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Subject:Re: Clock to tach switch
From:Rusty Johnson
Date:Tue, 12 Sep 2000 19:37:18 EDT

In a message dated 9/12/00 5:13:27 PM Mountain Daylight Time, TSmith5041
writes:

> In a message dated 9/12/00 2:47:46 PM, Roq8cyans@AOL.COM writes:
>
>  <<> Anyone used the VDO tachometer kit to replace the pretty useless clock?
>  >  PITA or bolt-on simple?
>
>      "Pretty useless?"  I happen to like my clock.  It's still keeping
>  accurate time after more than 20 years.  But, when it eventually wears
out,
> I
>  will replace it with a tachometer.  Thanks for raising the question.
>
>      How long do the mechanical clocks last, typically?
>
>  -- Rusty J.
>     Riverdale, Utah
>     '80 Westy -- the MV Vanagon Valdiz
>
>  >>
>
>  I'm with you Rusty, I'm fond of my clock also. If your clock stops, don't
> automatically give up on it. If it quits  the problem maybe with the
printed
> circuit.
>
>  Tom Smith
>  83.5 Westie

That would be the flexible wire harness connecting the instrument cluster to
the rest of the vehicle wiring harness, right?  Thanks in advance.

-- Rusty J.
   '80 Westy -- the MV Vanagon Valdiz