---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jim Henry <jch@jchgis.com>
Date: Jan 2, 2007 4:53 PM
Subject: RE: Tach install from vanagon to vanagon
To: Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@gmail.com>

 It would make sense to be able to make a jumper set of connectors to be
able to use post 85 instrument clusters in 84/85 buses since the late model
units are much more likely to be available. Does anyone know of a source of
the connectors?

Jim Henry
84 Westy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
> On Behalf Of Sudhir Desai
> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 1:46 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Tach install from vanagon to vanagon
>
> the wiring harness modifications list is in the archives, and
> on the backup vanagon list.
> since most people are lazy these days, here is the excel file
> with the guide.
> sudhir
>
> http://userpages.umbc.edu/~sud1/vanagon/vanagon_instrument_pan
> el_swap_guide.xls
>
> On 1/2/07, Rich Bennington <rich.bennington@charter.net> wrote:
> > <
> > Date:    Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:28:32 -0500
> > From:    Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM>
> > Subject: Tach install from vanagon to vanagon
> >
> > Hi all
> > Well I aquired a 84 wolfsberg vanagon and it has the stock
> tach in the
> > dash pod. I will be parting out this vanagon and then off to the
> > crusher but it has a tach that I want to know if it is just
> a straight
> > swap to my 84 GL. My vanagon has a standard Clock. Will the harness
> > already have the wiring for the tach to work??
> >
> > Jonce Fancher
> > >
> > You will need to bring a tach wire from the coil up to the dash
> > console.  A standard 84 did not have this wiring.  Other than that,
> > assuming the Wolfsberg did not do '85 or later type wiring,
> you should
> > be good to go.  I would check the pinouts on your wolfsberg dash
> > console vs. the vanagon to make certain there are no differences.
> > 85's had, I think, one ground on different pins, so you
> should check
> > for that.  Later models had major pinout differences.
> >
> > Rich
> >
>