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• Speedometer Repair: VW Vanagon 1986 2WD Auto
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:34:39 +0000
  ...http://www.odometergears.com/products/Volkswagen/Mechanical+Speedometer/19 Information on speedometer head repair: ref: VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON SPEEDOMETER REPAIR | | | | | | | | | | | VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON SPEEDOMETER REPAIR This...
• Clicking speedometer fixed
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 12:51:15 -0800
  ...My local VW dealer wanted over $300 parts (cable, speedometer head) and labor to stop the annoying and fairly loud clicking. After trying a...
• 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: Intermittent speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 18 Aug 2015 08:17:18 -0400
  ...speedometer doesn't, then it is not the speedometer cable - the speedometer cable drives both of them! I'd look inside the speedometer head...
• Re: speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 19:54:52 -0500
  ...Does your speedometer head take the threaded type or the push on type. Stan Wilder Engine Ceramics 214-352-4931 www.engineceramics.com ----- Original...
• Re: Speedo calibration
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 21 Aug 1998 00:45:21 -0700
  FYI - TODD From Bentley manual page 90.30 (Spedometer Calibration) Speedometer Head As of May 1983 the existing regulations (FMVSS127) concerning vehicle speed regulations...
• Re: Speedometer Noise
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 21:28:50 -0400
  ...I got underway with the instrument cover off and reached down to the speedometer cable where it plugs into the speedometer head and repositioned...
• Re: 3 Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 05:38:44 EST
  ...Poor grounds may weaken speedometer needle return spring by allowing battery current to flow through speedometer cable." IOW, you probably need to chase and...
• Re: Intermittent speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 18 Aug 2015 22:47:22 -1000
  ...speedometer doesn't, then it is not the speedometer cable - the speedometer cable drives both of them! > > I'd look inside the speedometer head...
• 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: Speedometer works, odometer only registering partiually
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 09:51:21 -0400
  ...It's a problem with the odometer gears themselves, inside the speedometer head. There is lots of info on the web and in the...
• Syncro speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:05:53 -0800
  Could someone provide me with the identifying feature of a Syncro vs 2 wheeler speedometer head. If I recall correctly they are different and...
• Syncro Speedometer drive available
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:35:51 -0500
  Just got a new syncro speedometer drive gear in stock. It is for a US Syncro with MPH speedo head. It is $199 plus...
• Re: Speedometer clicking - any recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 16:08:22 -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...
• Re: Speedometer cable problem - jumping
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:29:15 -0700
  ...I pulled the instrument cluster and found that the previously repaired lower tabs on the speedo head had failed, allowing the head to wobble...
• Re: speedometer accuracy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 6 May 2013 18:29:57 -0700
  ...And what do I notice? Speedometer says 60 mph and GPS says 45 mph! At 70 (speedometer) the GPS says 62! I am running...
• Re: 3 Questions
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 23:26:50 -0800
  ...Poor grounds may weaken speedometer needle > return spring by allowing battery current to flow through speedometer > cable." > > IOW, you probably need to chase and...
• What Bentley says Re: Speedo calibration (longish)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 09:06:10 EDT
  ...58.7 miles per hour Speedometers with the former FMVSS 127 calibration are installed starting with December 1984 production. These speedometer heads have a...
• Re: Need a speedo head
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 22:54:48 -0700
  >1I've had good experiences with Deluxe Speedometer in Denver. At Speer and >14th. 303-629-6958. Talk to John. He's a good...
• Re: Syncro speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:16:35 -0400
  ...me with the identifying feature of a Syncro > vs 2 wheeler speedometer head. If I recall correctly they are > different and there is a...
• Re: Speedometer Noise
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 19:08:07 -0700
  ...I got underway with the instrument cover off and > reached down to the speedometer cable where it plugs into the speedometer > head and repositioned...
• Re: Syncro speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:16:56 -0700
  ...Syncro metric is 1000 2WD miles is 805 >Could someone provide me with the identifying feature of a Syncro vs >2 wheeler speedometer head...
• Speedometer Noisy
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Speedometer Noisy
  Nov 30, 1990
  ...Should I replace(new/used), or tear into the speedo head? Are these speedos unique to vanagons, or are they the same as in...
• Re: Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 09:46:41 -0500
  ...Anyway, I don't think its the speedometer head itself. Mike
• Re: Intermittent speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:33:56 -1000
  ...otherwise possibly speedometer head. btw....here's another one that always could stand being done.. remove instrument cluster.. wheich means undo speedo cable anyway...
• Re: What Bentley says Re: Speedo calibration (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 08:23:40 -0700
  ...58.7 miles per hour > > Speedometers with the former FMVSS 127 calibration are installed starting with > December 1984 production. These speedometer heads have a...
• Re: Speedometer cable problem - jumping
  Historical mailing list - bob bob
  Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:59:12 -0700
  ...I pulled the instrument cluster and found that the previously repaired lower tabs on the speedo head had failed, allowing the head to wobble...
• Re: speedometer accuracy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 May 2013 16:57:24 -0400
  ...And what do I notice? Speedometer says 60 mph and GPS says 45 mph! At 70 (speedometer) the GPS says 62! I am running...
• Re: Speedo noise zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:54:25 +0000
  ...Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> > Hi guys, > As the headline says; the speedometer is making a noise with the new cable > installed. Not every time...
• Re: Longevity of Conversion Engines
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 00:12:23 -0600
  ...However I surley love to see a good argument brew up between the Air Heads and Water Pissers. I seem to have a speedometer...
• Re: Speedometer clicking - any recommendations? (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 12:21:57 -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...
• Re: Oil Pressure Buzzer? After Tach Wiring.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 16 May 2005 16:29:52 -0500
  ...the speedometer. >The board is fed through a long multi-pin header along the top edge of >the rear of the speedometer. I will...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 06:59:21 -0500
  ...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: Speedometer -- the straight scoop
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 09:59:15 -0500
  ...These speedometers heads have a basic tolerance of (+) 6.2 mph with an additional (+) 5% of the actual speed driven." Example from the bentley...
• Re: Speedo repair question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 4 Oct 2013 21:24:39 -0700
  ...For various reasons, while the speedometer was on the bench, I got it in my head that the two should be coordinated. Obviously not...
• Speedometer/Odometer
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Thu, 6 May 1999 08:35:59 +0000
  ...s mount in the speedometer housing. I simply replaced it, put a dollop of silica caulk on the head of the spindle (to keep...
• Soeedo repair
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jan 2022 21:32:30 +0000
  ...problem soon reared ir's ugly head and came back.I seem to remember someone doing speedometer repair.  My eyes are no good for...
• Re: Chick Magnets & that pesky OXS light
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 13:57:57 -0500
  ...speedometer cable going to it from the driver's front wheel and another speedometer cable going from it up to the speedometer head in...
• Re: o2 sensor light
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:34:21 -0500
  ...box and another cable goes from > the black box to the speedometer head. The switch for turning on the > OXY light is within the...
• 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: Diesel mileage tire question (odometer accuracy)
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 11:27:52 -0700
  ...thanks for the headsup. Incidentally, these are front tires P185/75R14, what front tires should I be running for more accurate speedometer/odometer? -- gnarlie
• Speedo calibration
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 May 2000 16:24:26 CDT
  Folks - The easiest way to check your speedometer is to get a GPS unit ($100 or borrow one) and head on down a straight...
• Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Gregory Smithers
  Sat, 11 May 2002 08:57:50 EDT
  ...Everyone, check your speedometers!!!! They may be showing the speed in kilometers per hour and that is ***much*** different from miles per hour! My...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 11 May 2002 10:58:58 -0400
  Phew, thank you for the warning! As it turns out I have been driving around with a KMPH speedometer for over two years now...
• Re: Trip Odometer Myth(?)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 11:53:46 -0400
  ...Vanagon screams junk it has to be the speedometer. > > Engine? Trans? Switchgear? Locks? VC? Headliner? David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 11 May 2002 09:17:56 -0400
  ...Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer What a busy, busy day I had yesterday and I learned something very important. Everyone, check your speedometers!!!! They may...
• junkyard adventure
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 17:41:42 -0400
  Hey all, Today I headed out to a local junkyard that has a lot of VWs. My dad told me about it so I...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:13:39 -0400
  ...Pretty much every GPS program has a speedometer/heading/trip computer feature these days. Happy Trails, Greg Potts Toronto, Ontario Canada 197x Westfakia "Bob...
• Re: Strange Static Buzzing Noise Coming From The Dash?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 08:08:25 -0800
  ...disconnect cable from speedo head (either a pinch clip affair or screw on, depending on van year, should be obvious), some light oil in...
• Re: Syncro Speedometer drive available
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:16:01 -0800
  ...got a new syncro speedometer drive gear in stock. It is for a US > Syncro with MPH speedo head. It is $199 plus shipping...
• More parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 12:30:49 EST
  ...condition: $30 Rear header pipe '87, orig VW, good condition: $30 '84 Dash cluster with clock and new KPH speedometer: $50 AFM 87-91...
• Re: OXS light on
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 10:55:52 -0400
  ...One from the left front wheel to a black box (where the counter lives) and one from the black box to the speedometer head...
• Re: Syncro Speedometer drive available
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:04:16 -0500
  ...got a new syncro speedometer drive gear in stock. It is for a US >> Syncro with MPH speedo head. It is $199 plus shipping...
• Looking for some used parts
  Historical mailing list - Glen Cook
  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 23:45:35 -0800
  ...a R.F. ( low beam) headlight for the 86 to 91m.y. As well as a US speedometer. If so please e-mail me...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:19:17 -0400
  ...What especially humorous is that it appears that AZ actually has NO LAW which requires a speedometer. You can look through the relevant statutes...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sat, 11 May 2002 23:09:05 -0500
  ...Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer Phew, thank you for the warning! As it turns out I have been driving around with a KMPH speedometer for...
• Re: Speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Tue, 25 Jul 2017 04:53:32 +0000
  ...Pop the grease cap off, and the cable off of the speedo head. If you can turn it by hand easily, with pulsing or...
• 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...
• Need Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Steven Sabins
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 13:07:34 -0800
  You can convert any vanagon Speedo to a Cruise Control Model by adding a Cruise Control Speedometer Head Sensor VW part # 321 907 344...
• 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...