

| Subject: | Re: Dead analog clock - any easy fixes |
| From: | Rocket J Squirrel |
| Date: | Sun, 22 Aug 2004 17:09:58 -0700 |
Hm. A reasonable and effective solution! -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 VW Type 2 / 84 Westy: A poor but proud race. KG6RCR Greg Potts wrote: > Hi Brian, > > My personal experience in this is with a 79 bus, but the same principal > could be applied to a Vanagon easily enough. > > Around these parts a baywindow clock is extremely rare and costly > accessory. I wanted one, but not enough to pony up $100 to someone on > eBay or at a swap meet. What I did was to get a small alarm clock from > the local "Dollarama" store, and glued the AA battery-powered mechanism > into the back of the clock pod spacer with RTV. Then I glued in a > custom clock face I made with letters traced from a VDO speedometer, > and installed the arms back on the spindles. > > Here's the end result: > http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia/clock.jpg > > Pretty simple fix, and it only cost a buck. > > Happy trails, > > Greg Potts > Toronto, Ontario, Canada > > 1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato** LY3H > 1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D > http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia > http://www.busesofthecorn.com > > On 21-Aug-04, at 3:44 PM, Brian T. wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Since I have had zero luck finding a 1985 guage >> cluster with tach I am wanting to know if there is a >> generic sorta thing that happens to the analog clocks >> that makes them quit. >> >> If there is, what's the fix? >> >> Thanks! >> Brian >> >> >
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