Tom,

Sounds like your reset button came undone from the speedo.  You'll need to
take the speedo out and click it back into place.  Here's a link to a
picture for reference:

http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/speedo.jpg

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Tom Buese
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 11:48 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?

On Jan 31, 2008, at 12:38 PM, David Kao wrote:

> Same thing to both my Vanagons. I am aware that there are advices
> that say not to push the reset button when driving. But I have
> done that so many times with no problems. But I seemed to have done
> that all at slow speed at the time leaving gas stations too. However,
> I believe the advice is a correct one. I took a risk in pushing
> that button. I did it at a fastest speed I could.

My odometer reset button recently disappeared into my speedo w/ 100k
+- on it. Is there a way to retrieve/fix it w/o replacing the OG speedo?

Thanks,

Mr. BZ-like to keep track of my mileage till I run out of gas

>
> David
>
>
> --- Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>> Funny how our personal experiences colour our views.
>>
>> I have been driving my '84 for 155,000 miles or so and have had no
>> trouble
>> with the speedometer whatsoever.  I even push the odometer reset
>> button when
>> driving away from the gas station almost every time.  I have
>> tranferred this
>> behaviour to my Mom's '91 and our '86 with no ill effects.
>>
>> YMMV :)
>>
>> On Jan 31, 2008 11:08 AM, Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The speed range and red shift marks varied. Of the various speedos
>>> fitted on 2wd each can be used in any other 2wd, other than the
>>> 80/81
>>> with a different cable end. Cable end at the speedo must match
>>> what the
>>> speedo needs. Given the propensity of many speedos to fail in the
>>> odometer section lots of Vanagons no longer have the original so
>>> another
>>> year or tranny model speedo may have been swapped in.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>> JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>>>> In a message dated 1/31/08 1:02:05 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>>>> b20swalt@CITY-NET.COM writes:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Several  list members suggested to me that VW
>>>>> just used the same speedo in both std. & auto cars
>>>>
>>>> you are correct. the syncros used a different speedo, though.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> **************
>>>>
>>>> Start the year off right.  Easy ways to stay in shape.
>>>>
>>>> http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?
>>>> NCID=aolcmp00300000002489
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jake
>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>> Crescent Beach, BC
>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/
>>
>
>
>
>
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