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• Syncro speedometers...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Apr 1997 19:51:00 -0700
  ...I have a regular Vanagon speedo, but the cable on the Syncro turns at twice the Vanagon rpm. It there any way to modify...
• Re: vdo 1540 speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 12:15:23 -0500
  ...cable connector. I don't know > for a fact that this even the correct > box for the speedometer. It's a great working speedometer...
• Need a speedometer rebuilt....who does this?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 06:35:58 -0400
  ...I have one where the place that the cable goes into on the back of the speedo is no longer square like the cable...
• Re: speedometer lube?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 07:45:22 -0800
  I've lubricated my syncro speedo as a precautionary measure, partly against rust. Cant say that it made any difference, but then I was...
• speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:58:20 -0500
  ...the circlip on the dustcap, would the cable slip out to the point of rendering the speedometer non-functional? I'm trying to leave...
• Re: speedometer noise and other ramblings
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 22:04:41 PST
  Sean; Possibly water in the speedo cable. Dis-assemble and flush clean with WD40. Then lubricate well. Good Luck Ken Lewis kdlewis@juno.com...
• Re: speedometer noise and other ramblings
  Historical mailing list
  08 Jan 97 07:03:09 PST
  ...While it's making the noises, reach over and wiggle the cable, if the noise changes, it's the cable, not the speedo head...
• Re: screeching, angst inducing speedometer
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Sat, 23 Nov 1996 01:26:30 -0500 (EST)
  ...when the speedo in my 68 bug di that, it soon after broke my speedo cable! it was something inside trying to locktogether, and...
• Speedometer clicking - any recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 11:12:37 -0800
  ...I had a local VW dealer check it out and they said I need a new speedometer head and cable. They want over $200...
• Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:09:48 -0500
  Frank, I believe that most have traditionally linked the speedometer cable to the transmission. mcneely ---- Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote: > Mr. Squirrel, how...
• Re: speedo noise
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 04:22:52 -0700
  ...Can I beat this with > some > light lube to the gears in the speedo? Or could it be the cable? > > TIA > Jeff > 83.5...
• Re: Speedometer cable replacement question.
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:51:33 -0500
  ...Speedometer cable replacement question. At 12:02 PM 11/30/2010, Don Hanson wrote: > Any gottchas in this task? ('84 manual 2wd) Specific question...
• Re: Quivering speedometer needle started to quiver on 85 Westy.
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 13 Jul 2021 18:57:13 -0700
  ...wrote: > Just noticed that my speedometer needle quivers. Any ideas what may be > causing it. Replaced broken cable about a year ago and it...
• RE: vanagon speedo noise
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 06:38:54 -0500 (EST)
  I was reading with interest the thread on the noisy speedo. My '87 Westy has the same problem and I've tried numerous times...
• Re: do diesel vanagons use the same speedometer as wbx vans??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:22:21 -0800
  ...82 diesel vanagons, and all vanagons after that, as far as I know, have a clip type speedo cable connection at the back of...
• Re: why so slow?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Paulison
  Tue, 4 Apr 95 13:31:51 -0400 (EDT)
  ...You get the idea. > > > > Can't you just hook the Dremel to the speedo cable and do > > the same thing??? [grin] > > > > -- > > Todd R. Schroeder...
• Speedometer Cable End Repair-Update
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 05:06:57 -0400
  My speedometer cable end has been repaired ! Welding ! Yes, welding ! I took my mig welder and with the wire extended just touched the surfaces...
• Re: Speedometer problems
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Mon, 8 May 2000 12:27:11 -0700
  ...Hollywood Speedometer for fixin'. They fix all things VDO. can I >replace it? Yes, but do check for cable probs first. Remove cable from...
• FS or trade: 85 Instrument Cluster
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Sat, 6 Sep 2003 20:33:30 -0400
  ...Working clock, Speedo, Odo (158,804) idiot lights, gas gauge, coolant temp gauge, foil ribbon cable and housing. No light bulbs, no light bulb...
• Re: noisy speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 Feb 2013 09:43:05 -0500
  ...Disconnect the cable form the speedo head and spray some into the speedo. It should work its way up and quiet things. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: cruise control speedometer sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 07:14:48 -0700
  ...1) 0-5 volt square wave pulse at 4 pulses per speedo cable revolution. 2) 0-5 volt square wave pulse at 2 pulses...
• Re: Speedo calibration
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 21:54:16 -0700
  ...As others have >said, the >number on the speedo face is the number of turns of the cable to register 1 >unit >on the...
• Re: Speedo 'jigger'
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Bey
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 08:00:08 EDT
  I had to do some work on the inside of my gauge panel, in the process I had to disconnected the speedo cable. Trying...
• Speedo Light Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Scott A. Harvey
  Wed, 4 Oct 1995 08:58:18 PDT
  ...the speedo dash light on a '81 vanagon? I have the plastic clip/housing out which is attached to the electrical 'ribbon' cable. But...
• Re: Broken Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Larry MacPhee
  Wed, 1 Mar 1995 16:19:08 -0800
  ...If the problem is with the speedo cable, it may be more complicated - I'm not sure - but replacing the speedo/odo unit is...
• Re: Need speedo for 87 westy--speedo problems
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 16:41:46 -0700
  ...My mechanic told me this is no > caused by the cable, but probably the gears in the speedo. Anyone have > > a used speedo for...
• Re: NLA - lower speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:05:48 -0400
  ...Now if you have a Syncro and need a speedo cable that may be another issue. Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com...
• Re: Speedo Calibration Question
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 06:30:49 -0700
  ...The speedo has a rotating magnet whose rotation speed is directly proportional to the rotation speed of the cable. The magnet is close to...
• Speedo Calibration?
  Historical mailing list - Mick Forstag
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 09:01:06 -0400
  ...Anyone know of a way to recalibrate speedometers? Or is it a matter of replacing a cable? Appreciate any feeback or suggestions! Mick Forstag...
• Re: Toasted my engine or transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:27:02 -0700
  ...All three of my speedos have oscillated at ?25-40? speeds. Lubing the cable hasn't seemed to help; I suspect the cable has...
• 88 West Speedo cable problem after brake job
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 16:56:50 -0400
  ...speedometer didn't register. I took the van back and the mechanic took the left front hubcap off (with the attached flex cable) to...
• Okay READ the subject bar...Hall Effect SPEEDO question.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Thu, 29 May 2008 14:04:28 -0700
  ...Does that little box at the junction of the two part speedomter cable contain a Hall Effect sender?????????????? If so, how do I get...
• 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: Speedometer Clicking!
  Historical mailing list - Reynold Woodall
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 13:20:55 -0400
  ...My 'Clicking Speedometer's cable' had a slight kink at the bracket where it attaches to the body. Fixed! Problem solved! Thanks again. Reynold...
• Re: Speedometer clicking - any recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 19:39:56 -0500
  ...I > > had a local VW dealer check it out and they said I need a new speedometer > > head and cable. They want over $200...
• Why is this Here?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 18:46:06 -0700
  ...Each time I take the Speedometer out to work on the odomometer, I have to deal with the cable on the back of the...
• Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:25:29 -0700
  ...have a look at any fwd car, see any speedo cable connection on front wheel? alistair On 2012-08-28, at 2:46 AM...
• Re: Bouncing Speedometer Needle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 02:30:46 -0400
  ...The old-timey speedo-cable lube was graphite mixed with kerosene or similar to carry it, but it seems to have disappeared. Folks nowadays...
• Re: Okay READ the subject bar...Hall Effect SPEEDO question.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 29 May 2008 15:05:43 -0700
  ...two part speedomter cable > contain a Hall Effect sender?????????????? If so, how do I get a signal > from it for the speedo? Which terminals...
• 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: WTB: Speedometer for my 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 2 Nov 2015 23:17:59 -0700
  What makes you think it is the Speedometer & Not just the Cable ~ On 2 Nov , 2015, at 10:12 PM, James Kim wrote: > Dear...
• [FS] Instrument Pod with all components
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 17:03:28 -0500
  ...Has speedo, tach, switches etc, pod cover, and speedometer cable. $100 obo. If interested p-mail me off the list. Thanks, John Rodgers 88...
• Re: Soeedo repair
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 20 Jan 2022 12:49:28 -0500
  ...speedometer fits into a bracket there. � John On Thu, 2022-01-20 at 17:17 +0000, ddbjorkman@verizon.net wrote: > Hi Zoltan; > The cable...
• Re: Speedometer question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 22:06:24 -0400
  ...The bouncing could just be bad cable. Screeching and other noises is a worn out speedo head. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Reasonable cruising speed?
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 09:55:04 -0500
  ...The speedometer and odometer are fed separately. Actually, they are both fed from the same source, the speedometer cable. But the odometer is a...
• SPEEDO TO HUB CABLE FOR VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 12:15:51 -0400
  Austin - I'll second that motion! BOB
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 17:42:49 +0000
  ...Speedometer Cable To: "Keith Hughes" <keithahughes@yahoo.com> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2017, 9:02 AM I should have...
• Re: Speedometer weird
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 03:51:22 -0600
  ...Then a second cable goes on apparently to the speedometer. The first cable appears not to original as it is way to long and...
• Re: My first Subi ride
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 3 May 2007 19:17:58 -0700
  ...Patton <jondpatton@hotmail.com> wrote: > A CV joint for 39.95, > a speedometer cable for 29.95, > your wife holding the speedometer cable and...
• Re: 1984 Speedos
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:33:40 -0400
  ...I could see a problem in the cluster causing current to flow through the speedo cable, but how would a engine or transmission ground...
• Re: speedometer probs
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Bailey
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:15:50 -0600
  ...to work I checked the cables from the wheel to the > sensor box and then on to the speedometer. They were all attached and...
• Re: Speedometer question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 21:21:41 -0400
  Don't forget the magnet set operating the speedometer needle. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• Re: '84 speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:31:23 -0800
  ...What is the > most common failure? Is it likely to be the speedo, the cable, or some > connection? > > Thanks, > Matt
• Re: Where is the speedometer cable?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 16:03:36 -0500
  At 03:32 PM 11/11/2002, Gnarlodious wrote: >Sounds like my speedo cable is making noise. Where does it come from? Cause >when...
• Re: Diesel mileage tire question (odometer accuracy)
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 12:53:57 -0700
  ...speedo face of your speedo? 805, why? > That number refers to the revs per mile that the cable must turn for the > speedo to...
• Re: Speedometer Cable End
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 27 May 1999 05:54:48 -0400
  ...I'm gonna check at the dealer today for a new speedo cable and dust cap. I'm sure I did this before and...
• Re: If it's not this, it's that
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 4 Jan 2021 08:40:19 -0800
  Maybe the ribbon cable on the instrument pod got moved around when the new speedo cable was connected. Try reaching up under the dash...
• Re: speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 17:56:04 -0900
  ...speedometer cable installation question Are you sure the sheathing (often called the "bowden housing") of the cable has torn off? That's some pretty...
• Re: Soeedo repair
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:17:29 +0000
  ...up with a non-petroleum lubricant by dripping it onto the speedo cable and reinserting it and driveing a bit a few times.  I...
• Re: Life after speedometer, WTB
  Historical mailing list - Mary Creasy
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 21:54:12 -0500
  ...Old owner tried to remove without disconnecting the speedo cable and destructed the housing for the speedo. The duct tape and hot glue just...