In a message dated 3/30/05 8:56:00 PM Eastern Standard Time,
nates@IMPULSE.NET writes:

>
> I'm thinking about buying a instrument cluster from an 86 vanagon to put
> into my 84.  Will it work?  Are there problems with the oil pressure
> sensing?  I really just want a tach (stupid clock..), and this cluster
> came up on e-bay.  It's got the same speedo rev number (805), and my
> speedo is shot anyway, so it seemed a good idea.  Any thoughts?  Is it
> just a drop in, or do I have to do a lot of work to get it to work?
>
>

yes it will work.. with swapping certain wire pins in the 14pt multi
connector plug (check the archives for specifics)  and running a wire from the coil up
to the multi connector plug it will work.
it doesnt matter that it has the dynamic oil psi on the foil because you just
use your existing speedo (it will bolt right into the newer cluster) and you
dont need the hi psi oil part.  just tape it off to the back of the speedo.

chris