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• Speedometer difference
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:26:03 -0700
  hi all, I have here a Doka 16" imported from Germany, it has a speedometer with only km/h, I have no obligation to...
• Speedometer Repair: VW Vanagon 1986 2WD Auto
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:34:39 +0000
  The speedometer on my 1986 VW Vanagon Westfalia (Canadian km/hr) camper 2.1L auto shows speed, but the odometer section is not moving...
• Re: Speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 18 Apr 97 18:01:05 CDT
  ...speedometer cable, removeing/installing work sequence *removing - disconnect battery ground strap - disconntect speedometer cable <from the speedometer, i guess> - remove spare tire - disconnect speedometer...
• speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 15 Jul 2025 07:36:58 -0700
  Hi all, Does anyone have experience with the GW electronic speedometer? Or with repairing broken speedometers? Cable seems OK but speedometer has quit working...
• Odometer/speedometer repair
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Oct 96 12:34:30 CST
  ...Overseas Speedometer 1-800-444-0292 512-329-8200 overseas@speedometer.com www.speedometer.com Found him because his web page turned up in...
• Connecting Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 21:57:03 -0500
  Does any one have a solution to the problem where you have the speedometer cable off the speedometer and cannot get it back on...
• vdo 1540 speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Foust
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 10:05:14 -0600
  Can anyone tell what vehicle a vdo 1540 speedometer belongs to? I was given a VW/AUDI VDO 1540 speedometer in a box with...
• Speedometer Noisy
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Speedometer Noisy
  Nov 30, 1990
  ...Replace speedometer (No change in part number). Parts Division supply only new version speedometers, which can be identified by the graphite .... (dark gray) speedometer...
• Re: Speedometer difference
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:51:28 -0700
  There is no difference between 16" and 14" speedometers. You can also use a speedo from an 80's era watercooled VW. The closest...
• Re: speedo 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 15 Jul 2005 16:43:18 -0400
  ...Spin the tire and see if the cable is turning at the speedometer.Then determin if there is enough cable to go into the...
• Re: vdo 1540 speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 12:15:23 -0500
  ...I don't know > for a fact that this even the correct > box for the speedometer. It's a great working speedometer in > excellent...
• Re: speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Tom Neal
  Tue, 15 Jul 2025 08:10:17 -0700
  Hartmut at Palo Alto Speedometer rebuilt my rattling, then inoperative speedometer. It started rattling a little bit when cold again. Maybe just the design...
• Re: Can a whining speedometer be fixed?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 09:51:24 -0400
  CHRIS STANN wrote: > Based on my previous non-VW experience (H****a) a growling speedometer at > low temps usually indicates a bad speedometer cable...
• Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 13:49:58 EDT
  Volks, Last week, on the way back from a trip to the mountains, my speedometer needle started jerking and progressively began to read slower...
• Re: speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:40:36 -0400
  ...all, > > Does anyone have experience with the GW electronic speedometer? Or with repairing broken speedometers? Cable seems OK but speedometer has quit working. > > -Mark
• Speedometer Questions
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Wed, 31 May 2006 14:00:17 -0700
  My speedometer bit the dust recently. I found the cable to be rounded off at the wheel hub and replaced the cable. After re...
• Re: another speedometer cable question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:48:52 -0400
  First, one way to repair the mounts for the speedometer is to epoxy studs (screws with the heads cut off maybe) into the housing...
• Re: Speedometer difference
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Sep 2017 00:04:55 +0000
  On the Syncros there is also some choice in speedometer drive gears and different ring/pinion ratios will also change the speedometer revolutions per...
• 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: Intermittent speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 18 Aug 2015 08:17:18 -0400
  If the odometer continues to turn while the speedometer doesn't, then it is not the speedometer cable - the speedometer cable drives both of...
• Re: Syncro Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - ccc1
  Fri, 21 May 2004 14:14:21 -0500
  ...Syncro Speedometer > > > Can a Jetta speedometer with the ratio 1540 be substituted for a Syncro > speedometer with the standard 1600 ratio? If so, will...
• Re: Speedometer difference
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Eubank
  Mon, 18 Sep 2017 19:57:09 -0400
  ...looking for a speedometer built for a 16" > > so the question is there any difference between a speedometer on a 16" and > a speedometer...
• Re: Speedometer Questions
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 1 Jun 2006 10:30:56 -0700
  ...After re-installing the speedometer asembly the odometer works but the speedometer does not. I suspect I may have done something to it while...
• 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: speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:01:24 -0700
  ...all, >>> >>> Does anyone have experience with the GW electronic speedometer? Or with repairing broken speedometers? Cable seems OK but speedometer has quit working. >>> >>> -Mark
• Re: Intermittent speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 18 Aug 2015 22:47:22 -1000
  ...On 8/18/2015 2:17 AM, James wrote: > If the odometer continues to turn while the speedometer doesn't, then it is not...
• 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...
• Dealership Replacement Speedometer Housing Colour?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 17 May 2016 23:59:50 -0700
  ...All the speedometers I've seen have a black mount plate. Did a dealership replacement speedometer have a white mounting plate or do all...
• Syncro Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Fri, 21 May 2004 02:38:53 -0500
  Can a Jetta speedometer with the ratio 1540 be substituted for a Syncro speedometer with the standard 1600 ratio? If so, will the typical...
• Re: speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 3 Sep 2025 08:43:11 -0700
  I have an update on my speedometer. I installed a new cable, very carefully routing it to minimize bends and ensure it goes straight...
• speedometer repair
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 18 Jul 1999 22:29:09 -0500
  for those of you contemplating what to do about a busted odometer/speedometer, check out http://www.speedometer.com at least it's for...
• Re: '84 speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:37:35 -0800
  ...Re: '84 speedometer failure Hey nonny nonny, read high, read low, read not at all. My 84's speedometer reads 12% high. On the...
• unclas : Looking For A Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Thomas, Geoffrey
  Wed, 7 Jul 2004 08:44:30 -0400
  I had odo failure, and this seems to be the classic problem, and I had mine repaired at http://www.speedometer.com Not sure...
• wtb speedometer cluster
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 10:11:08 MST
  What years does the speedometer cluster fit 1980-89? Any vendors out there have a speedometer cluster for a 80 westy FS? Sean 80...
• Re: Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 17:31:05 +0000
  Just a reminder that there is a number at the bottom of most every VDO speedometer which shows the revs per mile that the...
• Re: Speedometer -- the straight scoop
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:49:02 -0700
  ...Speedometer Accuracy Both my '85 and my '90 Westy 2wd speedometers and odometers, tunning new tires, have been dead on as close as I...
• Speedometer calibration
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 13:10:36 -0400
  Awhile back someone pointed out that the Vanagon speedometer has a three digit number inscribed on the face indicating the factory calibration. This number...
• Re: Can a whining speedometer be fixed?
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 20:34:43 -0500
  Based on my previous non-VW experience (H****a) a growling speedometer at low temps usually indicates a bad speedometer cable. ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: Speedometer Circuitry?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 17:28:16 -0400
  Al, Beginning with 1985 models, there is a dynamic oil pressure circuit board located in the speedometer casing. And yes, if your Vanagon has...
• Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 20:37:44 -0700
  ...How is it that my 1984 Vanagon speedometer can read 10 mph too high? I am riding on 185/14 inch tires which I...
• vdo speedometer repair: palo alto, ca
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 14 Jan 95 02:56:53 CST
  for those speedometer impaired, i found this in a recent mercedes club mag: VDO Instrumentation Palo-Alto Speedometer, inc. Speedometers - Tachometers 718 Emerson Street...
• speedometer removal
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 16:10:05 -0700
  Anyone know where there are instructions for removing the speedometer from the housing? I screwed up my odometer a while ago, well okay, more...
• Re: Not the usual trip odometer problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 18:59:00 -0400
  Jeff, I suspect 2 or more of the screws holding the back of the speedometer housing were loose before or when you reset your...
• Re: Reasonable cruising speed?
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 11:30:28 -0700
  ...Speedometer Repair > The interesting thing that Ramon's comments points our is that one of the > things that hasn't changed over the years...
• 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...
• Re: speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:46:30 +0000
  ...all, >>> >>> Does anyone have experience with the GW electronic speedometer? Or with repairing broken speedometers? Cable seems OK but speedometer has quit working. >>> >>> -Mark
• Re: Can a whining speedometer be fixed?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 20:54:19 -0400
  David Marshall wrote: > Volks, > My speedometer has just started to whine or growl - depending on how you > veiw (hear) the mechanical sound of things...
• Re: Syncro Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 24 May 2004 15:55:05 -0700
  ...Syncro Speedometer David: When you switched from 1000 to 950 on the KMH speedometer to get a more accurate speedometer, was that with the...
• Re: Syncro speedo is different?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Sat, 10 Apr 2004 16:57:16 -0400
  Doug, Yes, the cable will connect to your 2wd speedometer. Percentage "off" depends on speed. You can't use the 2wd speedometer in a...
• Speedometer repair
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 17:06:26 -0600
  Anybody on the list do speedometer repair? I'd like to give someone 'local' the first shot before I turn to other sources. Alternatively...
• Re: Speedometer works, odometer only registering partiually
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 09:51:21 -0400
  ...Not sure if it is related! If the speedometer is working correctly, then the odometer problem is not related to the replacement of the...
• Re: '84 Westy Speedometer Accuracy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 24 Dec 2002 08:40:20 -0800
  Any speedometer shop can calibrate them, and they're easy to get out. On 12/24/02 6:01 AM, "Paul A. Blouin" <pablouin...
• Re: Looking for a speedometer - 89
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 7 Jul 2004 00:20:25 -0500
  Dan, the failure of the odometer in the Speedometer is brought on by pushing the reset while the vehicle is moving. Do it enough...
• Re: speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 6 Sep 2025 19:00:07 -0400
  ...Eric Caron > On Sep 3, 2025, at 11:43 AM, Mark McCulley <mark@MARKMCCULLEY.COM> wrote: > > I have an update on my speedometer. I...
• Re: Syncro Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 21 May 2004 07:43:14 -0700
  Yes, I have done this for one of my Syncros - 950 vs 1000 for the KMH speedometers - you have to change the face plate...
• Re: Why is this Here?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:07:16 -0400
  ...Huntley <matthew.huntley@strathbogie.net> wrote: > I have been looking over my speedometer/odometer and Console a lot, and I > try various fixes for...
• Re: Import CDN Spec 91 VW Westfalia to USA
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 12:47:27 -0700
  "MOST,DAVID" wrote: > > I don't know what the current rules require, but a few years ago, > replacing the speedometer yourself was insufficient. One...
• Re: Speedometer -- the straight scoop
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 20:20:14 -0700
  The speedometer measures the number of revolutions that the drivers side front tire makes. On my camper, the calibration number is 805 meaning the...
• 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: Screw Holes, Cruise Control Sender: Thread? (Diesel Speedometer)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 1 May 2011 14:28:29 -0700
  ...alistair On 1-May-11, at 2:02 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > diesel vanagons, and all later vanagons, have plastic speedometer > housings > ( and...