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• 4 speed tranny info
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 07:20:53 EDT
  Hello Volks I'm looking for a good used 4 speed tranny for my Westy. Can anyone tell me if the 4 speed trannys...
• Speed accuracy and an app
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Wed, 8 May 2013 14:51:18 -0600
  I use Speedometer yesterday on the highway when the speedo started acting up. Convulsing in the gauge!!! My husband was behind me in a...
• Survey: Fuel Mileage? /SPEEDOMETER CALIBRATION
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 20:29:06 -0400
  ...I figure I'm indicating around 3% faster than actual speed. Does anyone out their have a different number on their speedos? Bob - WA4RRN...
• Speedometer -HALP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dean Forshee
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 11:54:48 -0800
  It would seem that I need a new speedometer. I have an 84 Vanagon. My speedometer, on the freeway, @ around 55 or 60, and...
• Re: Speed Rating EXPLAINED
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 23:31:54 -0400
  ...http://www.internets.com/tirenets/glossary.htm > > SPEED RATING: A system designed to establish and label the high-speed > capability of a tire based...
• Re: bouncing speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 19:31:10 +0000
  ...bouncing speedo >Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 10:59:24 -0800 > >All, > > > >Occassionally, my speedometer needle likes to bounce. It's much worse >at...
• Re: Radiator Fan Motor Low-Speed Inop
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 5 Jun 2005 11:41:57 -0600
  There are two things to check for the low speed. If the fan low speed does not operate but high speed does and If...
• Re: "True" speed with BFG 27 x 8.5 tires
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 5 May 2000 16:23:57 -0700
  ...In each case, my indicated speed on the radar > > > > wagon display matched my speedo within 1 mph or so. I am > > running the > > > 27...
• Re: Speedo noise zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:31:38 -0700
  My speedo has been acting up lately. I had inst. housing off several times recently. It pinned at one point and stayed there plus...
• Re: [Syncro] Looking for a Syncro speedo
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 15:17:20 -0400
  Not all Syncros use a 1000 speedo. In fact all of mine use 1600 speedos. Small sample to be sure, but it is 4...
• Re: WetWesties & speed... (will be gone Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 22 Nov 2005 21:28:25 -0600
  I think you got it! Warp Speed .............. Warp your wallet pretty quick. Stan Wilder Engine Ceramics 214-352-4931 www.engineceramics.com ----- Original Message...
• TOP SPEED
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 22:12:53 EST
  WONDERING IF ANYONE EVER GOT 2.1 4 SPEED OVER 100MPH GOT MY 87 WOLFSBURG UP TO 95MPH (ACCORDING TO SPEEDOMETER) ON FLAT GROUND...
• Re: FW: Re: vanagon 5-speeds
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 10:49:23 -0400
  ...vanagon 5-speeds Volks, here is feedback from Weddle Engineering (located on central coast of CA.)in reference to 5-speeds: > [Original Message] > From...
• Re: Reasonable cruising speed?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lake
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 10:49:54 -0500
  ...Reasonable cruising speed? RE: The speedometer and odometer are fed separately. Actually, they are both fed from the same source, the speedometer cable. But...
• Re: vanagon top speed, was Re: Double cab for sale/engine longevity
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 20:12:20 +1200
  >Even though I probably could get up to that speed with my SVX Vanagon, No doubt about it, even with stock gearing. >I'm...
• Re: Speed
  Historical mailing list - Skarloken, Donna S.
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 11:25:09 -0800
  Actually a Syncro Westfalia did go speeding by me this morning on I580 westbound (toward San Francisco). Kind of funny as I was doing...
• Re: Speedo needle sits still sometimes
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Tue, 14 Jan 2014 02:49:03 -0800
  generally ..if the speed limit is X ..you can go 5 mph over 'indicated' safely. ( if anyone relates to aircraft ...airspeed and a ground...
• Re: Vanagon gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 19:17:43 -0800
  Before I had my speedometer rebuilt recently the trip odometer would be sticky even when pressed at a stop. Now it resets smooth as...
• Re: New Youtube video about radiator fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 19 May 2013 15:45:29 -0400
  ...a) Radiator fan runs at low speed whenever system is on, A/C ups it to second speed if the high-side pressure rises...
• Re: removing speedo meter needle
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 09:07:45 -0700
  ...I am doing the transplant of the face a US spec speedo (miles/km) that has a broken needle onto a Euro spec speedo...
• Re: Speedo Accuracy Discussion
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Wed, 10 May 2000 16:40:03 -0600
  >>>And how would you calibrate the speedo on the van? Sent it to someone like Hollywood Speedo or another outfit that works on VDO...
• top speed of syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 08:21:55 -0700
  I spent last week tooling around Montana and had several opportunities to drive my 87 syncro Westy at it's top speed (there is...
• Re: Of Crotchety Knees and Autotranny Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 12:15:13 -0800
  ...make sure your Vanagon stable has an adequate distribution of 4 speeds, 5 speeds, and automatics. This way you can drive whichever fits your...
• Re: Anyone know how to calibrate the speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:38:54 -0400
  Maybe, I could set up a bench rig using a variable speed Dremel motor with a driveshaft to keep it spinning at a constant...
• RE: Odometer
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 13 Nov 95 17:13:48 EST
  Phil asks if Vgon speedo can be replaced with some other kind. You could try some other VDO unit that has the same revs...
• Re: Can a whining speedometer be fixed?
  Historical mailing list - k1cajun
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 00:09:32 -0500
  ...Disconnect the speedometer cable at the back of the speedometer. Add > drop by drop to the cable end. Be very careful not to spill...
• What's the top speed?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 16:57:44 -0400
  Out of curiosity, what's the top speed of the 1.9 and 2.1 waterboxers with a 4-speed? Thanks. Chris [text/html]
• Re: European 5 speeds
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 25 Jul 1998 22:17:03 -0700
  The only thing I know about the 5-speed is what I have seen in my owners manual. The shift-pattern on the 5...
• Re: Question about Speedo Head gearing
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:15:14 -0500
  I have a good 1600 speedo head here......... Mike B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:19:19 -0400
  That's closer to the speedometer indication. How did you get that? John Jensen johnjensen@johnjensenartist.com http://www.johnjensenartist.com bluesbug@verizon.net...
• Re: Speedo offsets
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 18:29:09 -0700
  Hi Volks, I don't recall what the standard speedo error using the 205/70-14 is but the easiest way to find out...
• Re: TOP SPEED/Land Speed Record
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 13:30:53 +0100
  ...With my new tranny I will hit the "REAL" 200km/h, I hope, not just the "speedo 200". But that�s not the speed...
• Re: Cooling fan issues
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 19 Jul 2016 11:16:10 -0400
  John, did you read this yet? http://www.vanagain.com/troubleshoot-your-radiator-fan/ When you turn in your AC your low speed fan...
• Re: '84 speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:37:22 -0800
  ...no speedo, no trip meter, no odometer. nothing .... On Nov 16, 2007 12:22 PM, Matthew Snook <matt@snooksband.com> wrote: > Thanks for the...
• Re: [Fwd: Survey: Fuel Mileage? /SPEEDOMETER CALIBRATION]
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:44:08 +0200
  ...Alexander wrote: > ... > Your speedo shows "1000" under the "KmPH"??? Let's see, that > should mean 1.0 revolution per 1.0m traveled. Circumference of...
• Re: New Youtube video about radiator fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 19 May 2013 19:04:13 -0400
  I've had that high speed fan come on in a couple of instances. It makes for a nice foot massage. Geo/ATL On...
• Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:12:27 -0600
  On Oct 16, 2011, at 12:29 PM, John Jensen wrote: > So I > guess my speed will show as 97.5 percent of my...
• Re: Clicking speedo - is there a cure?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 15:35:18 EDT
  ...Be careful when doing this at speeds over 120 mph. Good luck, Roger
• 180 MPH Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 06:49:56 -0600
  ...180 MPH Speedo Where can I find the 180 MPH Vanagon speedometer shown on this Vanagon for sale? (Take a look at the photo...
• Speed and RPM (was 4spd to 5spd conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 10:53:32 PDT
  ...If I understand it correctly, the speedo reads a front wheel. The tach reads engine speed, so larger rear tire circumference will reduce the...
• Re: Tire Question (not the dreaded tire thread at all)
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:29:58 -0700
  ...Mark Jeff @ Autostadt West wrote: > Tire size will directly affect the speedometer accuracy, irregardless of > where the speedo cable hooks up. > > Jeff > > -----Original Message...
• Re: GPS
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 11 May 2000 22:28:17 -0400
  At 18:31 5/11/2000, Andrew Grebneff wrote: > I'd find one useful both in the van (speedo) Andrew, I don't think...
• Re: Speedo Accuracy was Correct Air Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:55:30 -0700
  ...The diameter of the tire being ever so slightly > larger may improve mileage a tiny bit, as well as making speedometers > read more near...
• Re: Cooling fan issues
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 19 Jul 2016 12:18:49 -0500
  ...I am thinking > the fan low speed isn't working (bad resistor) and the mid speed is what > you think is the low speed...
• RE: Broken Speedo
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 01 Mar 1995 20:14:56 EST
  Only thing unique is that the speedo went too -- usually just the odo dies. My experience -- and other posts -- indicate that only VDO speedo...
• Re: Vanagon not as fast as you think
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 20:26:55 -0500
  Wade Yorke wrote: > You may not actually be going as fast as your speedometer indicates > since the Vanagon speedometer is at least 15 miles...
• Re: Re: 5 speed SA transmission issue
  Historical mailing list - Chris Weddle
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 10:24:59 -0700
  ...5 speed SA transmission issue > > Gary, you actually acquired a real South African 5 Speed Tranny??? Not > a Weddle 5 speed conversion?? > > I'm...
• Re: Question on 15" rims 4 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 05:10:48 -0600
  Larry Hamm wrote: >I would advise against much taller tires with a stock diesel Westy, as you may wind up losing top speed, and...
• Re: [Syncro] lazy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 19 May 2003 12:24:43 -0700
  Does the speedo needle "flop" at low speeds? If so, it may be that your cable is sticking. Probably unrelated to the tires; you...
• Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:12:16 -0700
  On Jan 31, 2008, at 1:05 PM, VW Doka wrote: > Tom, > > Sounds like your reset button came undone from the speedo. You'll...
• Re: Anyone know how to calibrate the speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:03:21 -0700
  My speedo shop has a bench setup with an electric motor and RPM gauge for testing speedos. 60mph at 805rpm and you're good...
• Re: speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:46:30 +0000
  ...Com > > Tom > >> On Jul 15, 2025, at 7:40 AM, Andrew Berg <andrew@bergweb.ca> wrote: >> >> I’ve been using the GW GPS Speedo...
• Speedo Issue..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:42:40 -0800
  I've not heard of a Vanagon speedo losing it's speed function and keeping the odometer, but that is just what mine begin...
• Why is this Here?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 18:46:06 -0700
  I have been looking over my speedometer/odometer and Console a lot, and I try various fixes for the Odometer problem I have been...
• Re: Vanagon H20 cruising speed
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 23:33:48 -0400
  ...Naturally, very high speeds (pushing wind) will wear any motor at an increased rate. I would say 75 MPH in WIND SPEED is a...
• Speed Rating EXPLAINED
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 08:35:28 -0700
  ...http://www.internets.com/tirenets/glossary.htm SPEED RATING: A system designed to establish and label the high-speed capability of a tire based...
• Re: Speedo noise, cold day....
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:15:42 -0800
  it's not the speedo likely. it's the cable. operating through a curve .. and wear occurring during the last 20 years .. the cable...
• Re: Subject: Re: Tire Question (27x8.5x14 vs 205/40 14)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 01:49:20 EDT
  ...I haven't checked the speedo yet. It should be going faster than the speedo indicates - right? Also the milage trip meter will be...
• Re: Rad fan--2 or 3 wire???stumped
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 10:02:32 -0700
  ...This is what give > you the 3rd speed on the 2 speed fan. On my '87 Camper with A/C, the resistor gives you...
• Re: What size of profile? -GPS
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:05:52 -0400
  If you use a GPS unit to see how much your speedometer is off, then apply the Miata tire size calculator, you can get...