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Re: Odometer rerpair, 1985
Historical mailing list - Bren Smith
Mon, 20 May 1996 10:46:51 -0700
>Help! My odometer is frozen. I think it is related to the trip meter >which, when you push the button, clears to zero, but...
Re: Odometer rerpair, 1985
Historical mailing list - Bren Smith
Mon, 20 May 1996 13:16:19 -0700
>Help! My odometer is frozen. I think it is related to the trip meter >which, when you push the button, clears to zero, but...
mileage revisited
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Fri, 15 Nov 96 13:05:23 EST
...MD, which turned out to be a round trip of 175 miles (I love trip odometers!) and I filled the tank immediately before getting...
Dead Odometer
Historical mailing list - Steven Shane
Tue, 31 Aug 1999 12:35:32 -0400
...Dead Odometer > >Both the odometer and the trip meter have stopped working. All of the other >gauges are fine. The van has about 105...
Re: heading home tomorrow
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sun, 4 Dec 2016 12:54:26 -0800
...Uneventful trip. 306,108 now on the odometer. Dennis, From my phone. ________________________________ From: Ed<mailto:email99@BELLSOUTH.NET> Sent: �12/�3/�2016 11:15...
Re: trip meter
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sun, 31 Mar 2013 06:45:01 -0700
...Friday, March 29, 2013, 3:55 PM My trip meter quit working but odometer still works.� any ideas?
Re: Milestone approaching..300000..
Historical mailing list - James Henry
Tue, 5 May 2009 15:58:11 -0400
...having the trip meter and the odometer get to show at one time: 299,999 and 999.9 on the trip meter? If that...
Re: WOW - you CAN get over 20mpg in a westy...
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:35:10 -0500
...The thing has an odometer function on it too and I used it this morning to see how far off the stock odometer really...
Re: Long trips
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Mon, 1 Sep 2003 15:44:03 -0700
...1) a wheel bearing went out, 2) alternator died, 3) Fridge on propane quit, 4) the odometer quit. Expect the unexpected. Take the list...
Re: Speedometer question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 1 Jun 2016 22:06:24 -0400
...the odometer decided it was tired (at only >> 218,799 kms) and it now sounds like theres a gear slipping internally. > The >> trip meter...
Re: Odometer stopped
Historical mailing list - Michael Sheridan
Tue, 16 Oct 2001 21:07:46 -0400
...Joseph_P._McNiff@FFIC.COM writes: > ><< Hi all, >My Odometer stopped working, also trip counter at the same time. My >mechanic says its $200...
Re: Haunted Westy!!!
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Tue, 6 Jul 1999 16:13:11 +0200
Steven Shane wrote: > trip meter as I do each and every time, only this time it stoped > "metering." > > The spedo cable is fine, I...
Re: Odometer problem
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:48:09 -0700
...Odometer problem > My odometer quit a week or so ago. I pulled the speedo and looked it over. > The gear was on and seemed...
Re: Flaky fuel gauge
Historical mailing list
Fri, 5 Jan 1996 12:05:01 -0500
...feeling worried about running out of gas on long trips, just use >the odometer as a gauge (THAT works, right?), odo..what? Just kidding...
Re: Speedometer weird
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sun, 17 Jun 2012 08:44:40 -0500
...box with its own odometer you had to reset every so many > miles,if I remember right it tripped an O 2 sensor light...
Odometer doesn't work; speedometer does?
Historical mailing list - Don Oldenburg
Sun, 20 Aug 2000 12:50:46 EDT
...Typically, if your odometer doesn't work and your speedometer does, the problem is caused by resetting the trip mileage counter while driving down...
Re: Odo/Trip Counter
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:16:09 -0800
...The speedo is not likely to fail, the odometer does because it is a plastic gear on a metal shaft. Mark in AK ----- Original...
Re: Odometer stopped
Historical mailing list - van man
Mon, 15 Oct 2001 16:48:35 -0700
...Jeff 87 syncro --- Joseph McNiff <Joseph_P._McNiff@FFIC.COM> wrote: > Hi all, > My Odometer stopped working, also trip counter at > the same time...
VDO tach wiring (1981 Westy)
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Fri, 1 Feb 2002 08:37:11 -0700
...But the problem seems to be in the trip odometer. I think it drives the regular odometer but is frozen. When I push the...
Re: MPG Question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 1 Apr 2006 09:12:14 -0500
...25.5 stock), and the speedo and odometer now read ~1% under. Last Florida to New York trip did 16.5 mpg. I did...
82 Westy for sale in York PA
Historical mailing list - Rob S.
Mon, 3 Nov 2003 22:54:23 -0500
...fridge works (12V and AC) gas never tested, water won't pump. (maybe i'm doing something wrong) I think the odometer says 98K...
Re: Nitrogen and tires
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:08:46 +0000
...bad as pushing your odometer in while the car is moving or driving a diesel vanagon on short trips. Grit your teeth and wait...
Re: Insturment cluster repairing and speedometer repair
Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:29:47 -0800
...One speedo I have wont work for the odometer and trip odometer. I think the PO pressed the button to reset the trip odometer...
Re: Effects of tire sizes on fuel economy!
Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
Sun, 22 Feb 2004 17:17:52 -0800
...trip including some > touring. Average mileage was 17.4 miles per gallon. > Tires were Goodyear > Wrangler Aquatreads, 215/70-14, (~26" diameter). > Speedometer/odometer...
Re: Recommendations, anyone?
Historical mailing list - Rob
Mon, 9 Jul 2012 09:25:40 -0700
...235000km'ish (odometer axel that holds the digit wheels in place >keeps sliding out of place so that the odometer gear (in the dasboard...
Re: odometer fixed
Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:38:55 -0700
...clever with things > mechanical the trip meter started working but only about 1/3 speed. > Hmm. The main odometer started working backwards. Double hmm...
Re: odometer stopped
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Mon, 21 Jul 2003 08:41:46 -0500
...One way to help the gear stay on track longer is to never reset the trip odometer while you are rolling. deb '85 Westy...
Re: Trip Odometer Myth(?)
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Fri, 18 Apr 2003 12:17:26 -0400
On Thu, 17 Apr 2003, Mike Miller wrote: > Body seams, plastic over lights, metal pipes front to back for cooling, rear > drum brakes, ... I...
> A simple question for any one with time on their hands...what effect
Historical mailing list
Tue, 6 Dec 1994 16:16:20 -0500
...what effect >does running a larger tire have on the odometer, speedometer and trip >meter? Just work it out from your geometry knowledge. A...
Re: Trip Odometer Myth
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Fri, 18 Apr 2003 14:37:17 -0700
I'm not going to reset my odometer while moving, are you nuts? No it's not because I'm afraid of breaking it...
Re: Odometer failed, any advice?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:11:11 -0600
...just yesterday after I tried to Zero out the tripmeter on my 84s' > odometer, it now no longer works. For some time, it's...
On the road again...
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Thu, 27 Sep 2001 21:32:28 -0500
Just back from a 3 week trip to Ohio and another 2,000 miles on the odometer. Wolfy (our 85 Westy) ran like a...
Re: OXS light on dash
Historical mailing list - Joe L.
Wed, 22 Jul 1998 17:21:12 -0400
...I had figured that there was a mechanical gizmo in there that tripped a relay of some kind and the reset button reset the...
Trip statistics
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 27 Aug 2015 14:20:32 -0700
...odometer failed north of Las Vegas, so the last three entries were calculated by GPS/Rand McNally. Overall, had a safe and enjoyable trip...
Re: trip odometer myth
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 16 Apr 2003 10:49:19 -0400
<snip> Why didn't it go the first time? Or first 50 times? Because it is a myth. <snip> I don't know if...
Re: don't push our trip meter while driving!
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Thu, 25 Jan 2001 15:43:03 EST
...mini-van." (Having said that, I know the tip on the odometer trip button is a good one as naturally I screwed up mine...
Suggestions on an '83 Camper
Historical mailing list - James Ballen
Thu, 17 Apr 2003 16:59:08 -0700
...odometer at 14k as well.  So the 2nd one worked for about 12 years, but is currently dead.  Neither the trip odometer...
Re: Tire trivia
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Tue, 22 Mar 2005 06:37:48 -0800
David, This is interesting - I hadn't considered the odometer could be relative to the speedo. That puts a whole new twist on things...
Re: broken speedo and Vaccum pump
Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:14:56 -0800
...Symptoms were no odometer or trim odometer working. I found the reason but it wont last.Isuspect resetting the trip meter while driving ,may...
Re: flashing coolant light purpose
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:12:16 -0500
...and requires a series of steps involving the buttons for the trip odometers. Why not just a simple switch (or why have the damned...
Manual window regulator replacement?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Sun, 11 May 2025 18:47:58 -0500
...Maybe someone on the list has bookmarked something? No big trips planned this year other than Fathers Day at Hecla Island on Lake Winnipeg...
Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Sep 2013 to 1 Oct 2013 - Special issue (#2013-460)
Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
Tue, 1 Oct 2013 21:50:42 -0400
Anyone on list that fixes the stupid speedos? I have no Odometer, no trip meter (no gas gauge!--separate issue but will fix that...
Odometer Fix (Was: MotorHomeClassification)
Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
Fri, 27 Apr 2001 08:00:09 -0700
...Typically, if your odometer doesn't work and your speedometer does, the problem is caused by resetting the trip mileage counter while driving down...
Re: trip odometer myth
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 16 Apr 2003 21:25:05 -0500
...if it's a myth, then why is it a myth on volvo and saab and other cars that use VDO speedos? my odometer...
Re: Tire trivia
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 21 Mar 2005 21:31:23 -0800
...The odometer is out by 11% - 100km on the odometer is really 111km - this is verified with a GPS on three separate occasions. The...
Re: Speedometer Calibration
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Mon, 29 Jul 2002 17:57:50 -0500
...At least the odometer works now. BTW the legend about the possibility of damaging the odometer by pushing the trip reset while moving is...
Coolant problems and Odometer milestone
Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:28:10 -0700
...On a trip to Arizona and California, I experienced a flat and had to use the spare. The next day, driving in hilly country...
Re: Odometer problem
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:07:19 -0400
...Just my opinion, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com Mike Miller wrote: > My odometer quit a week or so ago. I pulled...
Re: Odometer stopped
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 16 Oct 2001 22:43:15 -0500
...Joseph_P._McNiff@FFIC.COM > writes: > > > ><< Hi all, > >My Odometer stopped working, also trip counter at the same time. > My > >mechanic says its $200...
Re: dont pusy our trip meter while driving!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 25 Jan 2001 20:22:51 -0500
...trip meter (which drives the rest of them) it is necessary to disengage it from the drive gear coming from the main odometer (which...
Re: Old Volks Home Cluster Retrofit Question
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:11:14 -0400
...hello all. > > I have a 1984 GL Wasserboxer w/Speedo, w/Trip Odometer, &w/Analog > Clock, w/Coolant Temp gauge. > > The instructions from Old...
Re: odometer stopped
Historical mailing list - Steve W
Mon, 21 Jul 2003 08:39:20 -0700
...One way to help the > gear > stay on track longer is to never reset the trip > odometer while you are > rolling. > > deb > '85 Westy...
Re: Odometer Wheels Loose
Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
Tue, 7 Oct 1997 04:45:50 -0700
Mark - It depends on exactly which year/model odometer you have. Different for different years. Bottom line is that friction holds the shaft in...
Instrument Panel Interchange 81/85
Historical mailing list - John Brush
Mon, 30 Apr 2001 16:27:46 -0600
...I don't get to use the 85 which has the trip odometer for now. As near as I can tell from Mr Bentley...
Re: 1981 Westy gas tank capacity
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 21 Jan 2004 16:07:58 -0500
...Reset your trip odometer. - Drive a couple hundred miles. - Fill the tank again, at the same pump if possible. Use the same procedure. (i...
Re: Intermittent speedometer failure
Historical mailing list - James
Tue, 18 Aug 2015 08:17:18 -0400
If the odometer continues to turn while the speedometer doesn't, then it is not the speedometer cable - the speedometer cable drives both of...
GOOD TRIP
Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
Wed, 22 Jul 1998 10:57:38 -0500
...1700 miles round trip, & averaged 22.02 MPG with a corrected odometer, driving 55-65. The only thing that broke was one of those...
Re: Odo/Trip Counter
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:41:24 -0800
...Odo/Trip Counter To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > I've had my odometer conk out twice. First time a friend helped me replace it...
Re: broken speedo and Vaccum pump
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:19:37 -0800
...Symptoms were no odometer > or trim odometer working. I found the reason but it wont last.Isuspect > resetting the trip meter while driving ,may...
Re: WTB: 2WD Vanagon MPH speedometer
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 14 Aug 2002 16:55:51 -0700
...Mark David Marshall wrote: > > I am looking for a few of these - preferably with the resetable trip > odometer. > > Thanks! > > David Marshall > > Fast Forward Automotive...