William,

Thank you for your response. If it comes down to that i.e. needing a 
specialty place to do it (even VW themselves) then I will do it, but I would rather 
try and do it myself with the help of my buddy (actually vice versa...) so I can 
save the money and time... Because I am on an island it would cost me over 
$100 just to get the car off the island and back plus the whole day for time and 
then what ever the cost of the labor would be... I will check for Speedo Tack 
shops in the Cape Cod area. Thanks again.

-Chris

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Date:   8/16/2003 8:55:36 PM Eastern Standard Time  
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I had mine rebuilt for under $100 by Speedo Tack. They have offices all
around the country don't they? Any speedo repair place will reset your
mileage if you bring documentation. William

> Joel,
>
> Ya, I understand the skepticism however lucky for me I have very
"good"proof
> i.e. three or four work receipts from an authorized VW dealership showing
my
> previous mileage when it happened (108,000 miles) and then receipts
starting
> only a month later showing the new mileage 100,000 miles greater...� Trust
me
> when I say that I literally watched as the far left numeral 1 slowly
turned to
> 2. That is why I have titled this subject heading "A Vanagon MYSTERY"...
Its
> the strangest thing... To make matters worse as I wrote in my original
email
> nothing appears wrong with the gears... Everyone I have taken it to also
> acknowledges that this car does not have the wear and tear of 200 plus
thousand miles,
> and asks me whats up...� If it would help the board help me with my
problem
> by showing "proof" of my problem being a legitimate one maybe I can call
VW
> with my VIN number have them fax or email me a record which will show that
my
> mileage "mysteriously" went up 100,000 miles in less then a month?
>
> I am so afraid of taking apart the odometer/speedommeter because I might
> break it. If I had a $300 plus a ferry ticket and the time I would bring
it off
> the island I am on right now (Martha's Vineyard, Mass.) and have VW do
it... I
> am just hoping that someone on this list has seen or heard of the same
mystery
> problem and can point me in the direction I need to go from here to bring
my
> odometer back.
>
> Thanks for your reply Joel,
> -Chris
>
> <<
>
> > Subj: Re: A Vanagon mystery? Please Help
> >� Date: 8/15/2003 9:59:29 PM Eastern Standard Time
> >� From: HREF="mailto:jwalker17@earthlink.net">jwalker17@earthlink.net
> >� To: <A HREF="mailto:ChrisW8502@AOL.COM">ChrisW8502@AOL.COM</A>
> >� Sent from the Internet
> >
> >
> >
> > >I have a real mystery involving my 1987 Vanagon Syncro's
> > odometer going from
> > >100,000 some odd miles to 200,000 some odd miles in less then
> > 24 hours. I sat
> > >there and watched as the far left numeral "1" slowly turned to
> > "2" as I drove.
> >
> > huh?? uh, like that kinda sorta isn't really possible. i think.
> > i mean, i don't doubt that you THINK you saw it. and you THINK
> > you still see it,
> > but them gears don't work that way. i've been sitting here
> > looking at one for several minutes.
> >
> > ok. tomorrow morning, go out and look at it BEFORE you start
> > drinking. ;)
> >
> > only thing i can suggest is get a 'new' speedo and put it in,
> > then you can disassemble the old one and see what went crazy.
> > and let us know!!! :)
> >
> > joel
> >
> > >>
>

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