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Re: [DIESEL] Diesel Vanagon Tachometer-Yes!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 24 May 2000 00:46:43 -0400
At 00:17 5/24/2000, gabangs@NEWMAIL.NET wrote: >area to check my speedo. I've contemplated rigging up >a temporary tach to...
Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
Historical mailing list - tinker man
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:44:15 +0300
...driver output goes in parallel to the dashbord to drive the tachometer, but also to the main fusebox to two vacant relay positions (2...
Re: oil pressure vs. oil temp gauge?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 8 Jun 1996 09:09:46 -0500
>hey now, > >in the process of rebuilding rumba's powerplant, need to decide on some gauges. >i'm going for the head temp, tachometer...
help!
Historical mailing list - cbsid
Wed, 6 Dec 2000 11:47:45 -0800
...The other is the tachometer is set up for each cylinder spark read and the vanagon works on a full cycle of four to...
Re: GoWesy's Instrument Cluster Circuit Board?
Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
Sun, 30 Nov 2014 19:52:27 -0800
...id=24189 > > It's a bit spendy at $280 for the tachometer version, but my foil already has a very fragile repair, so I...
1984 VW Westfalia 4 Sale - $5200 CAD
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 25 May 2001 17:44:37 -0700
...prefer. - 1.8L 105hp Golf Engine - Rebuilt transmission - 7000 RPM Golf Tachometer - Oil Temp and Volt Gauges - Call camping gear works but the tap...
Re: non-GL model
Historical mailing list - BenT
Mon, 12 Jul 2004 15:17:21 -0700
...Camper did not come with a tachometer - only the GL trim level vans came standard with a tachometer. If you find a Camper model...
d24t volkswagen diesel
Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:46:51 -0700
...anyone familiar with this engine? myself and buddy mechanic cannot for the life of us find where the tachometer is being picked up. mechanic...
Re: Help needed fixing the tabs an instrument cluster
Historical mailing list
Fri, 3 Aug 2007 16:01:51 EDT
...my 85 > cluster, which is cracked and didn't have a tachometer. When it > arrived, I discovered,much to my surprise, that two of...
Tach Installation??
Historical mailing list - David
Sat, 29 Apr 2000 12:52:07 -0400
Recently picked up my new (1982) Westy and the previous owner was kind enough to supply a euro intrument cluster with tachometer (thanks, David...
Re: speed sensor (subie conversion question)
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 7 Jul 2009 08:26:06 -0500
...a rebuilt transmission put in last Thursday, I noticed that my tachometer does not go above 1200 RPMs. I am assuming this has to...
911! call..more info
Historical mailing list
Mon, 29 Jul 1996 18:05:59 -0700
...some fuel injector cleaning stuff -changed the brake pads -installed a Tachometer that works fine (all but the O2 sensor were done after the...
Re: Instrument Pod Conversion-need advise
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sat, 28 Mar 1998 10:39:56 -0800
I missed the first part of the post, but I am assuming that it is the tachometer swap we are talking about. You need...
where should temp guage needle sit?/was Re: New thermostat...
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Fri, 26 Jan 2001 06:09:46 EST
...The 84's for example have no tachometer so the temp gauge at the top of the large clock while the 87 has tachometer...
FS: parts - Idle Stabilizer Control Unit
Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
Thu, 5 May 2005 23:58:01 -0400
...Tested, working, $50 plus shipping 4) Instrument cluster with tachometer. Odometer reads 124k and works fine. The clock works. $95 plus shipping Email me...
Re: GoWesty's Instrument Cluster Circuit Board?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Mon, 1 Dec 2014 13:43:03 -0600
...id=24189 > > It's a bit spendy at $280 for the tachometer version, but my foil already has a very fragile repair, so I...
Re: Tach goes down, engine cuts out, then back again ...
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Mon, 2 Oct 2006 16:57:13 -0700
...He says, the tachometer drops, the engine cuts out, than back again. So, he can't drive it and it drives him nuts. Any...
Parting out '84 Vanagon Wolfsburg
Historical mailing list
Mon, 27 Nov 2000 17:13:17 EST
...Instrument Cluster with Tachometer- $100 Rear Seat/Bed- Blue coudoroy is starting to shred. $100 obo plus shipping. Front seats- Captains chairs, blue velour...
Re: FS jumpseat sidepanel covers
Historical mailing list - jbange
Wed, 30 Mar 2005 19:25:05 -0800
...Of course, it ALSO says that there's a tachometer, but being a base model, there's of course only a CLOCK* (stupid bloody...
Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 20:14:51 +0000
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Re: Fuel pressure too high
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 4 Mar 2018 23:13:23 -0500
...So if the engine stumbles or stops, quickly look at the tachometer. If the tach needle drops like a stone instead of following the...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:14:17 -0700
I try to use the tachometer to govern my driving - 3200 is a nice comfortable all day drive. Easy on the nerves, easy on...
Re: Engine analyzer/tach recco?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:15:31 -0700
...a dwell meter with electronic ignition of course. > > as for a tachometer... > > if it's about adjusting idle rpm say .. > > not really important to...
Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:51:55 -0800
...So > what I need is a dash cluster from an '86 or newer van including the > tachometer, foil, digital clock, gas, and temp guages...
89 Vanagon with airbags, tilt, leather, and automatic climate control????
Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
Thu, 4 Mar 1999 11:07:44 -0800
...clock, console, cup holder, carpet, rear deck release, remote gas release, tachometer, steel wheels, rear window defroster, power antenna, pin striping, dual mirrors, quality...
Bucking - 84 Camper - ?
Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
Sun, 25 Oct 1998 16:59:12 -0500
...Doesn't even last long enough for the tachometer to register it. I tried driving on the highway for almost an hour this weekend...
Re: 88 GL Tachometer Inop after New Coil Install
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 9 Jan 2014 19:04:12 -0500
At 06:55 PM 1/9/2014, JRodgers wrote: >Ok - that is the supply side voltage to the coil? And the tach wire >attached...
Re: Instrument Housing
Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:38:42 -0600
...Does >anyone on the list have a instrument housing (the black shell onto which >the speedometer, tachometer, clock, switches etc mount) which is >appropriate...
Re: [WetWesties] pumped out -VOODOO
Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
Fri, 3 Oct 2008 16:59:37 -0700
...happened! Just the other day, the light went out on my tachometer/fuel gauge bay in the dash. So I pulled the cover and...
Re: Tachometer troubleshooting
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 6 Aug 2006 04:51:30 -0500
...My tachometer does not work, when I first picked up the van and was doing nitty gritty cleaning I had the gauge cluster off...
Re: Gas tachometer in a Diesel
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 11 Feb 2002 17:32:10 -0800
Yes, I have done this several times. The gas tach does NOT work automatically with a diesel engine. You need a diesel tach and...
tachometer light fixture has been removed
Historical mailing list - David Most
Tue, 17 Jun 2003 21:32:01 GMT
Thanks to everyone for the instructions. I couldn't push and turn the fixture by hand, but gently using a set of pliers did...
Re: Waterboxer rebuild survey Update! (more data please!)
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 7 Sep 1999 11:49:32 -0700
...on the 86-91 models and the 85 WLE's with tachometers, vw shows the "green > zone" to be from about 2000 rpm to...
Re: 88 GL Tachometer Inop after New Coil Install
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Thu, 9 Jan 2014 17:27:10 -0600
OK - two wires got to a combination plug. No way to get that plug wrong - won't fit but one way on the blades...
Re: how to replace tachometer light?
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Tue, 17 Jun 2003 12:33:34 -0700
You don't need to do anything with the white plastic shroud... just twist the little bulb 90 degrees and it'll come right...
Re: RPM vs MPH
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 19:17:37 -0700
...I have been using the tachometer as a rough estimator > > for speed, about 3000 rpm I think equates to slow highway speed with > > about...
CB and 2M ham radio install
Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:18:39 -0400
...Also, a "glow shift" tachometer was added as I was a bit worried about RPM going up hills in second gear (automatic). The automatic...
93 Eurovan engine electrical problem
Historical mailing list - Carl Scheider
Fri, 27 Mar 1998 14:10:53 -0600
...The engine stops, and the tachometer goes to zero, even if the engine is turning while going down hill -- trying to start the darned...
Re: Diesel: "Tach" to replace clock?
Historical mailing list - Veedub
Wed, 9 Feb 2000 11:09:56 -0500
...http://reality.sgi.com/rogerb/Diesel/CheapTricks/Tachometer.html I personally have been exploring the idea of using a tach from an A2 Jetta...
Needs & Don't Needs......
Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
Thu, 17 Mar 2005 17:45:32 -0700
...I do need to find a good, unmolested, instrument cluster housing for a 1987 (tachometer & digital clock type). Mine is disintegrating and I cannot...
Re: Redline Water Wetter
Historical mailing list
Mon, 26 May 1997 16:00:49 -0700
...On another note, I have added a tachometer to this thing, but it does not work. It works in the other 86 (a GL...
Re: Warning light
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Sat, 20 Dec 2014 06:15:06 -0500
...The buzzer is on the L-shaped circuit board located inside the speedometer, which parses the two sender inputs and the tachometer signal and...
87 syncro -- lighted oil light: fact or fiction
Historical mailing list - colin maclay
Thu, 21 Aug 2003 12:07:54 -0400
...as far as the electrical issue goes, the instrument panel light/tachometer/temp gauge all seem to interact with the headlight switch (doing different...
Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:11:48 -0400
...So > what I need is a dash cluster from an '86 or newer van including the > tachometer, foil, digital clock, gas, and temp guages...
Re: New to me - 87 Westy Weekender
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:24:27 -0400
...It has no tachometer, no rear wiper, no power > steering, plain looking tan cloth seats with thin stripes, no "VanagonGL" > badge on rear hatch...
"W" pin on alternator? What for?
Historical mailing list - Paul A. Cianciolo
Sat, 18 Sep 1999 10:03:24 -0400
...I ihave heard that this pin is used for a tachometer input in the Diesel cars. Is this so or does it need to...
'85 temp warning light won't turn off.
Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
Mon, 1 Mar 1999 17:52:24 MST
...I have also tracked down a broken ground wire to the firewall and original instrument pod had some burned out resistors and tachometer. Does...
Re: Tachometer/fuel gauge from '89 Vanagon into my '81
Historical mailing list
Mon, 20 Sep 1999 23:28:08 EDT
In a message dated 9/20/99 10:03:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, msnichols@MINDSPRING.COM writes: << Good evening all. I have acquired...
Re: '80 Westfalia-- best way to drive over passes
Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
Mon, 21 Jan 2002 17:44:42 -0800
...Since I have no tachometer, I have no idea what the engine speed was but my van was no worse for the wear when...
Re: 84 Westfalia outside mirrors
Historical mailing list
Sun, 10 Feb 2002 00:50:00 EST
...connector, and the dash has a big analogue clock where the > tachometer > would be in other models (like my 85). The van also has...
Re: Erratic Tachometer and Power Loss
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Wed, 7 May 2003 22:42:07 -0400
Larry, Dunno if it will help diagnose your problem, but I've noticed (in my '85) that when the system voltage is *low* , the...
Re: Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
Historical mailing list - --------
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:48:38 -0400
...driver output goes >in parallel to the dashbord to drive the tachometer, but also to the >main fusebox to two vacant relay positions (2...
Red dots on speedo (was some other thread about fuel gauges)
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:54:15 -0700
...Rocket (?lettuce?) ;-) > > "Not understood by me" not-equals "arbitrary." I rather suspect those > are approximate redlines for the non-tachometer manual transmission crowd. > > Yrs...
Thanks for the help
Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
Wed, 20 Oct 1999 16:40:31 -0500
...A clue I was looking for from my wife was any change in the tachometer when the bucking happened. She noticed no change in...
Re: Golf II instruments fit Vanagon cluster? White faces? Backlighting?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 20 Mar 2001 18:34:03 -0800
The tachometer isn't a direct fit, there is some plastic trimming that has to be done to the tachometer body and you also...
Re: vanagon Digest - 3 Jan 2018 to 4 Jan 2018 - Special issue (#2018-7)
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Thu, 4 Jan 2018 18:06:49 +0000
...The reading between > the tachometer and speedometer does not change with tire size, only how f= ar > or fast the vehicle actuals travels does...
Re: Digitool and Instrument Cluster LEDs
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Wed, 29 Dec 1999 22:12:32 -0600
...Digitool and Instrument Cluster LEDs > I am currently installing a 87 Golf GTI tachometer into the instrument > cluster of my 84 Westfalia (who needs...
Re: So I bought another Westfalia - pics
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Sun, 13 Jun 2004 23:39:15 -0500
...I have an 85 automatic and my tachometer is different than yours. I have a green 'safe' zone and then a blank zone before...
Re: (1984) What Exactly Did the Wolfsberg Edition Designate?
Historical mailing list - vasili
Sat, 7 Nov 1998 13:09:55 -0500
...Manual / "Wolfsberg Edition" > > The "Wolfsberg Edition" supplement describes the following items: > Tachometer > Clock > Vanity Mirror > Reading Light (over glove box) > Middle Bench Seat (which...
Re: Insturment Cluster
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:22:50 -0700
...1/4" connector pin under the blue foil going into the tachometer side of the cluster as opposed to the blue foil being pinned...