

| Subject: | Re: Diesel: "Tach" to replace clock? |
| From: | Tobin Copley |
| Date: | Tue, 8 Feb 2000 15:27:35 -0800 |
At 6:14 PM -0500 2/8/00, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>In a message dated 2/8/00 4:01:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>tcopley@POP.UNIXG.UBC.CA writes:
>
><< Can I get a VDO (or similar) tach for the diesel? I realize the
> diesel won't have a tach in the normal sense since there is no
> ignition system, but some sort of RPM sensor. If so, where and how
> much? >>
>
>
>why dont you just put in a tach/dig clock inst cluster from a '85 up vanagon?
>(ps, no i dont currently have any spares)
Would this work with whatever sender a diesel would require, or would
the gauge be incompatible?
T.
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Tobin Copley Bowen Island, BC, Canada tobin.copley@ubc.ca
'82 westy 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky")
'97 son Russell =============
'99 daughter Margaret /_| |__| |__|:| clatter
1995: 'Round US, Mexico, Canada 15,000 mi O|. .| clatter!
1996: Vancouver to Inuvik, NWT 7,400 km ~-()-==----()-~
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