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Subject:Re: Help needed fixing the tabs an instrument cluster
From:Michael Elliott
Date:Fri, 3 Aug 2007 17:04:15 -0700

I would cheerfully buy a working analog clock. I've done all I can to
mine that I can think of and it still refuses to tick tick tick.
--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR

Mike Collum typed:
> As we speak, I'm looking at an instrument cluster from an '84 (has
> analog clock that works) and there are no (zero, none, nada, zilch)
> cracks or chips anywhere!
>
> Mike
> '84 GL 7 pass
> '84 GL Westy
> '85 GL Westy
>
>
>
> neil N wrote:
>> That's really rare from what I know.
>>
>> I have two spare clusters of varying quality. Both are cracked in
>> quite a few places. And aren't even known working for that
>> matter......
>>
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
>>
>> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>>
>>
>> On 8/3/07, Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Well Chris:  I just went to the basement and took it apart,  It has
>>> ALL of the 4 tabs (to the
>>> dash), and NONE of the 8 screw holes (for the speedo and clock) have
>>> any cracks in them! in NEAR
>>> perfect condition...... 171,000 kms on the odo.  Maybe I should
>>> double the price, Eh?  :-)
>>> Malcolm
>>>
>>> --- JordanVw@aol.com wrote:
>>>> well it may have all the dash mount tabs, but are the screw bosses
>>>> for the
>>>> speedo uncracked as well?  if so, then that's a first for me..  i
>>>> dont think ive
>>>> ever seen a vanagon instrument cluster that didnt have cracked
>>>> speedo screw
>>>> bosses... chris
>>
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