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• Re: [WetWesties] Crazy Idea On Mismatched Tires
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 15 Jul 2015 22:50:42 -0600
  ...with the Taller4th & TallerTires, does cause it be slowed down by headwinds & the occasional long hillclimb but those conditions probably only occur less then...
• Re: Vanagon Issue # 7 has been put to rest.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:00:40 -0800
  ...daily basis: >> >> #1 tire replacement >> #2 Rear brakes >> #3 Speedometer/Odometer repair >> #4 Headlight switch >> #5 Transmission whine/fluid change >> #6 Power steering and...
• Re: cruising speed and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 14:33:23 -0400
  ...The speedometers on most 1.9L vans is grossly optomistic, to the point of being silly. You think you are cruising at 70 but...
• Re: [WetWesties] Crazy Idea On Mismatched Tires
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 15 Jul 2015 20:58:54 -1000
  ...On 7/15/2015 5:53 PM, Loren Busch starwagen@gmail.com [wetwesties] wrote: > Okay, this wacky idea popped into my head while driving...
• Re: First impressions
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 19:00:31 -0600
  ...The speedometer is, by the way, the only way you know you are over taxing the little 2.1. It is so quiet (again...
• wonderwagon friday funny
  Historical mailing list - D.Belick
  Thu, 24 Jul 1997 21:00:55 -0700
  ...So the old man pokes his head in the window >> and looks around. Leaning back on his moped, the old man says, "That's...
• Re: Odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 22:43:15 -0500
  ...Congratulations!! The little brass thing in your steering wheel that makes the horn work is $14.00, head bolt washers are over $3.00...
• Re: is your Vanagon your main/only vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 10 May 2001 09:17:27 -0700
  ...reared it's ugly head. I just recently purchased an '86 Transporter that has many signs of neglect. The speedometer doesn't work Replaced...
• Re: Disappointed with Yokohama Y370 Tires
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 11:22:48 -0500
  ...The overall diameter of the tire will affect the power and speedometer accuracy. A 205/70-14 tire will have roughly the same outer...
• Re: Dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Nov 2014 00:49:29 -0500
  ...illuminate > the speedometer and tachometer from the top of the dash-board - all > other dash lights work including the "bright headlight switch". > > At first...
• Re: [WetWesties] Crazy Idea On Mismatched Tires
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 08:42:44 -0700
  ...Vanagon; Wetwesties Subject: [WetWesties] Crazy Idea On Mismatched Tires Okay, this wacky idea popped into my head while driving today. I now have a...
• Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 11 Dec 2021 16:22:51 -0500
  ...I think you are describing the speedometer. > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> Not all vanagons have the gage for showing RPMs > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> Eric Caron > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>>>> On Dec 8, 2021, at 1...
• Re: Fwd: Please advise: great trip but engine melt down
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 19:27:21 -0700
  ...For a really bad Overheat with blown head gaskets......... bit of a toss up ........... you can do the heads - I suggest valve job too...
• dashboard removal
  Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
  Sun, 7 Jan 1996 19:08:27 -0500 (EST)
  ...The inaccessible one has an 8 or 10 mm hex head, the accessible one is a smooth cone, not designed to be removed....get...
• Model Summary for 1988 Vanagon USA
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 13:11:52 -0500
  ...2 Black plastic front grills (common to 1986-1991) Rectangular primary headlights, separate square high beam lights (common to 1986-1991) Differences include: Plastic...
• Re: Of spare tires and broken wires...
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 05:08:08 -0400
  ...deer-in-the-headlights look. This little box > appears to be where the cable from the transmission junctions to the > speedometer - I think. But...
• Re: Of spare tires and broken wires...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 22:09:07 -0500
  ...deer-in-the-headlights look. This little box > appears to be where the cable from the transmission junctions to the > speedometer - I think. But...
• Vanagon burned to the ground
  Historical mailing list - mark seifert
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 06:31:23 +0000
  ...My headache is gone. It was a pretty nice van though, and I just rebuilt the engine down to the crankshaft a few months...
• Re: How can I remove the dashboard?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 4 Oct 2003 11:42:56 -0400
  ...Wiggle you hand behind the speedometer and unclip the spedo cable. Just squeeze the connector and it will come out. Next pull out the...
• Re: Technique For Removing Speedo needle?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 10:10:08 -0700
  ...So I do the math in my head and subtract 12% (well, 10% is easier and close enough) from what the needle says. Maybe...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:52:29 -0700
  ...On Aug 27, 2007, at 9:42 AM, Tom Buese wrote: > Uh ohhh! The dreaded mileage thread has raised its head again. > > That being...
• Re: holy smokes (melted the instrument circuit)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 6 May 2005 11:43:00 -0700
  ...Went to reinstall > the gauge cluster on the dashboard and suddenly one of the little > incandescent instrument illumination lights that lights up the speedometer...
• Back from Vacation! - Engines, Tires, Fuel Storeage Ideas
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 10 Jul 1999 20:34:01 -0700
  ...The trip from Regina to Edmonton was combined with a strong head wind from the north west, putting a lot of stress on the...
• FFrryyyday Follicles ... or how to put hair on your Westy ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 8 Oct 1999 20:38:45 -0500
  ...Service-Advisor The Speedometer Oh, the stories we hear, like the stars in the sky, Have all been encountered before, But just when you...
• Re: cruising speed and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 12:40:57 -0700
  On 8/7/2006 11:33 AM Dennis Haynes wrote: [snip] > The speedometers on most 1.9L vans is grossly optomistic, to the point...
• Re: umbrella question about reliability
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 17:58:34 -0600
  ...If it stalls out, drops a CV, develops head > leaks, AC quits, etc, etc, in a week ....... well, not very reliable. > Stretch that to...
• Rare Occurance, Bulley on the roadside.
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 16:44:44 -0400
  ...As I looked down at the speedometer, it dropped slowly, although my foot was headed toward the floor. 75...70.68..65..62..sh...
• Re: First impressions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 20:03:11 -0500
  ...The speedometer is, by the way, the only way you know you are over taxing the little 2.1. It is so quiet (again...
• Re: Big Valves for me ? - ME TOO!!!
  Historical mailing list - Herb Mooney
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 23:20:46 -0700
  ...I'm resonably sure that mileage, about > 89,000 as I remember, was correct per the speedometer, because I did > some work on it...
• Phaedra re Phaedra
  Historical mailing list - psavage
  Sat, 22 Jun 2002 19:01:48 -0700
  ...A traveler got my speedometer working fine again with a squirt of WD-40 under the dash. And when my radiator fan switch quit...
• Re: Of spare tires and broken wires...
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 23:23:22 -0700
  ...deer-in-the-headlights look. This little box > > appears to be where the cable from the transmission junctions to the > > speedometer - I think. But...
• Re: Heads-Up - Potential Odometer Fraud
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 22 May 2020 19:54:25 -0700
  ...The usual procedure if the speedometer/odometer was > > replaced would be for the new one to be installed with "0" miles and a > > label...
• Re: stereo
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 9 Sep 2008 09:52:42 -0400
  ...http://www.xplodsony.com/xplod/headunits/CDX-GT420U You should be able to find it for $100 or so http://www.millionbuy.com/snycdxgt420u...
• Vanagon Models, 1990 - USA
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Sep 1996 13:08:03 -0400
  ...2 Black plastic front grills (common to 1986-1991) Rectangular primary headlights, seperate square high beam lights (common to 1986-1991) Large VW logo...
• Re: my vanagon - plans/ideas
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 16:27:47 -0500
  ...Also during the inspection, in removing the right > front tire, the mechanic broke the tip from the end of the speedometer > cable, it still...
• Re: What is it with the US? (Real van content)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:05:42 -0400
  ...Head gaskets, cracked heads and broken or stuck rings were the usual problems. No doubt the TDI is a vastly improved Diesel engine with...
• Type III clock into Breadloaf
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 22 Nov 95 10:45:31 PST
  ...I took the "full time" 12 volts from the headlight switch <this is where the wiring diagram indicates it should come from for the...
• Re: Soggy brake pedal
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:56:17 -0400
  ...then unscrew the 4 philips head screws that hold it in place, pull the swtices off, unplug the speedometer cable, and carefully pull upwards...
• Re: reset? OS2 indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 08:17:52 -0500
  ...under your van, follow the speedometer cable from > the left front wheel, up toward the point where it enters the dash. You > will find...
• Re: Vanagon safety and design?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 16:11:50 -0500
  ...There's a speedometer cable to the left front wheel, never heard of them having any special problems. The shift linkage is made of...
• Opie goes to work
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Oct 1995 15:37:47 -0500
  ...Tore it down and removed the heads. They looked pretty clean, and while there was some cylinder wear, I've seen lots worse in...
• Re: Fuel Gauge Behavior Changed
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:40:58 -0600
  ...my head, man. > > I'm still trying to suss what the single safety orange dot on the 20 > mph > tick on the speedometer signifies...
• Another newbie
  Historical mailing list - Erik Peterson
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:53:47 +0100
  ...What are the common causes of something like this? The speedometer wasn't working, it didn't take me long to figure out that...
• 90 westy price
  Historical mailing list - michael schiesser
  Sat, 19 Aug 2000 02:29:10 -0400
  ...Told it had one new head -it did but wasn't put on correctly. $2000 two year later for 2 new heads at 95K...
• My first Westy trip! Questions and Thank You!
  Historical mailing list - Dan Wohlers
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 16:16:37 -0700
  ...I left my house at 8 am Saturday morning and headed out on I-80. I took 149 down to Hwy 92 and followed...
• Re: [WetWesties] Crazy Idea On Mismatched Tires
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 09:49:09 -0400
  ...On 7/15/2015 5:53 PM, Loren Busch starwagen@gmail.com [wetwesties] wrote: > Okay, this wacky idea popped into my head while driving...
• Re: 88 GL Newbie Needs Direction
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 21:21:05 -0600
  ...The idle adjustment screw is a very large slotted screw head that you will readily see just to the right of the tube I...
• Re: cruising speed and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 17:05:48 -0400
  ...cruising speed and MPG > On 8/7/2006 11:33 AM Dennis Haynes wrote: > > [snip] > > The speedometers on most 1.9L vans is grossly...
• Re: Flex Neck LED Lamp
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 11:07:41 -0500
  ...You can rotate the lamp head and vary the lighting pattern from a broad general area light right down to a very focused, narrow...
• [FIX] Instrument Housing Repair
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 21:09:46 -0500
  ...My problem was around the speedometer holes. All broken out except for one hole. I had the speedo held in place with "100 mph...
• Re: 82 Air Cooled Questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 13:52:40 -0800
  ...The devices that are not working is >the speedometer light, clock/fuel guage light and the stereo. All the >other dash components are working...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 21:53:57 -0500
  ...The Alfa Duetto Coupe with headlight covers would be > >another story altogether; very aerodynamic. I can see how a wing forcing air > >behind the...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:58:18 -0700
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR Tom Buese typed: > Uh ohhh! The dreaded mileage thread has raised its head again. > > That being said...
• Re: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 09:26:40 -0500
  ...I have Porsche wheels (hard to identify while vehicle is in motion) and the South African quad headlight grill, but other than that and...
• Fixed: rough idle...
  Historical mailing list - steve vitale
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 18:44:06 -0500
  ...I got this van ('86 7 seater AT GL) for $500 on craigslist with a bad water pump and a broken speedometer. some gears...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:13:32 -0700
  ...I may slow down a little driving against headwind or going uphill. But I will drive at 75 going down hill. I do not...
• Re: wonderwagon friday funny
  Historical mailing list - Max and/or Joyce Wellhouse
  Sat, 26 Jul 1997 02:30:30 -0500
  ...So the old man pokes his head in the window > >> and looks around. Leaning back on his moped, the old man says, "That's...
• Re: stereo
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 9 Sep 2008 09:01:12 -0500
  ...http://www.xplodsony.com/xplod/headunits/CDX-GT420U > > You should be able to find it for $100 or so > http://www.millionbuy.com/snycdxgt420u...
• Re: coolant leak question...
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Fri, 28 Nov 2003 21:01:02 -1000
  ...Maybe it's a head gasket too. I'll watch the coolant tanks. While this stuff had my attention the odometer decided that it...
• Re: stereo
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 9 Sep 2008 10:08:33 -0400
  ...http://www.xplodsony.com/xplod/headunits/CDX-GT420U > > You should be able to find it for $100 or so > http://www.millionbuy.com/snycdxgt420u...