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• Re: '84 speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:14:10 -0800
  ...In fact my speedo was off by exactly as Matthew's was and I run 195's as well. Speedo would read around 80...
• Re: speedo cable installation
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 15:40:30 -0500
  ...No way to anchor your new/repaired speedo or tach. With the strain of the speedo cable pulling down more speedos crack their bosses...
• Re: NVC: What Motorcycles/Cars Do Vanagon Owners Have?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 12 May 2004 20:20:56 +1200
  ...1986 Toyota CE80 Corolla DX 1.8 diesel 5-speed so basic 1989 Toyota CT170 Corona Select 2.0 diesel 5-speed all electrics...
• Diesel Transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 16:56:36 -0800
  All the diesel Vanagons I ever knew of had 5-speed transaxles with 5.43:1 R&Ps. Now comes a knowledgable Vanagon owner...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:33:12 -0700
  ...I > have a few more 5 speeds of different models and not enough 5 speed > shifters to go around so I want to see...
• Vanagon total drag and mechanical losses
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 19:49:24 -0500
  John and others, Measuring total drag vs speed is an excellent idea. I can't see why the method John suggests (towing with a...
• Speedbleeders Sizes for 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 16:09:17 -0800
  Listees, Has anyone purchased Speedbleeders for an 84 Westfalia Vanagon from speedbleeders.com? I have purchased: two for front wheels, two for rear wheels...
• Speedometer problem
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 18:20:31 -0500
  I installed a new upper Speedo cable today in effort to fix nonworking Speedo and odometer (top clip on previous cable broken). Got new...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 10:11:39 -0800
  ...Parts Division supply >only new version speedometers, which can be identified by the graphite >(dark gray) speedometer bushing. (Previously black) Replacing >speedometer cable: As...
• Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:05:07 -0800
  Tom, Sounds like your reset button came undone from the speedo. You'll need to take the speedo out and click it back into...
• Re: Thanks for Speedometer help
  Historical mailing list - Lebron, Nathan (GEP, Contractor)
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 16:25:38 -0400
  ...if you determined that your speedo is "off" by someone following you, hell, THEIR speedo can be off. :) speedometers are legally allowed to be...
• Calibrate Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Mon, 14 May 2001 23:44:37 -0000
  Thanks to some good advice I got, I was able to re-calibrate my speedometer, after taking it apart to fix the odometer. Robert...
• Speedometer goes Click Click Click on Highway
  Historical mailing list - Steven J. Hughes
  Thu, 11 Jul 96 13:51:09 -0500
  ...Oh oh! Does this mean new speedometer cable, or new speedometer? I assume a new cable is No Bid Deal, but if it is...
• Re: Speedo, tires and accuracy
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 12 May 2000 18:39:06 -0700
  When driving without a speedo for a while, I realized I could use the tach. At driving speeds, tach reading times 2 less 5...
• Re: 15" wheels effect on speedometer?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 17:09:19 -0500
  Bill Kasper wrote: > i assume the speedo was calibrated for the 185/80-14 size? if so, then it > means when i see 65...
• Re: 5 speed trannys
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 18:55:14 -0600
  Remember, the 5 speeds sold everywhere else but in the U.S. were not over drive 5-speeds, but rather close-ratio trannys The...
• Looking for a speedometer - 89
  Historical mailing list - Dan Wohlers
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 12:57:02 -0700
  Hello Volks, I am looking for a speedometer for an 89 vanagon. Are there any list vendors that carry replacements or should I be...
• Re: gutter sarcasm (Re: '84 vanagon w/ 6 speed trans and 30 MPG on craigslist)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 20:56:12 -0800
  Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@comcast.net> wrote: > > 30 mpg sounds too good to be true, but with a 6 speed tranny.... maybe? > > If so, where...
• Re: speedometer in Syncro
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sat, 3 Aug 1996 13:10:51 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Can somone tell me > >> if your tach is running 3,000 RPM in 4th gear what > >> speed are you going in 4th gear. MY...
• Re: engine temps
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 19:18:07 -0500
  Vanagon with A/C have 3 speed fans. NO A/C 2 speed fans. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA...
• Re: dead speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 08:56:11 -0600
  Sure its the speedometer and not the cable or hubcap. The hubcap on teh drivers side has a square hole that the speedo cable...
• Speedomoter wierdness
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 3 Jan 2004 15:13:47 -0800
  ...Recently the speedometer in my Westy has started to act funky. From a dead stop the needle doesn't move until the vehicle's...
• Re: 180 MPH Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:45:29 -0700
  Reread the ad closely.� You probably don't need a speedo like that one if your van only does 21 mph on the highway...
• Re: Power loss with 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 14:31:31 -0800
  ...The rpms will be lower at the same road speed but that means TRUE road speed. NOT what the speedometer says. If you change...
• speedo calibration
  Historical mailing list - Michael Kraewinkel
  Tue, 27 Oct 1998 08:06:15 +0100
  in germany you can go to the VDO speedo service, they change the translation by a small gearbox between speedo cable and speedo. the...
• Re: '84 speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:22:43 -0800
  ...The speedometer part _does_ work, but not correctly. It reports that I'm doing eighty when the speed is really about 57 mph. The...
• Bouncing Speedometer Needle
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 15:41:49 -0700
  My speedometer needle bounces.� It seems to smoothe out at higher speeds.�I was thinking about spraying some WD40 in the cable or maybe...
• Re: Late Vanagon Speedometer needed
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:41:25 -0400
  You could use the earlier speedometer in your later van by changing the upper speedometer cable. Mike Greg Potts wrote: > Hi Volks, > > OK, I...
• Re: Speedometer and 15/65/205 Tires/Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:40:07 -0700
  > My experience in southern California was that people drove 10 mph or > more over the speed limit. I can't say if this is...
• Radiator Fan Motor Low-Speed Inop
  Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
  Sun, 5 Jun 2005 13:03:19 -0400
  ...How does the fan motor know whether to go high speed or low speed? My low speed option isn't working and i'd...
• Speedo vibes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Carter
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 07:43:50 -0800
  ...Don't spray so much that it drools all over the face of the speedo, just get it in the pivot point, it won...
• Re: MPG
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 17:42:45 -0700
  A bouncy speedo needle makes me think of a binding/worn jumpy speedometer cable. It could affect the odometer too. I'd lube the...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:27:46 -0700
  On Jul 14, 2010, at 9:31 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> > > So a regular WBX speedo ought to work if you insert...
• Re: bouncing speedo
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 14:22:49 EST
  In a message dated 3/7/07 2:02:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, Andrew.Richards@NIKE.COM writes: > Occassionally, my speedometer needle likes...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:52:58 -0500
  ...For many years I was driving both a 4 speed 2.1 and a 5 speed 1.6 diesel. Whichever one I had not...
• Re: Tire Question (not the dreaded tire thread at all)
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:55:45 -0400
  My '85 speedo was dead accurate and my '84 was slightly low until I put on taller 195R14 tires. Now it reads 4 mph...
• Re: speedo/odo error confusion
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 23:49:25 -0700
  ...These speedometer heads have a tolerance of (+3) miles per hour." When the DOT bureaucrats dropped the 85mph speedometer rule, they instituted a new...
• Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:27:34 -0800
  ...Cable end at the speedo must match what the > speedo needs. Given the propensity of many speedos to fail in the > odometer section lots...
• Re: speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:04:57 -0700
  I removed the speedometer from the cluster and inspected it today, couldn't see anything that appeared to be wrong. I was able to...
• Re: Diesel 5 Speeds
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Thu, 6 Jul 1995 11:32:22 -0400 (EDT)
  ...the differential is going the same RPMs as the flywheel. #4 on the 5 speed (for all the trannys I've ever seen) is...
• Re: '84 speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:49:37 -0800
  ...Re: '84 speedometer failure It's simple, first make sure you have the right speedo for a 2WD vanagon. There's a tiny number...
• Re: click from instrument area
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:32:18 -0400
  It's likely to be a broken strand on the speedo cable. It'll also cause pulsing of the speedo needle. Mike B. -------------------------------------------------- From...
• Re: Speedo Repair with 1 year warranty
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 11:09:17 -0700
  >I just called North Hollywood Speedometer Co. & was >quoted $92 to repair my 81 vanagon Speedo. >They give it a full work over & give...
• Re: KMH / MPH speedometer face available?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 14:54:09 -0700
  I seem to recall some conversation regarding the gear pairs in the speedo. "W" gears comes to mind. All the speedos are essentially the...
• Re: Speedometer Disassembly Question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:19:14 -0800
  If/when you give up, try www.speedometer.com he fixed my speedo for about $100 !!!!! m ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 5 Oct 2014 09:26:10 -0700
  ...So a single speed fan motor that operates at 3 fan speeds for 86+ with factory A/C is very common and that is...
• Re: 5 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS FOR SALE ON THE SAMBA
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:46:55 -0700
  It was my understanding that the european 5-speeds are just a low gear for diesel... no? They have a tall 5th? So what...
• Re: MPG measurement issues
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 11:14:06 -0500
  okay with all the talk of speedos reading different mph than actual mph being traveled i have a question. how does one get the...
• Re: Speedo Issue..
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:10:38 -0800
  Van Cafe does a rebuilt speedo - I got one and it's really accurate: http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1343_616...
• Re: 1984 Speedos
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:37:49 -0400
  My Garmin indicates a highway speed about several mph different than the speedometer. Do you all think GPS units are accurate? kgg On Apr...
• Re: GPS to check Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Tue, 2 Jul 2002 22:03:57 -0700
  My GPS, like most any other made anytime recently, gives me a readout of my exact current speed, accurate to 1/10 MPH. In...
• Re: KMH / MPH speedometer face available?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 16:49:11 EDT
  ...2wd Vanagon speedos need 805 or 820 cable revs per mile. Speedos from Jettas and such are in the 1540-1575 cable revs per...
• speedo fix
  Historical mailing list - Larry Carter
  Tue, 4 Aug 1998 08:18:27 -0000
  ...I fixed it by removing the instrument covet, removing the speedo dash light and squirting WD40 directly on the end of the speedo needle...
• Re: Vanagon speedo marked '1000'?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:03:01 -0700
  ...Vanagon speedo marked '1000'? I'm used to seeing the 2wd speedos marked 805 and Syncros 1600. Except the KPH speedos for Syncros are...
• Re: LAZY SPEEDOMETER II
  Historical mailing list
  27 Feb 97 07:01:12 PST
  Chris - In case you don't know how a speedo operates. The spinning cable spins a magnetic disc. Surrounding the disc is a metal...
• Re: Tire Question (not the dreaded tire thread at all)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:53:21 +0000
  ...Hondas also like the high speed indicator. A > 185/14 tire needs about 825 revs per mile. Note the speedo says 805. > > Dennis > > > >From...
• Re: 5 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS FOR SALE ON THE SAMBA
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:56:36 -0700
  A lot of the European T3’s came with 5 speeds. Diesel, Turbo Diesel, or Gas, only thing different was the gearing. Believe it...
• Re: AC fan speed?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 07:53:37 -0400
  I believe the AC speed is a separate feed than the lo/high stock fan speeds. Mine does not run on the "hi" helicopter...
• Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:29:00 -0400
  ...My speedometer says 820. So I guess my speed will show as 97.5 percent of my actual speed. So when my speedometer shows...
• Subject: Speed
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:05:33 -0500
  ...Speed > >Westfalia ---85 1.9 stock waterboxer > >195 MPH top speed. I live in Bellingham and can make it to Seattle (90 >miles away...