The lens in part of the instrument cluster and a real pain to separate (it's
glued in).  You're probably better off with another cluster, but nice ones
can be harder to find than a brand new Vanagon muffler bearing...

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Buese [mailto:tombuese@COMCAST.NET]
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 12:12 PM
To: VW Doka
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?

On Jan 31, 2008, at 1:05 PM, VW Doka wrote:

> 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

Great!

Thanks Jeff.

Tom BZ-can a cracked lens be replaced using the same speedo?
>
>
> 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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