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• Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 11 Dec 2021 16:22:51 -0500
  ...Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer > > > > Yes, > > > > I thought it might be fun some day to add another USB voltage > outlet connected to the...
• Re: Buying advice.. weekender
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:10:55 -0700
  ...Also, my '87 Camper did not come with a tachometer - only the GL trim level vans came standard with a tachometer. If you find...
• Update on new coil and tachometer problem
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:21:48 -0700
  I solved the problem... If some of you replace the coil... be aware that's a difference in size of the 2 spade connectors...
• Re: Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 1 May 2011 10:49:46 -0700
  ...ignitions, most square wave electronic control ignitions > > with tachometer output terminal, and alternators with "w" > > tachometer terminal. > > > > Eguauges does not know what difference there...
• Re: Tachometer Needle-How To Remove
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:26:01 -0500
  At 04:24 PM 1/28/2012, Robert Downes wrote: >i grabbed the little shaft with some pliers, then carefully pried against >those, came...
• Re: Tachometer/fuel gauge from '89 Vanagon into my '81
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 19:50:13 +0200
  "Michael S. Nichols" wrote: > ( Yes, I know the water temp will not go, but it > fills a hole in the tach faceplate, so I...
• Re: Are Jetta Tachometers calibrated for a 1.9 l Wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 00:52:24 -0400
  My '83.5 now has a beautiful Jetta (or GTI) tach--all the dash guts are interchangeable if you can read a wiring diagram...
• Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 9 Dec 2021 15:40:52 +0000
  ...Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer > > Also, compass, built in navigation, seat warmers, microwave, and ice maker. > > But, come to think of it, I...
• Re: LVC digital multimeters for temperature measurements
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 14 Apr 2014 17:54:07 -0500
  ...multimeter with > thermocouple capabilities and a tachometer kit. > http://www.harborfreight.com/lcd-automotive-multimeter-with-tachometer-kit-95670.html > > Probably will be my...
• vdo speedometer repair: palo alto, ca
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 14 Jan 95 02:56:53 CST
  ...Speedometers - Tachometers 718 Emerson Street Electronic & Mechanical Palo Alto, CA 94301 Car clocks & gauges (415) 323-0243 repaired & restored (415) 323-4632 FAX over...
• Re: Vanagons with stock tachometers???
  Historical mailing list - bmn
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 21:40:14 -0400
  "Michael S. Nichols" wrote: > > Were there such futuristic devices in any Vanagons? What years, and where > did they go on/under the dashboard? Thanks...
• Re: no spark...SOLVED/tach wire
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 00:59:11 EDT
  ...The problem on his 85 L turned out to be an aftermarket tachometer wire which was shorting out behind the dash. Some Jiffy-Lube...
• 84 Westy WB Instrument Panel Swap
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Aug 1996 22:29:44 -0400
  ...84 Wolfsburg with an instrument cluster with the digital clock and tachometer. Has anyone attempted the switchover from the standard cluster with the analog...
• WTB: Instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Jason Stevenson
  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 14:33:38 -0600
  ...I currently have the unit with the clock instead of a tachometer, but, if the conversion isn't too difficult, would love to have...
• Re: tachometer light fixture has been removed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 17:26:47 -0500
  Nope!! Call CamelBack VW at 1-800-876-5199 in Phoenix, AZ. Good Folk. I buy a lot of VW specific parts through them...
• Re: Erratic Tachometer and Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 8 May 2003 02:50:23 +0000
  ...Erratic Tachometer and Power Loss >Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 22:42:07 -0400 > >Larry, > > Dunno if it will help diagnose your problem, but...
• Installing a tach/dig clock into a early or non-GL vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 May 2000 15:17:59 EDT
  ...49a | blue/red ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- 9**** | - | tachometer | your choice (usually green, tho) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- * this wire is the "true" ground and must be in position 3 in order...
• Vanagon aircooled - cruising speed engine rpm
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 May 1996 23:53:50 -0600
  ...installed?? It would be helpful too, if newer Vanagons with a tachometer could tell me their engine rpm in top gear at 60 mph...
• '85 Instrument Cluster
  Historical mailing list - mkaz
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 11:27:02 -0700
  Hi All, I'm looking for an instrument cluster (the one with the tachometer) from a 1985 or above vanagon. I have to trade...
• Late model instrument cluster in '85 and earlier - Clarification needed
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:27:38 -0500
  ...to keep oil pressure buzzer from sounding and to handle the tachometer. Now there is apparently another step that I should have taken as...
• Re: This could happen to you....(a little long)
  Historical mailing list - christian krahforst
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 09:43:10 +0000
  ...Oddly, the tachometer also goes down (I didn't know >the tach Something similar happened to me with my old Volvo. Turns out the...
• Re: tachometers
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 11:17:00 -0500
  ...02, 2002 11:16 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: tachometers My '86 2wd A/T Westy has a clock rather than a...
• Custom Gauge Installation Options?
  Historical mailing list - Ri
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 21:59:03 -0700
  ...Plus, the tachometer isn't set for the 6k redline of the Tiico. Maybe a rebuild of the whole dash panel? Has anyone done...
• Re: Speedometer and 15/65/205 Tires/Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:31:59 -0400
  ...had speedometers that are downright silly. > Does your van have a tachometer? If yes then on those tires 3,800 rpm gets > you ~68...
• Re: one year anniv.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 23:05:18 -0600
  ...other newbies or wannabes an idea): > > replaced loud ticking clock w/ tachometer out of a Rabbit. Eric, How difficult was the tach swap? Is...
• Shift Points
  Historical mailing list - JASON M YASMENT
  Sat, 21 Nov 1998 10:44:22 -0500
  While my '84 has no tachometer, I shift according to the speedometer. 1st 10mph 2nd 20mph 3rd 30-35mph 4th 40-45mph I really...
• Re: Gas tachometer in a Diesel
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:50:03 -0700
  In <PJNJHKOKGKBMABAA@mailcity.com>, on 02/11/02 at 04:50 PM, Scott Sullivan <gersil0@LYCOS.COM> said: >I am looking at replacing the...
• Re: Tachometer woes
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 15:45:14 -0600
  ...I figured I'd separate them to give you a choice: >answer one, answer both, or the old favorite - Delete All. > >My tachometer is...
• Re: Wierd (Ignition?) Problem...
  Historical mailing list - John Philcox
  Tue, 22 Nov 2005 10:34:56 -0500
  ...I had the same symptoms a few years ago and traced it to the tachometer circuit. Disconnecting the tachometer wire at the coil made...
• Re: Tachometer in a weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 23 Jun 2015 21:13:09 -0700
  No. ;) What model year? There's a set of instructions here: http://www.oldvolkshome.com/late_van_cluster_install.pdf Neil. On 6/23...
• Re: Tachometer in a weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fernandez
  Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:02:48 -0700
  I did it on my '86 weekender (manufactured in '85). Was plug and play- remove clock, insert tach, with due care for the old...
• Re: "W" pin on alternator? What for?
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Sat, 18 Sep 1999 10:51:44 -0400
  Paul, the 'W' pin is for the tachometer signal, as you suspect. No current should be applied to this terminal. Motorola alternators, in my...
• Stalling, 90 Westy, 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:36:43 -0500
  ...Could this be due to the instrument cluster / tachometer not being connected? Thanks, Jack R. N. of Detroit
• Re: '94 Jetta Tachometer in Vanagon. Tach Pinout? (pic)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:47:11 -0700
  On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 2:10 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Searched, stared at Jetta cluster PCB, asked elsewhere so...
• Re: Help needed fixing the tabs an instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 15:53:00 -0400
  ...my 85 > cluster, which is cracked and didn't have a tachometer. When it > arrived, I discovered,much to my surprise, that two of...
• Re: 88 GL Tachometer Inop after New Coil Install
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 17:55:16 -0600
  ...88 GL Tachometer Inop after New Coil Install > > OK - two wires got to a combination plug. No way to get that plug wrong > - won...
• Re: Tire size question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Dec 94 8:38:55 EST
  ...a good reason to get a tachometer. I figured that rpms roughly carried over from the bug engine and since the KG goes about...
• Re: Tach in place of clock....
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 11:11:54 EDT
  In a message dated 99-06-03 13:37:11 EDT, jyasmen1@NYCAP.RR.COM writes: << Has anyone ever installed a tachometer inplace of...
• Dash foil info
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 4 Jan 2024 20:42:47 -0500
  ...The big differentiator is the tachometer AND the the edge connector (to the wiring harness) is horizontally situated below the tachometer. On this model...
• Re: [DIESEL] Diesel Vanagon Tachometer-Yes!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 May 2000 00:17:13 -0400
  I've always wondered about calibrating the tachometer. Adjusting it based on your speedo. But I've never trusted my speedometer. I don't...
• Squeaky brakes
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 08 Feb 1996 13:13:41 EST
  ...If anyone out there has installed a tachometer maybe you could give me an idea. Thanks Brett
• Re: Instrument cluster interchange
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 01:13:13 EDT
  ...instrument cluster with a clock interchange with one that has a tachometer without problems, damage, modifications, etc. on 83.5 to 85 Vanagons. I...
• High voltage havoc from coil?
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 11:31:25 -0800
  ...I have had my taillight brake bulbs blow like old flashbulb cameras, and yesterday, I heard a buzzing like sound and noticed my tachometer...
• tachometer woes
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 10:27:51 -0700
  Hi List, I removed my insrument panel to diagnose my faulty tach, and noticed that the 'film' like electrical connections had ripped in half...
• Re: Help needed fixing the tabs an instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 14:42:35 -0700
  ...my 85 > cluster, which is cracked and didn't have a tachometer. When it > arrived, I discovered,much to my surprise, that two of...
• Re: Old Volks Home Cluster Retrofit Question
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:11:14 -0400
  ...speedometer on one side, tachometer on the other. John On Fri, 2010-04-23 at 13:56 -0700, Jeff Davis wrote: > Hi all, > > This...
• Re: Question about '85s
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Tue, 9 Feb 2016 08:38:16 -0800
  ...Feb 8, 2016, at 4:36 PM, thewestyman <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote: > > > > Is that true that all ‘85 campers has to have ‘tachometer’? > > Zoltan >
• Re: Friday Question: What's Your "Dream Dash???"
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 12:08:11 -0500
  ...it? :) Digitool, Head-temp gauges, Oil Temp Gauge, Manifold Pressure Gauge, Tachometer (Mine has the huge clock instead), volt meter.... And one of those...
• tachometer, cluster swaps, mods
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 03:14:27 -0400
  I don't think that I've caught all of the recent posts, but I'll contribute my knowledge about installing a tachometer in...
• Dealer prices on CD-ROM
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 10:30:03 +1200
  ...This means if I want to check the price locally against the US price, say of a 1987 tachometer, I cannot do it, because...
• Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 9 Dec 2021 09:57:51 -0500
  ...35 PM Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Yup, speedometer, Odometer & Tachometer! > >>>>>> So many gauges on these old VW’s! > >>>>>> But no Thermometer! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Sent...
• Re: Dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:03:51 -0800
  ...I will see how long this lasts - most likely a clever gremlin lurking behind the tachometer and waiting to play games with me a...
• Re: Spark Coil Failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 15:30:03 -0400
  ...Spark Coil Failure While on a Westy search I noticed that my tachometer wasn't displaying the proper Rpms for my speed in 4th...
• Re: 7k tachometers
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 18:52:32 -0700
  drunk bump stan- we have inline 4 engines that redline at 6300, versus the wbx at 5300. So the 7K tach is actually for...
• Re: Here are the pictures of the 9-gauge cluster
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 19:55:34 -0400
  ...On the STOCK set up, the light from the tachometer side, tends to reflect against the bottom of the instrument cluster and then be...
• Re: New iginition coil behavior
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:31:12 -0700
  ...3 prongs > post doesn't do anything. > The same connection on the old ignition coil makes the tachometer work > again.... I scratch my head.... :-) > >
• W pin on the MOT alternator update
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Cianciolo
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:56:41 -0400
  ...The general consensus is that the "W" pin is the pin for the tachometer. I think I may use this pin in the future...
• Re: tachometer light fixture has been removed
  Historical mailing list - Robert Prouse
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 10:49:49 -0400
  If you are careful, you can re-use the black plastic base for the dash bulbs and replace them fairly cheaply. I broke the...
• Re: Engine analyzer/tach recco?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:04:41 -0700
  ...as for a tachometer... if it's about adjusting idle rpm say .. not really important to have I'd say. Thanks, Scott -- I wasn...
• Suggestions for lights and shocks
  Historical mailing list - Andre Fiedler
  Sun, 28 Oct 2018 09:41:54 -0600
  The original dash light above the tachometer housing on my 89 2WD Westy recently went out. Suggestions for what might be a good upgrade...