 -0500
  ...gears that drive the odometer, what is different >> about the "Diesel" speedometer? The rotation of the input shaft is >> magnetically coupled via eddy currents...
• Re: Oil Pressure Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 02:14:39 -0800
  ...The last piece of the puzzle is the dynamic oil pressure control unit that lives inside the speedometer housing. The terminals here are usually...
• Re: VW V-8 engine
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 07:29:49 -0600
  ...I'm confident that it will actually go past the 120 mph on the speedometer. (Sorry to hear that I might be dying in...
• Re: Speedo needle sits still sometimes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 13 Jan 2014 19:11:28 -0800
  ...www.overseas-speedometer.com) It's good brain exercise though to do the math on your speedo error when a cop is following you...
• Re: 14" Alloy and 195R14
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Jan 2013 20:20:09 -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: Rust Rot
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:23:41 -0400
  ...Rust Rot I had my van up on the rack yesterday as part of the action to replace the speedometer cable. I opted for...
• Re: Need info to import vehicle into US from Can.>NO VANAGON content
  Historical mailing list - LA and Glen
  Sun, 24 Sep 2000 09:50:25 -0700
  ...brake warning light lens to a US one (2) Change the speedometer to a US one. (3) Get the "letter of compliance from VW...
• 82 Air Cooled Questions
  Historical mailing list - Brian Walker
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 22:36:01 -0600
  ...The devices that are not working is the speedometer light, clock/fuel guage light and the stereo. All the other dash components are working...
• Re: Hmm . . . second temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:42:07 -0600
  ...comprised the MFA mostly lived on the center section of the speedometer cluster, which also has the clock attached and is just a bit...
• fuel pump relays?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Clay
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 17:30:09 EST
  ...it at night. So i disconnected everything from the dash ie. speedometer cable, cruise control conection, main dash harness, ect. ect., and pullled the...
• Re: Observations from Carfax Reports
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 12:46:54 -0400
  ...10% have potential speedometer rollback issues > > 9. Highest recorded mileage was 300,000 .... Alaska List Member > > Comments Encouraged. > > Willing to do more CarFax reports...
• Re: HOW TO make other vw model steering wheels fit the VANAGON (GTI, Scirocco...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 15:19:24 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: My own little garage....or shop as you english folks says.....
  Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 21:46:31 -0400
  ...I'm still looking for an 80 Vanagon speedometer. Hartmut -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
• Re: ODBII for smartphones
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 17:28:03 -0400
  ...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: engineering nightmares vehicles was: cruise control speedometer sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:09:07 -0500
  At 10:27 10/27/2004, Tim Demarest wrote: >IMAO... Huh? Oh. Special Acronym, right. Sorry, it still looks like Laughing My A** Off...
• Re: Life after speedometer, why do they break?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 23:01:05 -0800
  ...I have a speedometer and a drill and I have tested this over and over- no sign of stress building up to break the...
• Re: Restoration Week 6
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Sun, 3 Apr 2016 18:36:30 -0400
  ...split for a few years, and three back corners > > of the speedometer mounts are broken off. > > > > Regards, Peter > > NextChapter.Kraiker.ca > > (416) 453-9142...
• Re: poor cornering - too much sway (tire update)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 12:48:17 -0400
  ...The 774 rpm number is 4% lower than > the calibration number on most 2WD Vanagons (805) > so your speedometer reading will be off by...
• Re: cruising speed and MPG
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 20:22:29 -0700
  ...The speedometers on most 1.9L vans is grossly optomistic, to the point of being silly. You think you are cruising at 70 but...
• Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 1 May 2008 20:08:44 -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: [WetWesties] Crazy Idea On Mismatched Tires
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 11:11:57 -0600
  ...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: Looking for a Rabbit Pickup, DAVID
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 23:17:02 -0700
  ...Interior is mint with 220km speedometer, no cracks in the dash or seats. The paint it fantastic - Dragon Green everything is painted including all...
• Re: Longer Lasting Clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:08:38 -0400
  ...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: fuel sender: replace with tank?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:44:25 -0500
  ...The easiest thing to do, if you find a whole cluster, is to pull your speedometer by removing the four screws and swap it...
• Re: Adding Aux Driving Lights Questions
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 20:55:02 -0500
  ...The lights came with a bubble leveling tool to adjust. > I routed the wire through a grommet somewhere by the > speedometer cable on the...
• Re: syncro speedo ques
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 08:53:34 -0800
  ...I have successfully installed a 1990 Jetta speedometer into my Syncro and it works better than the Syncro one as far as speed is...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:25:37 -0500
  ...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: Troubleshooting cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 19:06:30 -0700
  ...Troubleshooting cruise control OK, The stock Cruise control takes it's speed reading from the back of the Speedometer. A reluctance pick-up is...
• Re: All Fine, Durango, Co. to Asheville, North Carolina But Odometer Not Working
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 4 May 2010 18:56:59 -0700
  ...wrote: > The cable spins a plate which magnetically couples to the speedometer > cup causing a rotational force that is balanced by the return spring...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:36:11 -0500
  ...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: lube speedo cable?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 11:53:17 -0700
  ...Take cable off back of speedometer ( helps to have instrument cluster out of the way ) Jack up left front ( if it's 2WD and...
• Murphy's Law, Wilder's Law
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 09:11:37 -0600
  ...only limited red lights.) Items 4 through about 200 consisted of speedometer replacement, brakes, tires, brake lines, all wheel bearings, brake rotors and brake...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:30:02 +0000
  ...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: Speedo needle sits still sometimes
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 14 Jan 2014 08:00:25 -0800
  On longer trips I generally have my iPhone in a cradle right above the steering wheel, and run a speedometer app (shows a big...
• intermittent electrical problem in dashboard and wiper fluid problem
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:33:13 -0330
  ...Sometimes the light behind the speedometer doesn't go on, and with it several other things - the blowers to defrost the windshield, in particular...
• Re: Factory cruise control
  Historical mailing list - MC
  Sun, 1 Aug 2004 10:09:51 -0700
  ...Factory cruise control Can someone tell me what years the factory cruise control was offered? Is the speed sensor in the speedometer just a...
• Re: Odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sheridan
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 21:07:46 -0400
  ...I replaced the clip for 12 cents and my speedometer and odometer worked again. All the best, Michael Sheridan Pictures Filmmaking and Photography 56...
• Re: New Vanagon owner needs some help
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 00:59:53 EDT
  ...Check the back of the speedometer/odometer. There should be a little doohickey with a two prong connector on it...and of course a...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:33:08 -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...
• Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Dec 2021 14:55:46 +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: how to remove an instrument panel bulb
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Mar 2009 23:29:37 -0700
  ...how to remove an instrument panel bulb? The one for the >> speedometer on my 84 Vanagon is not working and I want to take...
• What I Found About Tire Height Calculations
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 00:06:21 -0500
  ...This speedometer of ours must have had one of the highest error rates of any vehicle on the market ever introduced, and my guess...
• Re: Brake work pictures
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:22:51 -0500
  ...Put the grease caps on and pull the speedometer cable through the drivers side and press the clip on. Drop the caliper assemblies down...