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• Re: oil pressure vs. oil temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Fri, 7 Jun 1996 14:11:37 -0700 (PDT)
  ...decide on some gauges. > i'm going for the head temp, tachometer, and either an oil pressure or oil temp > gauge. question is...hmm...
• Re: 911! call..more info
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 12:51:51 PDT
  ...some fuel injector cleaning stuff > -changed the brake pads > -installed a Tachometer that works fine > (all but the O2 sensor were done after the...
• Re: diesel tach
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:13:04 -0700
  ...Germans call a tachometer - Drehzahlmesser The word tacho there is what we call speedometer. http://cgi.ebay.de/Tachoeinheit-Drehzahlmesser-VW-T3-Diesel-/320725275568...
• Timing Light
  Historical mailing list - Trenholme, Phil
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:07:59 -0700
  ...Most people I know have been buying Digital Meters as they have all the features of the Sears Unit, but also have Tachometer, Dwell...
• Timing Questions
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 10:16:34 -0600 (CST)
  ...I have a timing light and a tachometer that reads for 8-cylinders.) Assumption # 1: With the tachometer attached to the distributor side of...
• oil pressure vs. oil temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jun 96 17:02:51 EDT
  ...i'm going for the head temp, tachometer, and either an oil pressure or oil temp gauge. question is...hmm, which one? wouldn't...
• Re: 2.8 liter vanagon engine swap
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 1 Oct 1997 19:10:57 -0400
  ...essentials(h2o temp, oil temp, fuel press, voltmeter) and a separate tachometer. for the speedo, fuel level, and all the other guages and "idiot...
• RPM vs MPH
  Historical mailing list - sam pacifico
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 10:42:00 -0600
  ...I have been using the tachometer as a rough estimator for speed, about 3000 rpm I think equates to slow highway speed with about...
• Re: red mark on metric odometer
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 1 May 2001 15:17:51 -0700
  ...red mark on metric odometer > > > > > > > These marks, if like the ones on my 84, which has no tachometer, > > > are approximations of when you should...
• Re: Alternator with "W" connector
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 11:10:19 -0400
  This "w" terminal is used in diesel models, as a signal for the tachometer. With out this signal you need to provide a signal...
• Re: tachometer light fixture has been removed
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 20:38:05 -0700
  ............ I realized that the bulb and fixture are an integral unit..... I just went through the same drill but with the lights that illuminate...
• Re: Waterboxer rebuild survey Update! (more data please!)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 13:17:34 -0500
  ...just my peculiar way of driving. :) of course, having a tachometer in the dash helps a lot. i used to have to drive my...
• Factory Cruise Control Behavior Query: posting answer to my own question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:49:40 -0400
  ...There is definitely no tachometer input to the cruise control circuit. I've confirmed this by looking at the Bentley wiring diagram, by physically...
• Re: bumpers and tables on vanagon questions
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 15 May 2002 15:33:45 -0400
  ...It had the full Westy kitchen and poptop, but added features that only became standard a year later (tachometer, cloth seats, even available A...
• Re: Alternator advice on 85 Wasserbox
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 13:58:46 -0500
  ...The W terminal is a tachometer output for diesel engines, no application on gas engines. david David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net...
• Transmission broke or broken in
  Historical mailing list - Sondergaard, Arlene
  Fri, 9 Aug 2013 09:48:09 -0700
  ...Until recently my tachometer and speedometer needles basically angled the same as I drove. (This is what it did before too). The last week...
• Re: Cruise Control Sensors
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 20:16:53 -0500
  ...Motor speed via tachometer? Driveshaft rotation? nope. it's the speedometer. there is a little sensor that IS in the speedo head on models...
• Re: Tachometer needed
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 11:57:45 EST
  John, I have a brand new Tach that is out of one of the new Vanagon instrument clusters I sold a while back. I...
• Re: Question about '85s
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 10 Feb 2016 00:05:46 -0600
  ...8, 2016, at 4:36 PM, thewestyman <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET >> <javascript:;>> wrote: >>> >>> Is that true that all ‘85 campers has to have ‘tachometer’? >>> Zoltan >>
• Tachometer/fuel gauge from '89 Vanagon into my '81
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:48:04 -0400
  Good evening all. I have acquired the tach/fuel gauge/water temp gauge from an '89 for my '81. ( Yes, I know the water...
• Erratic Tachometer and Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - Larry H
  Wed, 7 May 2003 14:27:37 -0700
  Good evening all - Hoping this rings a bell with someone: My tach periodically behaves erratically, swinging between zero to 4000 rpm while at a...
• part request -- modification
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 23:53:23 EDT
  ...my '81 has the analog clock where later models have a tachometer. I would imagine that the instrument cluster frame is different for the...
• Digitool and Instrument Cluster LEDs
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 29 Dec 1999 19:33:49 -0800
  I am currently installing a 87 Golf GTI tachometer into the instrument cluster of my 84 Westfalia (who needs that clock!). I notice that...
• tachometers
  Historical mailing list - Tom LaLanne
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 20:15:37 -0800
  My '86 2wd A/T Westy has a clock rather than a tach in the instrument cluster. Somehow, the time seems less important to...
• non-GL model
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 12:10:24 -0400
  ...Camper did not come with a tachometer - only the GL trim level vans came standard with a tachometer. If you find a Camper model...
• junkyard finds
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 23:56:07 -0400
  ...The IC was unusual, with a KPH speedo and a tachometer. The counter man looked at the swivel tables and rolled his eyes. He...
• RE: Aircooled Redline?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 10 Oct 1995 14:53:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...got the 1776cc w/Engle 110, but have never had a tachometer >hooked to it. > >What does VW say? I've heard 4400 RPM...
• Re: 89 Vanagon with airbags, tilt, leather,and automatic climate ...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Mar 1999 01:54:21 EST
  ...clock, console, > cup holder, carpet, rear deck release, remote gas release, tachometer, > steel wheels, rear window defroster, power antenna, pin striping, dual > mirrors, quality...
• Tachometer woes
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 16:34:41 -0800
  Hi List, A while back my tach died, then sometime after the inst. lights all went out. Everything else on the panel worked properly...
• Re: Diesel + Tach
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 30 Sep 2001 01:31:13 EDT
  ...http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/jag/vw/engine/tachometer.html Or go the easy route that Michael Sullivan turned me on to at...
• Re: Dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Nov 2014 00:49:29 -0500
  ...I will see how long this lasts - most likely a clever gremlin lurking behind the tachometer and waiting to play games with me a...
• '84 Westfalia FS. GL w/ AC, 4 sp. Exc. Cond. $4600
  Historical mailing list - mnkb
  Wed, 25 Sep 1996 09:38:21 +0000
  ...Upgraded instrument cluster with a tachometer. Call Martin - Chester Springs, PA (40 min. outside of Philadelphia) Work (610) 531-1344 Home (610) 458-1875
• Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
  Historical mailing list - James Eaton
  Tue, 21 Dec 2021 02:49:20 +0000
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• Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:13:15 -0400
  ...So what I need is a dash cluster from an '86 or newer van including the tachometer, foil, digital clock, gas, and temp guages...
• Re: Re. gauges
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 12:19:04 -0400
  in the case of a tachometer, i bought a 5" autometer tach from jeg's, complete with a shift lite and the whole 9...
• Re: Tachometer Needle-How To Remove
  Historical mailing list - Robert Downes
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:24:55 -0800
  i grabbed the little shaft with some pliers, then carefully pried against those, came off with just-less-than-worrying force. while you're...
• Re: Nice set of Vanagon Alloys on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 19 Dec 2002 16:21:49 -0600
  ...really cheap? -------------------- Clip ------------- I just got a $350.00 VDO Marine Tachometer for $8.00 + $5.95 shipping. It will work on a Diesel...
• source for cheap aftermarket tach
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 08:05:26 -0400
  ...Has anybody seen a cheap tachometer at another retailer that they can recommend? Edward
• Factory Cruise Control behavior query
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:30:43 -0400
  ...you're in gear or not, right? Is there a coil/tachometer input to the cruise control ECU which allows it to limit engine...
• Re: Alternator with "W" connector
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 11:21:11 -0400
  I have never seen a VW diesel with a tachometer. The "W" connector is (was) used to run the Dynamic Oil Pressure System on...
• Re: Dash foil info
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 4 Jan 2024 18:25:37 -0800
  ...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: Warning Lights Audible Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 26 May 2010 20:10:25 -0700
  ...d be trivial to monitor oil, alternator, coolant level, headlights, and tachometer from the wires leading TO the cluster and splice into them BEFORE...
• newbie ? & tach descript. oops
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 11:01:32 EDT
  ...Perhaps sediment in tank? >Added a tachometer (more on that later). Van seems to idle around >1000 rpm and quickly goes up to 4000...
• Re: My "PolterGauge" (Instrument Cluster ;-)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 22:19:49 -0400
  At 12:40 PM 6/2/2002, patrice b wrote: >I'd really like my tachometer and my heat guage, y'know? (if it...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 09:37:12 -0800
  ...Your tachometer uses a pulse per unit time to voltage conversion no digital stuff here nor D-A conversion. So if the transfer function...
• Re: Rev limiter????
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:00:35 -0500
  It is relatively simple to upgrade to the instrument cluster with the tachometer. The only hard part is running the wire from the positive...
• Re: odometer repairs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 01:02:59 -0700
  ...I have a speedometer shop in Portland, OR that I send my tachometers and speedometers to for rebuilding and calibration. Just look in the...
• Re: diesel tachometer
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 1 Nov 2011 01:55:37 -0700
  dear tach where are you located regards On Saturday, October 29, 2011, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote: > hey there, > > Anyone have or know...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 20:52:20 -0500
  ...Alarm Multipocket sleeve on back of passenger seat Rack for TV Rack for bikes Mickey Mouse adhesive Extra brake lights Tachometer Tool box Shovel...
• Re: when making a left turn, parking brake light comes on??? ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 11:23:13 -0500
  The original post said he had just switched out the dash pod for one with a tachometer. Hmmmm. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com...
• Re: tachometers
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 21:25:25 -0700
  > >junkyard. What do I need to do to hook the tach up? Do I need to >install a sensor in the transmission? and wire...
• Re: GoWesty's Instrument Cluster Circuit Board?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 09:20:19 -0800
  ...id=24189 It's a bit spendy at $280 for the tachometer version, but my foil already has a very fragile repair, so I...
• Oil Cooler?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Dec 1995 16:01:57 -0700
  ...My other thought for something that might be handy is a tachometer. Suggestions here would also be appreciated. ______________________________________________________________________________ Aaron Glasgow (503) 346-9125 aglasgow...
• Re: You won't believe this one!!
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 05:41:08 -0500
  Exactly correct !! The pea brain was watching the tachometer,which was working, so in reality, the bus was running about 70 mph, not the...
• Tachometer Question
  Historical mailing list - Brett Baer
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 16:19:10 -0600
  I just picked up an '87 Westy with Tiico conversion. Its tach is not working and I could not find any reference in the...
• Re: GoWesy's Instrument Cluster Circuit Board?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 20:22:38 -0800
  ...id=24189 > > It's a bit spendy at $280 for the tachometer version, but my foil already has a very fragile repair, so I...
• Re: 89 Vanagon with airbags, tilt, leather, and automatic climate...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Mar 1999 01:57:38 EST
  ...clock, console, > cup holder, carpet, rear deck release, remote gas release, tachometer, > steel wheels, rear window defroster, power antenna, pin striping, dual > mirrors, quality...
• Re: Excuse me folks - diesel tachos
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:31:40 +1200
  ...Thank you, Diesel VWs may not have tachometers, but Japanese diesels often do. In Toyota Corollas and coronas etc the sender is in the...
• SPAM:FIXING THOSE DASHBOARD LIGHTS
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 21:43:37 -0400
  ...Turning on the headlights would turn the tachometer off....Something was not right. I loosened 4 screws and a few wires to remove the...
• Instrument Cluster Printed Cirucit repair
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:51:49 -0700
  ...I have a couple of tachometer printed circuits ( for 84/85 vans ) and a spare tach .. so I could put a tach in any...